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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid – View of the Main-Danube Canal loop from Forchheim Nord

Bike touring routes & trails

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid – View of the Main-Danube Canal loop from Forchheim Nord

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Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid – View of the Main-Danube Canal loop from Forchheim Nord

01:39

28.4km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

4.87 km

Hirtentor Eggolsheim

Highlight • Monument

This column of torture (from the 17th century) is supposed to remind of a quarrel between two brothers who attacked each other with flails and one brother killed the other. …

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2

12.7 km

Hirschaid Lake

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Here you can find welcome refreshment in summer. The banks of Lake Neubert are picturesquely covered in vegetation. So you can also find a shady spot on hot days.

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3

15.4 km

Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid

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The tour on the Main Danube Canal is always nice.

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4

18.3 km

Werkkanal near Altendorf

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There are still plenty of fish for the anglers back there.

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5

18.5 km

Sculpture on the Regnitz Canal

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You can stop and look at all of them. Although some of these works will leave you pondering for the rest of the way.

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6

20.2 km

Rhine–Main–Danube Canal at Neuses

Highlight • River

The highest waterway in Europe

The 171 kilometer long Main-Danube Canal was opened to traffic on September 25, 1992. It begins in Kelheim an der Donau, then runs through the …

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7

21.5 km

View of the Main-Danube Canal

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Very nice bike path with enough places to rest.

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8

23.4 km

Regnitz

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B

28.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

10.1 km

4.83 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.6 km

1.66 km

1.37 km

425 m

275 m

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Saturday 27 June

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March 30, 2024,Talroute Hirschaid - Forchheim

Hirschaid valley route with a stop at the Kraus beer garden - Altendorf - Buttenheim - Eggolsheim - Forchheim - return along the Main Danube Canal

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