Pettstadt Ferry – Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid loop from Reckendorf

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Pettstadt Ferry – Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid loop from Reckendorf

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Pettstadt Ferry – Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid loop from Reckendorf

10:50

184km

810m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Haßberge

LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Hassberge (ehemals Schutzzone)

Wiesent-Tal mit Seitentälern

Maintal von Staffelstein bis Hallstadt

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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44.4 km

Untereßfeld–Ipthausen Cycle Path

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Very beautiful cycle path through the countryside from Untereßfeld to Ipthausen, completely asphalted and very easy to ride.

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116 km

Pettstadt Ferry

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The Pettstadt ferry connection can be traced back to the 14th century. As a punt ferry, it is propelled motorlessly across the river by the current, hanging on a steel …

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116 km

Sandgrasheide Pettstadt

Nature Reserve

121 km

Main-Danube Canal near Hirschaid

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On the surface you can progress quickly, hardly any damage. Watch out for oncoming traffic - but the route is really recommendable

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124 km

Alter Werkkanal

Lake

135 km

Forchheim Town Hall and Town Hall Square

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The cantilevers that can be found in many old houses, incidentally, stem from the fact that, in earlier times, taxes were often calculated based on the floor space of a …

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141 km

Regnitz-Altwasser (Regnitzsee)

Lake

146 km

View of the Main-Danube Canal

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Very nice bike path with enough places to rest.

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150 km

Cycle Path Along the Main-Danube Canal

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You can drive above or, in some places, below the canal. From above you have a beautiful view of the landscape and the towns along the canal.

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178 km

View of the Main River

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Shortly before the Main becomes a waterway, it shows its most beautiful side once again.

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184 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

103 km

29.7 km

23.6 km

14.9 km

12.5 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

163 km

7.39 km

5.61 km

5.11 km

2.99 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

6°C

85 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 28, 2021,Andreas von Erlangen nach Bad Königshofen

Brigitte was in Nuremberg again today and dropped me off in Erlangen. She'll pick me up in the Kurpark in a minute and we'll go home. It was a nice but challenging tour. Instead of vertical meters, there was a permanent, light, cool headwind. Nu right abo.

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