Steinmühle Water Wheel – Streu River Trail loop from Mellrichstadt Bf

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Bavaria

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Mellrichstadt

Steinmühle Water Wheel – Streu River Trail loop from Mellrichstadt Bf

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Steinmühle Water Wheel – Streu River Trail loop from Mellrichstadt Bf

01:55

32.4km

140m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Bachsystem der Streu mit Nebengewässern

Fränkische Saale zwischen Heustreu und Steinach

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.10 km

Steinmühle Water Wheel

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The Steinmühle in Mellrichstadt was owned by the Premonstratensian monastery of Hausen. At the end of the 14th century, it was sold to the hospital in Mellrichstadt. In 1437, the …

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2.61 km

Mariabrücke and Madonna with Child Statue

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Here you drive over a very well-preserved arched bridge with a bridge figure. Architecture from earlier times.

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5.39 km

Kneipp Facility Mittelstreu

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Refreshing cooling during the break.

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15.3 km

Saale Cycle Path Near Bad Neustadt

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Easy to cycle path.

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16.4 km

Fränkische Saale at Bad Neustadt

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The Saale meanders beautifully through the valley.

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20.9 km

View of Heustreu

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Offers a wide panorama of the municipality of Heustreu as well as the surrounding hilly landscape and river valleys (Streu and Fränkische Saale).

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22.3 km

Road between Unsleben and Heustreu

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very beautiful section of the Franconian Saale cycle path.

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30.5 km

The Streu is a nearly 42-kilometer-long, orographically right-bank and northern tributary of the Franconian Saale in Thuringia and Bavaria. The name Streu was written "Streuue" in the 8th century and …

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32.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.0 km

8.38 km

3.41 km

2.36 km

2.16 km

144 m

Surfaces

26.7 km

4.20 km

1.30 km

165 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

3°C

13 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 25, 2024,1️⃣4️⃣👍..Besorgungsfahrt ▶️ Bad NES und Höschters Bauernländle 😋🚲🔆

A quick NES. Coffee with my husband at Höreder Bäck☕☕.
Picked up a few sausages at Höschters Bauernländle in Heustreu. They're always delicious 😋.
A quick stop at the E-Center in Mellrichstadt, filled up the saddlebags, and headed home.

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March 30, 2024,1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣.....🥚🐰Besorgungstour und Rüblikuchen🥕🥕🍰🍰.... Saharastaub verschluckt die ☀️

Tour 1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣
🐰🥚 Easter Saturday 🐰🥚
A quick errand run to Bad Neustadt with a short break at Höreder Beck. The carrot cake 🍰🥕🥕 is highly recommended 👍.
However, the Sahara dust spoiled our view of the sun ☀️.

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June 10, 2024,1️⃣🥉🕕... Shoppingtour ☕💄🚴nach Bad Neustadt

Errand trip to Bad Neustadt to the DM market, Lidl and a coffee with my husband at the Ährenrunde bakery Grüner Schmitt. Sustainable bakery, everything from the day before, except for drinks 😄👍

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May 28, 2023,7️⃣3️⃣..MET 🏚️ - Eiersberg - NES 🥐☕ - MET 🌞

Round to Bad Neustadt for Whitsun breakfast with friends and back via - Heustreu - Unsleben moated castle - Mittelstreu Eiersberg - Oberstreu am Mahlbach to the cherry orchard to Mellrichstadt. Past the archery range, which I think is very close to the cycle path. 🙈
In any case, many cyclists are out and about in this great weather 💪🌞

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April 28, 2025,1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣....💛💛 R🅰️psfeldertour ➡️ B🅰️d Neust🅰️dt 🌼🌞

Ran a few errands in Bad Neustadt. Everything smelled... wonderful 💛. Especially the rapeseed fields 💛💛. Simply fantastic 😀

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May 22, 2025,2️⃣⭕3️⃣..zum Kaffeeklatsch mit 🅰️ngela in Franzi's Café ☕🥤🫖🍹

fTour 2️⃣⭕3️⃣
A chilly 14 degrees 💨⛅, but a deal is a deal ☕🚴.

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August 4, 2025,2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣...auf Neuscht mit Ren🅰️te 😃🚲☕🌞

Showing Renate a bit of her hometown. Off on the bike 🚲 .... it's sunny ☀️☀️ but chilly.
For coffee ☕ in Bad Neustadt and ↩️
It was lovely 😀

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August 5, 2023,🎱1️⃣... OBI..Bad Neustadt und zurück ☀️☀️

After continuous rain for the last two weeks, finally back on the bike ☀️☀️ to Bad Neustadt.
Errand trip to OBI with a coffee break at Pappert.
Met these cute little animals between Heustreu and Unsleben 🦬🐃🐂

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