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Volkach Market Square and Fountain – Upper Gate, Volkach loop from Nordheim am Main

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Volkach Market Square and Fountain – Upper Gate, Volkach loop from Nordheim am Main

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Volkach Market Square and Fountain – Upper Gate, Volkach loop from Nordheim am Main

02:05

35.3km

120m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 106 m for 66 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 6:00 AM-8:00 PM • Saturday: 7:00 AM-8:00 PM • Sunday: 9:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

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463 m

Escherndorf Wine Village

Highlight • Settlement

Historical place, wonderfully situated on the Main. One of the best vineyards is located here: the Escherndorfer Lump.

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895 m

View of the Vineyards at Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Vineyards as far as the eye can see. Very good wines grow here.

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5.62 km

View of Maria im Weingarten Pilgrimage Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The pilgrimage church is idyllically located in the middle of the vineyards above the Main. In the late Gothic church you can admire the wooden carved “Madonna in the Rosary” by Tilman Riemenschneider.

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16.5 km

Wipfelder Mainaue bei St.Ludwig

Nature Reserve

28.6 km

Volkach Market Square and Fountain

Highlight • Settlement

The wine town of Volkach is the center of the Mainschleife and looks back over more than 1,100 years of local history, all in the name of Frankenwein. Take a stroll through the market square with the historic town hall, stroll through the adjacent alleys and treat yourself to a good glass of local wine at the end of a hiking day.

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28.8 km

Upper Gate, Volkach

Highlight • Monument

Das Obere Tor (auch Sommeracher Tor, Diebenturm, Adresse Oberer Markt 1, früher Hausnummer 30) im Süden der Stadt ist Teil der Stadtbefestigung von Volkach. Seine Höhe macht es zu einem der Wahrzeichen der unterfränkischen Kleinstadt. Das Tor leitete früher zur Oberen Vorstadt über. Neben dem Oberen Tor befindet das sogenannte St.-Josefs-Tor.

Die Volkacher Stadtbefestigung hat ihren Ursprung wohl bereits im 13. Jahrhundert. Allerdings bestanden vor der Errichtung der erhaltenen Elemente mehrere Vorgängerbauten, die standortgleich waren. Erste urkundliche Hinweise auf die Volkacher Befestigung gibt die Lage eines Ackers vor dem „oberen Tor“ im Jahr 1328. Ein oberes Tor setzt ein unteres Pendant voraus, sodass die Zweitorestadt bereits zu dieser Zeit existiert haben muss.

Der Vorgängerbau des Oberen Tores wurde im Volkacher Salbuch des Niklas Brobst von Effelt im Jahr 1504 erstmals künstlerisch dargestellt. Allerdings können durch die Zeichnungen keine Rückschlusse auf das wahre Aussehen des Turmes gezogen werden. Er besaß wohl eine Uhr und schloss mit einem schlichten Walmdach ab, auf dem man einen Dachreiter mit Glocke befestigt hatte.

In der zweiten Hälfte der 1870er Jahre wurden die Pläne für den Abriss konkreter. So schrieb der Historische Verein für Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg 1876, dass an die beiden Türme kein „besonderes geschichtliches Interesse“ geknüpft sei und befürwortete den Abriss. Das Volkacher Wochenblatt argumentierte in einem Artikel von 1875 gegen das Einreißen. Man befürchtete, dass das Verschwinden der Türme dazu führe, dass „das Städtchen einem Dorfe gleich gemacht“ werde.

Erst ab 1904 waren die Abrisspläne für das Sommeracher Tor vom Tisch, auch weil inzwischen der Tourismus stark zugenommen hatte. Die Lösung für die Engstelle wurde durch einen Durchbruch im linken Nachbargebäude des Tores 1913 gefunden; das sogenannte St.-Josefs-Tor, heute eine Passage, entstand. In den 1950er Jahren erhielt auch das Nachbarhaus auf der rechten Seite des Tores einen solchen Durchgang. Der Turm ist als Baudenkmal eingeordnet. Untertägige Reste von Vorgängerbauten sind als Bodendenkmal registriert. Das Sommeracher Tor bildet den südlichen Beginn des Ensembles Altstadt Volkach.

