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Gemünden Old Town – Mariabuchen Pilgrimage Church loop from Rieneck

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Gemünden Old Town – Mariabuchen Pilgrimage Church loop from Rieneck

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Gemünden Old Town – Mariabuchen Pilgrimage Church loop from Rieneck

02:51

44.7km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 55 m for 20 m

After 44.7 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.24 km

Gemünden Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

The place was first mentioned in 1243 in a contract between the Würzburg bishop Hermann I von Lobdeburg and Countess Adelheid von Rieneck. However, it is assumed that Gemünden had already been elevated to a town status by the Counts of Rieneck before 1243. Local tradition goes from a fishing settlement that was the origin of the later city. In 1317, Count Ludwig von Rieneck († 1333) received from Bishop Gottfried III. from Hohenlohe the town and Gemünden Castle.[7] Gemünden was the seat of the Gemünden office. From 1469, Gemünden finally belonged to the Bishopric of Würzburg. From 1500 the Würzburg Bishopric was part of the Franconian Imperial Circle. Prince-Bishop Rudolf II von Scherenberg built it as a bastion against the neighboring territories of Kurmainz and Fulda Monastery. In 1641, Jean Baptiste Budes de Guébriant's army was stationed near Gemünden, some of which had plundered and robbed right up to the gates of Würzburg.[8] As a result of the Imperial Deputation Main Conclusion in 1803, the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was annexed by Bavaria. Gemünden became a Bavarian district town.

The local Schönau monastery was founded in 1189 by Philipp von Thüngen. A Minorite monastery since 1699, the monks primarily look after the monastery and pilgrimage church.

As part of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818.

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23.9 km

Mariabuchen Pilgrimage Church

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Mariabuchen is a pilgrimage church near Lohr, the foundation of which dates back to a chapel from 1434. According to legend, a shepherd boy placed a figure of the Virgin Mary in a knothole in a beech tree. After an "infidel" rammed his sword into the beech tree and was unable to move afterwards, the beech tree was felled and the bleeding figure of Mary was found inside.

Today the church, which is located in the romantic Buchental, is a popular place for excursions and pilgrimages. There are three places to stop for hungry hikers right next to the monastery: the Waldrast, the Buchenstüble and the Buchenmühle.
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32.6 km

Spessart Cycle Path

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Nice bike path that leads you through beautiful countryside. The surface is super smooth and the bike almost rolls by itself.

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37.7 km

Scherenburg Castle Ruins

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The typical Franconian castle was probably built in the 13th century and was habitable until the 18th century. After that, the decay began. Although spared from destruction during the Peasants' War (1524), the castle complex received heavy hits during air raids in WWII. Owned by the city of Gemünden since 1965.

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38.1 km

View of Gemünden and Scherenberg Castle from the Main Bridge

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Nice view of the whole city

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38.3 km

Confluence of the Franconian Saale and Main

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Nice view of the Main.

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41.4 km

Sinn Valley

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The beautiful Sinntalweg with its meadows is always beautiful.

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42.2 km

Sinn Stone Bridge in Schaippach

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End-romantic place to linger... great sandstone arch bridge for the "easy folk"... you'll look for cars here in vain

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44.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

9.20 km

8.54 km

6.13 km

436 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.4 km

4.52 km

2.24 km

1.15 km

362 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

28°C

15°C

80 %

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Gemünden Old Town – Mariabuchen Pilgrimage Church loop from Rieneck

Gemünden Old Town

Mariabuchen Pilgrimage Church

Spessart Cycle Path

Scherenburg Castle Ruins

View of Gemünden and Scherenberg Castle from the Main Bridge

Confluence of the Franconian Saale and Main

Sinn Valley

Sinn Stone Bridge in Schaippach

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