Gauchsbach Aqueduct – Waldschänke Brückkanal Beer Garden loop from Postbauer-Heng

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

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Postbauer-Heng

Gauchsbach Aqueduct – Waldschänke Brückkanal Beer Garden loop from Postbauer-Heng

Moderate

4.8

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Gauchsbach Aqueduct – Waldschänke Brückkanal Beer Garden loop from Postbauer-Heng

02:24

40.9km

200m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.3 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.26 km

Wolfstein Castle (Wolfsteiner Schloss) Pyrbaum

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The castle, built in 1493 by the Wolfstein family, burned down along with the church, and the church was rebuilt.

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19.7 km

Old Stone Bridge over the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal in Röthenbach

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Be careful, cars are crossing here.
The stone bridge is a really beautiful sight

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19.8 km

Kugelhammer Castle

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Gugelhammer was first documented in 1310 as a farm. In the course of history Gugelhammer had many changing owners. Since 1709 it was a late medieval armor operation in particular …

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19.9 km

Gauchsbach Aqueduct

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Bridge Canal of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal. Of the originally 10 bridging canals, only the bridge over the Schwarzach (lock 60) and the one over the Gauchsbach are preserved.

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22.3 km

Waldschänke Brückkanal Beer Garden

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The Waldschänke Brückkanal is idyllically located, directly at the old canal bridge that leads the historic Ludwig-Donau-Main Canal with a huge arch construction over the Schwarzach. The ideal meeting point …

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22.3 km

Schwarzach Bridge Canal (Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Aqueduct)

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Bavaria's King Ludwig I, created an artificial waterway from Bamberg to Kehlheim in just ten years, linking the Main and the Danube for the first time. On 15.07.1846 the Ludwig-Danube-Main …

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22.7 km

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal and Lock Keeper's House

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From the easy to cycle bike path you have a magnificent view of the old Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal.

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29.3 km

Pfeifferhütte Landing on the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Here the old canal becomes a little wider. A bench with a table invites you to take a break.

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40.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

13.4 km

3.57 km

3.32 km

524 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

12.7 km

2.54 km

824 m

247 m

238 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

7°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

March 27, 2022,Tour zum Wächter des Poesieweges

The "guardian of the poetry path" can only be reached via a very steep climb, so that the bicycle (even with an E) has to be pushed.
The descent is borderline and only advisable for the brave and experienced.

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