Banz Abbey – Trail to Kloster Banz loop from Michelau (Oberfr)
Banz Abbey – Trail to Kloster Banz loop from Michelau (Oberfr)
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Banz Abbey – Trail to Kloster Banz loop from Michelau (Oberfr)
03:40
42.3km
890m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: October 15, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 24.8 km for 88 m
After 25.1 km for 214 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
12.8 km
Bismarckturm Lichtenfels
Viewpoint
23.8 km
View of Kloster Banz
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23.9 km
Banz Abbey
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24.0 km
Trail to Kloster Banz
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27.1 km
View of Kloster Banz
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31.0 km
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (Basilika Vierzehnheiligen)
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32.6 km
Victor von Scheffel viewpoint overlooking Vierzehnheiligen and Kloster Banz
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32.6 km
Scheffelblick to Moritzkappel Rocky Trail
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33.9 km
Obermain Trail Downhill (Red and Blue)
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42.3 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
21.4 km
6.91 km
5.57 km
5.35 km
3.07 km
Surfaces
15.3 km
10.5 km
9.04 km
5.37 km
2.06 km
< 100 m
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Lowest point (260 m)
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Comments
It promises you the 4 home mountains around Lichtenfels.
At the Herberg you pass the Bismarckturm, over trails to the Werdenfelser (view into the Maintal inclusive)!
Overland you steer towards Kloster Banz and come from behind through the Banzer Wald, taking the Flowtrail with you.
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Everything was perfectly frozen together at the start, so that you could perfectly smash your way down the crunchy trails.
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Many thanks to Frank for guiding 👍🏼
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Thank you to everyone who took part in the weather.
No pictures could be taken in this weather.... too bad...😳
Many thanks also to Frank and Maik for guiding us.
Des wor a mordant Gaudi 👌👌
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There were mega awesome trails very nice vantage points
Castle Banz
Church of the Fourteen Saints and a lot of mud and mud.
It snowed briefly on the Staffelberg❄🌬
Finally let off steam again on the Krabbenberg with trails of different difficulty
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Made the guide today for Komootlers from the Weiden, Steigerwald, Coburg and Lichtenfels area.
The people from the Upper Palatinate had a 2-hour journey, my respect for that and many thanks 🙏🏼 to everyone who was there. Ronny, thanks for making it clear. It was great fun with you. You guys are a great team. Hope there was something …
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Herberg was still doing quite well, it just poured over Banz like cats and dogs, so that in 14 Saints it …
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high-ranking visitor today, 🌳Tom🌈 from Nuremberg sacrificed one of his hard-earned vacation days for me to ride the local enduro trails with me.
Today the focus was more on "riding" than on "taking pictures"... so only pics of us standing around stupidly or throwing a blonde in our faces...
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