Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Marktsteft

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Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Marktsteft

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Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Marktsteft

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60.2km

240m

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: October 1, 2026

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Volkacher Mainschleife

Sandfluren bei Volkach, Schwarzach a. Main und Sommerach

Mainaue zwischen Grafenrheinfeld und Kitzingen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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23.1 km

Sommerach vineyards

Highlight • Natural

One of the most promising panoramas. Here the famous Main Loop runs along the wine slopes. Especially for reading very nice.

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30.5 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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33.1 km

Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight • River

Volkach is a very beautiful little town. There is also a huge canoe rental on the Main.

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33.9 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 …

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34.0 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 …

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41.8 km

Münsterschwarzach Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

mega impressive building

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41.8 km

Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight • River

Beautiful area for cycling and lingering. Flat stretches, well developed, many refreshment stops.

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47.6 km

Schloss Mainsondheim

Castle

59.8 km

View of Sulzfeld am Main and its town wall

Highlight • Historical Site

From the banks of the Main on the bike path is easy to see the city wall which is well preserved as a wall around the city.

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60.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.0 km

17.9 km

7.82 km

4.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.3 km

5.13 km

3.24 km

2.70 km

807 m

129 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

10°C

47 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

August 19, 2023,Fahrradtour

Very nice route, but definitely too hot today 😵‍💫

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May 30, 2025,Nach Kitzingen - Runde von Camping Ankergrund

Today, we're not heading into the quiet of the vineyards, but to the hotspots along the river; so, always along the Main...

The landscape down here is more varied than you might think: the gently rolling floodplain is characterized by wild meadows, fruit trees, and fields; wine doesn't play the dominant role here.

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September 9, 2023,9️⃣7️⃣...Septemberwochenende 🌞 am Main 🚣 🚤 Teil I

From the Mainfranken Motel in Marktsteft we went with Heidi and Volker via Kitzingen to Schwarzach, always along the sea. 9.9.23 still 30 ° 🌞🌞. Wow... what a September 👍.
The first stop is at Cafe Konditorei Haun for coffee and homemade 🍰.
We continued via Sommerach and Nordheim, the Main loop to Volkach on a 🍦 or 🍦🍦.
On …

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October 5, 2022,"terroir f" Nordheim #Kitzingen-"Weinschleife"-Sommerach (05.10.22P)

"Am Mee is schee..." . With the weather, I couldn't resist interrupting my commute. I absolutely had to do the latest "terroir f" in Nordheim (at the Vögelein).

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August 15, 2022,Mainradweg 6 Volkach-Ochsenfurt

The "mountain tour" to the Nordheimer Kapellenberg is rewarded with a beautiful view far beyond the Mainschleife. Münsterschwarzach Monastery is worthwhile. The outdoor pool in Ochsenfurt was today. Holiday (Assumption of Mary) closed. At over 30 degrees!!!!

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September 8, 2024,Main2024#5 Ochsenfurt am 08.09.2024 (BY) (Mz)

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Sunny to cloudy, light southwest wind, 24 degrees
Lots of wine growing, many large commercial areas, pretty old towns especially in Marktbreit and Ochsenfurt, still no significant shipping traffic.
The white wine grapes seem to have already been harvested, those for the blue Zweigelt are still to come.
In the end: the hotel had to be rebooked by …

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July 28, 2024,Vokach Runde das kleine Event

The route has the best infrastructure even though the butcher is closed on Sundays and my favorite cafe in Kitzingen is on vacation. It has all the alternatives

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June 28, 2024,Volkacher Runde

4 mudslides, 3 in Kitzingen, I don't think trains can still run there. One in Dettelbach, the cycle path is closed there, so we have to take a detour without any signs. It must have been terrible there. Otherwise, a great tour because the café in Volkach is open on Friday.
I was invited to the owner's table. Mrs. 🚺 …

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