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Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl

jurAKTIV-Tour

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4.6

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1,432

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jurAKTIV-Tour

02:51

45.9km

370m

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On this varied tour through the beautiful Altmühltal, you'll dive deep into the region with your bike that gives the tour its name. Special highlights are the enchanting towns of Dietfurt, Beilngries, Breunn and Berching, which invite you on a journey of discovery through the Middle Ages and Baroque.

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Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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121 m

Historic Old Town of Dietfurt

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Dietfurt is a closed, beautiful place with a Franciscan monastery and an attached meditation house (Zen meditation), a Qigong path, a small museum in the Holler-Haus worth seeing, dedicated to …

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4.21 km

Breitenbrunner Laber Cycle Path

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Wonderful cycle path along the Breitenbrunner Laber towards Dietfurt an der Altmühl, good surface and relatively flat, easy to cycle.

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7.50 km

Gasthof Lehnerwirt

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The Gasthof Lehnerwirt is located right in the middle of Breitenbrunn's market square. The cozy inn serves regional cuisine, and the terrace with a view of the market square and …

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7.53 km

Breitenbrunn

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In the heart of Bavaria and at the same time in the Altmühltal Nature Park lies the state-recognized recreational town of Breitenbrunn. In a magnificent natural landscape, small streams meander …

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23.3 km

Hotel Post Berching

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The renovated Hotel Post is located directly at the gates of the old town wall and is a good stop on the route. The hotel scores points with a small …

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23.5 km

Historic Old Town of Berching

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Berching was probably continuously inhabited since the Neolithic period. Market law has existed since 1245. Berching calls itself a “gem of the Middle Ages”. The well-preserved old town wall with …

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26.8 km

The famous Main-Danube Canal waterway winds leisurely through the gently hilly Altmühltal. Every now and then you can spot a river cruise ship on it while you roll alongside on …

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28.8 km

Plankstetten Abbey

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Plankstetten Abbey, impressively situated on a slope in the Sulztal valley between Beilngries and Berching, is one of the most impressive and artistically valuable monastic complexes in the Altmühltal Nature …

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39.3 km

Gasthaus Zur Sonne

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The Gasthaus zur Sonne inn in Kottingwörth is located directly on the Altmühltal cycle path. The establishment, family-run since 1855, serves Bavarian home-style cooking, freshly tapped Augustiner beer, and on …

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45.8 km

Gasthof Bräu Toni

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In the middle of Dietfurt, directly on the main street, the Hotel-Gasthof Zum Bräu-Toni awaits as an officially certified bike-friendly establishment for all who want more than a quick rest. …

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15.4 km

13.5 km

12.3 km

4.58 km

127 m

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Surfaces

38.2 km

5.29 km

1.89 km

213 m

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Tuesday 7 July

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May 14, 2023,jurAKTIV-Tour – Naturpark Altmühltal
Very nice tour in the Altmühltal, also along the Main-Danube Canal

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Great tour, mostly well signposted. But at Breitenbrunn the signs are missing or misleading. We drove on the road to Dürn, then towards Staadorf - here the signs are there again. The route leads through the valley, but becomes steeper after Breitenbrunn - with noticeable climbs - we were grateful that we were on an e-bike - and beautiful long …

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Today's tour from Beilngries via Berching to Breitenbrunn on the Jura and via Dietfurt back to Beilngries. Demanding on the Jura high.

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Today I treated myself to another water bike tour, starting in Berching; there's plenty of free parking at the former boat pier. The itinerary included a relaxing bike ride through the floodplains of the meandering White Laber River, through the beautiful Altmühl Valley, and along the waterway of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal. Of course, a visit to the historic towns of …

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May 29, 2020

On this varied tour through the beautiful Altmühltal, you'll dive deep into the region with your bike that gives the tour its name. Special highlights are the enchanting towns of Dietfurt, Beilngries, Breunn and Berching, which invite you on a journey of discovery through the Middle Ages and Baroque

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