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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Burgsalach

Weißenburg Market Square – Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) loop from Burgsalach

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Burgsalach

Weißenburg Market Square – Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) loop from Burgsalach

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Weißenburg Market Square – Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) loop from Burgsalach

02:21

36.3km

280m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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3.91 km

Viewpoint at Oberhochstatt with Flurbereinigung Memorial Stone

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From this place you have a very nice view over Weissenburg and the surrounding country. In addition to the observation bench, there is also a land consolidation memorial and station 9 of the Roman educational trail.

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10.6 km

Weißenburg city moat and pond

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Nice view of the city wall and the lake pond.

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11.3 km

Weißenburg Market Square

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Weißenburg is always worth a trip and the market square is really mega, very nice and quiet place. Here you can enjoy whatever

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11.7 km

Pig Trader Sculpture at Saumarkt

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Nice sculpture in the city

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18.5 km

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench)

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One of the greatest technical cultural monuments of the early Middle Ages: The Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Canal). Around the year 793, Charlemagne had a canal approximately 3,000 meters long dug …

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19.4 km

Very nice representation of the watershed with a fountain and on the information board you will find the appropriate explanation.

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25.7 km

Weißenburg in Bavaria — Old Town

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The old town of Weissenburg is one of the most impressive city centers and monument ensembles in the region. The historic cityscape is shaped by the largely preserved city wall, …

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31.7 km

The late medieval choir tower church is located in the west of the village not far from the Rohrbach at an altitude of 512 meters above sea level. It was …

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36.3 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

9.56 km

7.58 km

6.46 km

301 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

10.1 km

9.05 km

1.93 km

1.54 km

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Saturday 23 May

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