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Gailach Dry Valley – Gailach Spring loop from Monheim

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Gailach Dry Valley – Gailach Spring loop from Monheim

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Gailach Dry Valley – Gailach Spring loop from Monheim

02:59

43.2km

420m

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 22, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

Waypoints

Start point

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7.93 km

Forest Pond on the Künstlerpfad Monsheimer Alb

Highlight • Lake

People often camp here

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8.03 km

Gailach Dry Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

very beautiful valley, in spring you can see the Gailach in the area where it is not there in summer.

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15.9 km

Gailach Spring

Highlight • River

The Gailach, also called Mörnsheimer Bach, actually rises near Monheim, but seeps away below Warching in a retention basin in sinkholes and only emerges after about four kilometers underground at …

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17.9 km

Kastenhof and Gailach Bridge, Mörnsheim

Highlight • Monument

This is where the municipal administration is located

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19.2 km

Pilgrimage Church Maria End

Highlight • Religious Site

Maria End Wallfartskirche Altendorf, also a very beautiful church inside

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19.6 km

Archaeopteryx Discovery Site

Highlight • Monument

Nice photo point right on the bike path. In 1860, the imprint of a pen from the Jurassic period, the first reference to the "primeval bird" Archeopteryx, was found in …

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20.1 km

Steinerner Rosenkranz rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Wonderful view over the Altmühltal.

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23.6 km

View of the 'Twelve Apostles' rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

These rocks are a scenic highlight in the Altmühltal Nature Park. From the cycle path, you can see how the impressive rock formation, the Twelve Apostles, stand vertically on the riverbank.

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43.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.1 km

8.70 km

5.29 km

4.50 km

512 m

Surfaces

18.4 km

15.4 km

6.35 km

2.38 km

302 m

280 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

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Monday 22 June

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17°C

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Gailach Dry Valley – Gailach Spring loop from Monheim

Forest Pond on the Künstlerpfad Monsheimer Alb

Gailach Dry Valley

Gailach Spring

Kastenhof and Gailach Bridge, Mörnsheim

Pilgrimage Church Maria End

Archaeopteryx Discovery Site

Steinerner Rosenkranz rock formation

View of the 'Twelve Apostles' rock formation

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