Main estuary – View of Mainz from the Rhine Riverbank loop from Mainz-Gustavsburg

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Main estuary – View of Mainz from the Rhine Riverbank loop from Mainz-Gustavsburg

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Main estuary – View of Mainz from the Rhine Riverbank loop from Mainz-Gustavsburg

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9.26km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 6.64 km for 39 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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931 m

View of the Confluence of the Main and Rhine Rivers

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Where else in Germany can you see a large river flowing into an even larger one? Definitely worth seeing.

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1.15 km

Main riverbank and bridge at Kostheim

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The Main, with a total length of 527 kilometers, is the longest right tributary of the Rhine and one of Germany's most important rivers. It originates with its two headwaters …

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2.57 km

Main estuary

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Opposite the Mainspitze you can watch the hustle and bustle on the Main and Rhine in a relaxed manner. Here is the beginning or end of the Main Cycle Path, …

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3.10 km

View of Mainz from the Rhine Riverbank

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It's almost like the "small" skyline of Frankfurt am Main. A very nice picture. The downer in the view is the huge new building, which is now directly in front of the cathedral.

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4.12 km

View of Mainz and the Theodor Heuss Bridge

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Like on a balcony, a very nice view of the skyline of Mainz

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4.26 km

Reduit, Mainz-Kastel

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At the beginning of the 19th century, the Mainz fortress was expanded. This also included the construction of the Reduit barracks on the strategically important bridge over the Rhine. In …

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7.71 km

The steel railway truss bridge is simply called Südbrücke and connects Mainz across the Rhine with Gustavsburg. A curiosity: The northern of the two towers made of red brick at the western (Mainzer) end of the bridge is inhabited.

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9.26 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.08 km

2.21 km

1.44 km

1.29 km

690 m

544 m

Surfaces

4.44 km

1.80 km

1.38 km

992 m

563 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 14 October

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

July 11, 2022,Radtour Gustavsburg MZ-Kastel Mainz (1040)

Check out the bike tour to Mainz-Kastel to the artwork 'Dedicated to the water' and to Mainz to the 'Experience bats' on Relive! relive.cc/view/vMq5EprV28q

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September 17, 2023,Mainzer Erkundungstour

When the weather was nice, there were plenty of opportunities to stop off along the entire route, there were plenty of wine stands and barbecue options!

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