Volkach Market Square and Fountain – Volkacher Mainschleife loop from Eßleben

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Volkach Market Square and Fountain – Volkacher Mainschleife loop from Eßleben

Hard

4.8

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riders

Volkach Market Square and Fountain – Volkacher Mainschleife loop from Eßleben

04:18

70.8km

340m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 25.1 km for 129 m

Open: • April-October, Monday-Friday: 6:00 AM-8:00 PM • April-October, Saturday: 8:00 AM-8:00 PM • April-October, Public holidays & Sunday: 9:00 AM-8:00 PM • November-March, Monday-Friday: 6:00 AM-7:00 PM • November-March, Saturday: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM • November-March, Public holidays & Sunday: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 61.0 km for 129 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.5 km

View of the Main River Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful landscape along the Main

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25.3 km

Wipfelder Mainaue bei St.Ludwig

Nature Reserve

32.5 km

Sandgrasheiden am Elgersheimer Hof

Nature Reserve

37.1 km

Volkach Market Square and Fountain

Highlight • Settlement

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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39.2 km

Main Canal at Volkach

Highlight • River

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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43.0 km

Sommerach vineyards

Highlight • Natural

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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43.4 km

Sommerach Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

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

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43.6 km

Maintor (Dettelbacher Gate), Sommerach

Highlight • Monument

The Dettelbach Gate is part of the old village wall.

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49.1 km

Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight • River

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

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50.1 km

View of Maria im Weingarten Pilgrimage Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The pilgrimage church is idyllically located in the middle of the vineyards above the Main. In the late Gothic church you can admire the wooden carved “Madonna in the Rosary” by Tilman Riemenschneider.

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