Kilianus Bridge – Lowest point in Bavaria loop from Großkrotzenburg
Kilianus Bridge – Lowest point in Bavaria loop from Großkrotzenburg
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Kilianus Bridge – Lowest point in Bavaria loop from Großkrotzenburg
01:08
28.4km
40m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 22, 2026
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After 4.20 km for 75 m
After 25.5 km for 78 m
After 25.7 km for 98 m
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Start point
Train Station
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12.1 km
Main River Cycle Path Near Seligenstadt
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13.0 km
Seligenstadt Abbey and the Basilica of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter
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13.1 km
Seligenstadt Abbey, the riverside and the ferry
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Basilica of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Seligenstadt
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Einhard († 840), biographer of Charlemagne, received the settlement "Obermulinheim", the original name of the place, as a gift from Charlemagne's son, Louis the Pious, in 815. Einhard founded the Seligenstadt Monastery here around 828 and became its first abbot after the death of his wife Imma in 830. In Rome, he acquired relics of the early Christian martyrs Marcellinus and Peter in an unclear manner, which he initially housed in the Steinbach Monastery and then transferred to Seligenstadt. Einhard set up a convent of clergy to institutionalize the cult of the saints and to look after the pilgrims.
There are hardly any reliable sources from the period between about 850 and 1000. The clerical foundation was probably converted into a Benedictine monastery around 1000. The monastery was directly under imperial control until 1002, when King Henry II transferred it to the Würzburg bishop Henry I as a fief. In 1045 the monastery received the right to mint coins from Emperor Henry III. In 1063 King Henry IV handed the monastery over as a private monastery to the Archbishop of Mainz, to whose domain it belonged until secularization at the beginning of the 19th century. From 1051 to 1122 the Archbishops of Mainz were also abbots of the monastery in personal union.
The monastery complex corresponded to the ideal model of a Benedictine monastery according to the monastery plan of St. Gallen.
Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Seligenstadt
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13.7 km
Main Riverside Path Towards Aschaffenburg
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17.7 km
Kilianus Bridge
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22.8 km
Karlstein / Seligenstadt Main ferry 🚴♂️
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Today's Main Ferry is a free-floating car ferry that crosses the Main River. It has been in operation since 1971. Before it, there were two or three (the exact number is no longer known) ferries connecting the Hessian town of Seligenstadt with the Bavarian side of the Main River – the municipalities of Kahl and Karlstein am Main. The ferry is operated by the Seligenstadt municipal utilities and incurs significant losses every year, partly due to high administrative costs. Therefore, there have been frequent discussions about whether a bridge should be built over the Main River instead of the ferry. There is also talk of having the ferry operated by a private company to save costs. It is one of twelve ferries that still cross the Main River today.
A permanent connection across the Main River has existed since the ninth century, as the Seligenstadt monastery held the right to transport people and goods to the other side of the Main. This right was passed on in exchange for money or in kind, giving rise to the "ferry right." This "ferry right" usually remained in the possession of a family for many years and could be passed down through inheritance. When the monastery was dissolved in 1803, the ferry right passed to the Grand Duchy of Hesse, and the ferry operation was leased out.
In 1868, the city of Seligenstadt acquired all rights and privileges to travel on the Main River from the ferrymen of that time in exchange for money. The city leased the ferry right to the highest bidder. It was not until after the Second World War that the city took over the ferry again. Initially, a non-motorized ferryboat was purchased, which was not converted into a free-floating ferry until 1957.
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seligenstadt
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25.8 km
Lowest point in Bavaria
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28.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
14.3 km
8.05 km
3.44 km
1.38 km
1.18 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
25.5 km
2.26 km
322 m
235 m
< 100 m
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