Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Volkach

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Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Volkach

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Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Volkach

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18.3km

80m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

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Volkacher Mainschleife

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.35 km

Main Canal at Volkach

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The Main Canal is a navigable passage through the Main near Volkach in Lower Franconia. It shortens the southern part of the Main loop and, as a lock and power …

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5.99 km

Sommerach historic town centre

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With the Sommeracher Katzenkopf, the municipality boasts one of Franconia's most famous vineyards. Wine shapes the village in many ways. Franconia's oldest winegrowers' cooperative was founded here in 1901. The …

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6.00 km

Sommerach Market Square

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Sommerach's picturesque market square with its restaurants and cafés is a popular meeting place.

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6.38 km

Sommerach vineyards

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One of the most promising panoramas. Here the famous Main Loop runs along the wine slopes. Especially for reading very nice.

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12.3 km

View of Vogelsburg

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Great view over the vineyards

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14.1 km

View of the Volkacher Mainschleife

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Who did not already know:
a larger river meandering landscape does not exist in Bavaria.

More white Wikipedia:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainschleife_(Volkach)

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16.7 km

Volkacher Mainschleife

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Volkach is a very beautiful little town. There is also a huge canoe rental on the Main.

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17.5 km

Volkach Market Square and Fountain

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The wine town of Volkach is the center of the Mainschleife and looks back over more than 1,100 years of local history, all in the name of Frankenwein. Take a …

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18.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.53 km

5.25 km

4.03 km

2.47 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

2.33 km

1.25 km

680 m

329 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

6°C

87 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

September 20, 2022,Kurze Tour durch die Weinberge bei Volkach

Only very short tour due to bad weather. landscape but very nice.

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May 26, 2025,Weinkauftour auf der Maininsel - Runde von Camping Ankergrund

To get started cycling, I headed to the island on the Main River, enjoyed a wine snack at Divino in Nordheim: lovely.🍷🌮 And I also picked up some grape juice. 😎

To be continued...🚴💨

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April 29, 2024,In den Wein - Anradeln in Volkach

A nice tour to get used to and with wine. The sheer number of vines makes you dizzy; if you're not careful when tasting, you'll quickly get really dizzy 😵 🍷🤪.

Nevertheless: tried wine at Divino in Nordheim, couldn't take it with us because of transport problems.😉

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May 31, 2022,In den Wein - Anradeln in Volkach

A beautiful tour to get acquainted with and with wine. The sheer number of vines is enough to make you dizzy; if you're not careful during the tasting, you'll quickly get really dizzy 😵 🍷🤪.

Nevertheless: I tried some wine at Divino in Nordheim, but couldn't take it with me due to transport problems.😉

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