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Germany
Bavaria
Lower Franconia
Main-Spessart
Gräfendorf

Rhönexpress Rail Trail – View of Rieneck Castle loop from Gräfendorf

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Bavaria
Lower Franconia
Main-Spessart
Gräfendorf

Rhönexpress Rail Trail – View of Rieneck Castle loop from Gräfendorf

Hard

4.6

(16)

94

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Rhönexpress Rail Trail – View of Rieneck Castle loop from Gräfendorf

04:26

64.4km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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20.9 km

Start of the Rhönexpress Rail Trail (Sinntalbahn) at Zeitlofs

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The "Rhönexpress Bahn-Radweg", which opened in 2019, begins near Altengronau (Hessen) on the state border with Bavaria (Zeitlofs).
The beautiful bike path leads over the Staatsbad Brückenau with a moderate gradient along the Sinn to Wildflecken.

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21.5 km

Rhönexpress Rail Trail

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The Rhönexpress Bahn-Radweg is brand new (completed June 2019) and a special experience. The 26.3 km long route runs from the Hessian border near Zeitlofs to the Wildflecken market on …

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23.1 km

Sinn River Cycle Path

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The Sinnradweg has a section with a disused railway line - this is uphill cycling at its finest. You practically glide along. The route runs through the forest for a lot of the way, so it's doubly good!

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27.4 km

Jossatal Viaduct

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Great structure on the bike path

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43.0 km

Sinn River Crossing

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beautifully natural, little known.

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46.9 km

View of Rieneck Castle

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The Sinntal tour with Gemünden, Rieneck, Burgsinn and Altengronau is a real "must". I'll probably do that a few more times!

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52.7 km

Gemünden Old Town

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The place was first mentioned in 1243 in a contract between the Würzburg bishop Hermann I von Lobdeburg and Countess Adelheid von Rieneck. However, it is assumed that Gemünden had …

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55.6 km

Franconian Saale River Cycle Path

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The Saale meanders beautifully through the beautiful meadows.

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64.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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26.4 km

21.8 km

8.05 km

7.65 km

324 m

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.4 km

12.0 km

6.73 km

1.02 km

184 m

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Thursday 25 June

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