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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path loop from Kloster Plankstetten

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Berching

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path loop from Kloster Plankstetten

Hard

4.8

(18)

133

riders

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path loop from Kloster Plankstetten

05:22

103km

370m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 50.1 km for 101 m

After 51.5 km for 93 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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13.4 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path

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Canal no longer used from the imperial era with many old bridges and barriers. Beautiful route to Nuremberg.

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18.5 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Driving along the Ludwig Donau Main Canal with its exactly 100 locks is very impressive. And again and again the landscape changes its face. That's just great.

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20.3 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path

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the King Ludwig Canal is always nice to look at

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42.0 km

Former Lock Keeper's House No. 34

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Beautifully renovated former barn keeper's house

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47.5 km

Lock 49 and Lock Keeper's House, Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Here too, it is always worth taking a quick look at such an old art

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50.3 km

Schwarzach-Durchbruch

Nature Reserve

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51.9 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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52.1 km

Lock 58 at Schwarzenbruck-Gsteinach

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Complete lock with 2 gates near Schwarzenbruck

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67.5 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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To the right and left of the canal there is a long and flat path with many old locks and lock keeper houses. Again and again there are information boards …

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103 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.7 km

8.57 km

3.61 km

3.50 km

361 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

57.9 km

23.9 km

19.7 km

1.13 km

149 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

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Saturday 10 October

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6°C

31 %

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Comments

May 16, 2025,Fünf-Flüsse-Radweg - Etappe 4 - Berching - Nürnberg
Shortly before Nuremberg we turned off the official route to drive to our hotel.

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