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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Wendelstein

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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Wendelstein

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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Wendelstein

02:00

27.2km

110m

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: June 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.68 km for 93 m

After 21.5 km for 93 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.10 km

Old Stone Bridge over the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal in Röthenbach

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Be careful, cars are crossing here.
The stone bridge is a really beautiful sight

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5.69 km

Schwarzach Bridge Canal (Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Aqueduct)

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Bavaria's King Ludwig I, created an artificial waterway from Bamberg to Kehlheim in just ten years, linking the Main and the Danube for the first time. On 15.07.1846 the Ludwig-Danube-Main …

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6.10 km

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal and Lock Keeper's House

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From the easy to cycle bike path you have a magnificent view of the old Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal.

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6.26 km

Lock 58 at Schwarzenbruck-Gsteinach

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Complete lock with 2 gates near Schwarzenbruck

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8.14 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Here again a beautiful lock

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9.39 km

Lock 49 and Lock Keeper's House, Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Here too, it is always worth taking a quick look at such an old art

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17.3 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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The Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal is a relic from the era of industrialization. Thanks to it, people could travel by ship from the North Sea to the Black Sea. At some point, …

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22.5 km

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Here you are rarely alone… an El Dorado for bikers and walkers… but it is still beautiful

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27.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

3.77 km

952 m

873 m

305 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

9.86 km

4.52 km

1.78 km

190 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

38°C

18°C

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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Wendelstein

Old Stone Bridge over the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal in Röthenbach

Schwarzach Bridge Canal (Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Aqueduct)

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal and Lock Keeper's House

Lock 58 at Schwarzenbruck-Gsteinach

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Lock 49 and Lock Keeper's House, Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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