Quelle: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberes_Tor_(Volkach)

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29.0 km

Volkach Town Hall

Highlight • Monument

The former administrative buildings are spread throughout the old town. Only the town hall at the front of the market square is still used by the city administration today. A town hall in Volkach has been documented since 1484, but it did not exist on the current site. Construction of the current building began in 1544. The town hall has undergone several renovations, including the addition of a double staircase in 1610. In the 20th century, it was also used as a school; today, it houses the town administration and the administrative community.

The architecture is influenced by the Renaissance. The town hall has three floors and a steep gable roof. A double flight of open staircase is above the pointed arched gateway. A half-timbered bay window crowns the building. At the rear, there is a stair tower. A major renovation in 1972 transformed the building and adapted it to the needs of the administration. The interior contains several oil paintings. Official portraits of the Würzburg prince-bishops can be found here.

Source: Wikipedia

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32.4 km

View of the Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight • Viewpoint

Who did not already know:
a larger river meandering landscape does not exist in Bavaria.

More white Wikipedia:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainschleife_(Volkach)

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35.1 km

Vineyards of Nordheim am Main

Highlight • Settlement

Largest wine-growing community of the Franconian wine-growing region with innumerable winegrowing villages, which invite to the tasting. The small streets between the pretty vineyards and cottages are worth a detour.

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35.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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23.7 km

4.09 km

3.93 km

3.29 km

144 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.2 km

1.88 km

1.26 km

998 m

829 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

32°C

21°C

85 %

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Comments

September 6, 2021,Fahrradtour 06.09.2021 18:09

We start at the ferry in Wipfeld and cross over to the other side of the Main. Easy to drive way to Volkach. Then we got lost a bit, but always nice.😁 Then on to the ferry to Nordheim, briefly jumped into the ice-cold Main and back to Volkach. In Fahr over-put and on the other side back to Wipfeld. …

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July 4, 2021,2021-07-04 in Stammheim gesessen

Today we just drove up the Main. Through Volkach to Stammheim. There we stopped for lunch at the Ziegler winery and drank a glass of wine. So "settled in" in Stammheim. Then we went back to Sommerach. 😁🙋‍♀️🙋🏼‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

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June 16, 2023,Runde Volkau-Stammheim 16062023

Soooo, found the museum by accident. You can give yourself that. 👍 Many photos taken, but I won't show them to you.....😉 You should watch them live!!!! ✌️

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September 20, 2023,Genussradeln am Main bei Volkach

This tour was an event organized by the Mainschleifenvinothek volkach

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May 19, 2024,Nach Blick auf Schloss Klingenberg

Simple and easy to ride tour along the Main.
Lots of places to stop for refreshments at fair prices

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July 22, 2025,Mainschleife Volkach – über Sommerach, Wipfeld und Fähre Fahr zurück nach Escherndorf 🚴‍♀️

Today was truly unsettled, a bit of everything, perfect for cycling. A rainy break at the farms in Volkach, a delicious Pinot Blanc, and a winemaker's pot 🍲. The northern loop to Wipfeld faced a strong headwind, which blew away the clouds ⛅️. The return trip via Vogelsburg was simply a must; a few more meters of elevation gain were …

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September 21, 2022,Am Main und durch die Weinberge bei Volkach

Definitely stop off at the Zang winery in Escherndorf. The Federweißer was delicious.

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July 11, 2024,Würzburg Main und Wein Tour

It was supposed to be a long circular tour, but unfortunately, two ferries on the Main River were cancelled, so I had to go back. It was still a nice tour.
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Escherndorf Wine Village

View of the Vineyards at Volkacher Mainschleife

View of Maria im Weingarten Pilgrimage Church

Volkach Market Square and Fountain

Upper Gate, Volkach

Volkach Town Hall

View of the Volkacher Mainschleife

Vineyards of Nordheim am Main

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