Main-Danube Canal at Rothsee – Climb Solar Mountain loop from Nordwestufer der Rothsee-Hauptsperre

Main-Danube Canal at Rothsee – Climb Solar Mountain loop from Nordwestufer der Rothsee-Hauptsperre

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Main-Danube Canal at Rothsee – Climb Solar Mountain loop from Nordwestufer der Rothsee-Hauptsperre

01:56

46.4km

290m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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After 44.0 km for 317 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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300 m

Main-Danube Canal at Rothsee

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Here, the canal looks much nicer than in Fürth and Nuremberg. There's even a campsite here.

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2.07 km

Historic Town Center of Hilpoltstein

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A beautiful city - as soon as you have left the city ring road (it's generally good to cycle here, many cycle paths) you get to a small inner city that is typically Franconian

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6.22 km

Gredl Cycle Path Between Hilpoltstein and Heideck

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You can literally imagine how the train drove this way. There are sections with dark forests and at the same time light sections. The surface is great to drive - you have to have driven it!

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10.8 km

Gredl Cycle Path Between Seiboldsmühle and Eysölden

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A former railway line converted into a super cycle path. There are always information boards where characters, signs or the like are explained. Worth a long drive!

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16.1 km

European Watershed Sculpture on the Gredl Cycle Path

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The artwork of the artist Tevauha marks the European main watershed. All rivers west of the Franconian Alb flow into the Rhine and thus continue into the North Sea and …

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42.8 km

Climb Solar Mountain

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It's worth the climb, it's fun, and the bike path is super wide. The 8% gradient in places is easy to manage, and you reach the top pretty quickly.

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44.1 km

Historic Half-Timbered Houses in Hilpoltstein

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Through-road Hilpoltstein on Christoph-Sturm-Straße with many half-timbered houses.

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44.2 km

Historic Old Town of Hilpoltstein

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Nice place - the cobblestones are very pleasant to drive. It is also worth making a longer stop here to admire the castle

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46.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.5 km

17.0 km

2.70 km

818 m

441 m

Surfaces

44.4 km

927 m

863 m

213 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

4°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

April 12, 2025,09/2025 Rennradln in Franken ☺️👌

So 👍👍👍 for all drivers with RH license plates...- perfect distance from the cyclists, all of them. Not a single car that came close by. A DREAM FOR ALL CYCLISTS 👌👍👌👍

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