View of Colmberg Castle – Wolframs-Eschenbach Old Town (historic town centre) loop from Wicklesgreuth

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View of Colmberg Castle – Wolframs-Eschenbach Old Town (historic town centre) loop from Wicklesgreuth

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View of Colmberg Castle – Wolframs-Eschenbach Old Town (historic town centre) loop from Wicklesgreuth

10:18

160km

990m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 128 km for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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28.4 km

View of Colmberg Castle

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The castle is always worth a look, no matter what the season

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41.4 km

Viewpoint

74.3 km

Ansbach's old town is a great starting point for your tours. Cafés and restaurants await you in the center, along with its historic houses. If you have enough time, a visit to the Residence and its castle is worthwhile.

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92.2 km

Wolframs-Eschenbach town wall

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The rubble stone wall was started around 1332-1360. Only partially does a street run along the wall on the inside, the largest part is built up on the inside with houses reaching up to the wall.

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92.6 km

Wolframs-Eschenbach Old Town (historic town centre)

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A stop on your bike tour is worthwhile in Wolframs-Eschenbach. The place is first mentioned as "Eschelebach" in 1057/75. In the medieval town center you can discover many beautiful buildings, …

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93.0 km

View of Wolframs-Eschenbach

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Wolframs-Eschenbach, the city of the minnesinger and a completely preserved, very worth seeing old town

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97.2 km

Scenic Path Through Middle Franconian Forests

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Very nice, quiet street with no traffic. Sometimes completely in the forest and then again free pieces with sun (if it is shining). Runs slightly uphill from northeast to southwest.

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117 km

View of Abenberg Castle

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Nice view from the outskirts of the defiant-looking castle - In contrast, there are modern, ordinary residential buildings below

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122 km

Forest Path Between Asbach and Roth

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A really beautiful, well-kept Franconian forest.
Nice to drive and hike in the summer as you are always in the shade.

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160 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.3 km

54.2 km

30.6 km

20.1 km

681 m

204 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

93.3 km

35.0 km

17.3 km

8.88 km

4.37 km

1.29 km

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2022,Fränkischer Wasserradweg - Tag 3 - Von Detwang über Ansbach und Roth nach Wallesau

Third day of the trip, it was miserably hot.
Nevertheless, it was a nice tour that also led through wonderful forests and shady paths.
So the heat was quite bearable.
The path led the very steep Rote Steige up to the Frankenhöhe over the Schäferberg and a few other mountains to Colmberg. Then along the Franconian Rezat to Ansbach, via …

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