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Path along the canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Worzeldorf

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Germany

Bavaria

Middle Franconia

Path along the canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Worzeldorf

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Path along the canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Worzeldorf

01:24

5.47km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Königshof

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396 m

Historic Crane at the Former Worzeldorf Canal Harbor

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Here in the 19th century the sandstone from the nearby quarries was loaded for further transport.

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675 m

Path along the canal

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Beautiful section of the Old Canal

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909 m

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal at Königshof

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The Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal was a 172.4 km long waterway between the Danube at Kelheim and the Main at Bamberg in the 19th and 20th centuries. In a broader sense, the …

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1.70 km

Lock 70 and Lock Keeper's House on the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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One of many locks along the canal.

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2.76 km

The Old Canal – A Relic on Its Way Out

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2.78 km

On the old canal

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A puny remnant of lock 71 and the high embankment of a freeway behind it announce the drastic change that the canal underwent from here. After 1945, the war damage …

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3.82 km

"Danube and Main connected for shipping, a work by Carl the Great tries, started again by Ludwig I. King of Bavaria and completes MDCCCXLVI." - This inscription can be found on the canal monument in Erlangen Castle.

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5.47 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.59 km

1.59 km

189 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.49 km

1.43 km

253 m

230 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 11 July

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Path along the canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Worzeldorf

Historic Crane at the Former Worzeldorf Canal Harbor

Path along the canal

Leave the canal at Lock 69

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal at Königshof

Lock 70 and Lock Keeper's House on the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

The Old Canal – A Relic on Its Way Out

On the old canal

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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