The best traffic-free bike rides around Bad Staffelstein

The Obermaintherme in Bad Staffelstein is an absolute delight in any weather - every visit is like a day at the seaside 🌊😉!!! And the Obermaintherme is wonderfully accessible by train 🚆 👍.

A very nice covered rest area with plenty of seating. Very well maintained.

This castle also deserves attention.

Great bike path between Ebensfeld and Unterleiterbach on the former B 173. The entrance via the roundabout near Ebensfeld isn't ideal in my opinion. That's why I always drive through the roundabout with cars and only then onto the bike path. The bike path is better in the other direction. Further west, there's a nice right/left chicane to keep you from falling asleep. 😊

The list of the so-called “14 helpers in need” is not uniform everywhere, as regional peculiarities are sometimes taken into account. As a rule, the following patron saints are mentioned (the text is from a tablet from Memmingen, which dates back to the Baroque period; the original spelling – partially unknown to us – has been retained): St. Blaise - offers intercession for sore throats St. George - is to be invoked in times of war St. Erasmus - for intestinal and abdominal pain St. Vitus - a great friend of children's hearts St. Pantaleon - patron saint of physicians, powerful before God St. Christopher - he provides powerful protection against hail and bad weather St. Dionysus - is invoked in times of major pain St. Cyriacus - can help those possessed by the devil St. Achatius - he nimbly helps Christian soldiers St. Eustace - averts sorrow in marriage St. Giles - helps in the recognition of secret sins St. Margaret - where the devil's cunning finds access St. Catherine - when wisdom is needed lacking in studies St. Barbara - received the sacrament in death

The Oberlangheim hiking car park is located on the pilgrimage route to Vierzehnheiligen and is used by many pilgrimage groups as a station. Since 2016, the artist studio Muth from Unterneuses has been creating sculptures of the Virgin Mary and the 14 Holy Helpers at this location. The diagonally divided block, from which two triangular stones are created, represents the search for meaning in one's own life and the shaping of life with its ups and downs.

The former moated castle, with its almost square floor plan measuring approximately 70 by 60 meters, is built on 190 cm thick outer foundation and ground floor walls and consists of a total of five floors. Two round towers rise at the northern corners of the building, their conical roofs slightly projecting above the hipped roof of the main building, thus lending the property a defensive character. Source: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserschloss_Untersiemau

Untersiemau Moated Castle stands in a park on the southern edge of the Upper Franconian municipality of Untersiemau in the Coburg district. The oldest parts of the building, also known as the Lower Castle, date back to the 13th century. The castle was expanded and rebuilt several times over the following centuries. The former moated castle, with its almost square floor plan measuring approximately 70 by 60 meters, is built on 190 cm thick outer foundation and ground floor walls and consists of a total of five floors. Two round towers rise at the northern corners of the building, their conical roofs slightly projecting above the hipped roof of the main building, lending the property a defensive character. Source: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserschloss_Untersiemau