Old Town of Bad Windsheim – Oberndorfer Mühle Ipsheim loop from Bad Windsheim

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Germany

Bavaria

Middle Franconia

Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim

Bad Windsheim

Old Town of Bad Windsheim – Oberndorfer Mühle Ipsheim loop from Bad Windsheim

Easy

4.2

(27)

180

riders

Old Town of Bad Windsheim – Oberndorfer Mühle Ipsheim loop from Bad Windsheim

00:56

15.6km

40m

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: October 8, 2026

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Naturpark Steigerwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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340 m

Old Town of Bad Windsheim

Highlight • Historical Site

The old town of Bad Windsheim is quite something.

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465 m

Children's Fountain in Bad Windsheim

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Beautiful fountain in Bad Windsheim

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688 m

Former Augustinian Monastery (Church of the Augustinian Hermits), Bad Windsheim

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The entire historic building complex is currently undergoing major renovation.

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5.57 km

The mill was historically first mentioned in 1394 or 1398. There have been many changes of ownership over the centuries.

In 1796, Johann Michael Wittig took over the mill. It is said that he was once in America, which of course was something very special at that time. In 1958 the mill operation was then discontinued. The current owners bought the mill in the 1960s.

It is a jewel among the mills in the district and has been family-owned for more than 30 years and the mill building was thoroughly renovated a few years ago. The previous owner exercised the right to paint to the end and many older citizens from the area still remember that they ground their flour in the Oberndorf mill. Even if the undershot mill wheel is not turning at the moment, the mill building has often been the subject of pictures.

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7.24 km

Stork nests at the church in Neustadt an der Aisch

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Nice to look at ... if you ignore the stork droppings

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7.31 km

Parish Church of St. John the Baptist (Ipsheim)

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In the High and Late Middle Ages, towers were added to the existing church; In the 14th and 15th centuries, the church, rectory, sacristan's house and some of the surrounding courtyards were completely rebuilt into a fortified church. From the first St. John's Church, only the foundation walls and a loophole that is now covered by the plaster are archaeologically detectable. During the second destruction of Ipsheim in the First Margrave War in 1449, the fortified church was probably destroyed, while it apparently survived the first conquest in 1388 without major damage.

In the course of the 15th century, with its numerous wars and feuds in the Ipsheim area, the church was rebuilt in the Gothic style. The fortified church was turned into a fortified church with four corner towers, which was intended as a last resort for the villagers in troubled times. A fireproof tower was built at the western portal; the Gaden were built together in such a way as to form a true fortification, which was supplemented in places by a ditch; storage rooms, emergency shelters, a fire pond and a defense tower were also installed. The rectory, cemetery wall and church chancel shielded the complex from the south and east, the school, the sacristan and the integrated courtyards from the north and west. In the church itself, the chancel was extended to the east and a side chapel was built under the small tower. In the 16th century, a property integrated into the fortified church was converted into a schoolhouse.

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7.77 km

Ipsheim

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Ipsheim on the Aisch and on Bocksbeutelstraße.

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9.64 km

St. Kilian Church Oberndorf

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The church in Oberndorf, dedicated to the Franconian apostle St. Kilian, is a branch church of the Ipsheim parish with furnishings, stucco work and wall paintings from around 1770 and its own small cemetery.

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15.6 km

End point

Train Station

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