Rothsee – Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path loop from Berching

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Rothsee – Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path loop from Berching

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Rothsee – Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path loop from Berching

04:30

57.8km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 57.1 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

246 m

Beilngries Gate (Beilngrieser Tor), Berching

Highlight • Monument

Through here you go into the old town.

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21.9 km

Cycle path along the Main-Danube Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Great, easy-to-ride path along the canal

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28.7 km

Rothsee Beach

Highlight • Beach

Very nice beach with restaurants

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28.8 km

Rothsee

Highlight • Lake

Lake Rothsee has a lot to offer: It has several beaches where you can sunbathe (or sunbathe) – there's even a dedicated dog beach. Surfing, stand-up paddling, and boating – …

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31.6 km

Historic Old Town of Hilpoltstein

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice place - the cobblestones are very pleasant to drive. It is also worth making a longer stop here to admire the castle

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31.7 km

Historic Half-Timbered Houses in Hilpoltstein

Highlight • Historical Site

Through-road Hilpoltstein on Christoph-Sturm-Straße with many half-timbered houses.

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42.2 km

Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Well-developed bike path along the canal and thus always with a view of the water and the passing ships.

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57.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.1 km

8.41 km

4.86 km

3.65 km

699 m

112 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

15.5 km

7.06 km

2.07 km

1.78 km

1.40 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Kloster Plankstetten - Hilpoltstein Runde entlang des MDK

Finally, the weather was right for us to get on our bikes. Since we were short on time and hadn't planned a tour, we cycled from Plankstetten Monastery along the MD Canal to Hilpoltstein. One way there and back the other. It might be boring for some, but for us, it was absolutely relaxing, even though we've ridden this route …

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