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Roter Radschmetterling

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Roter Radschmetterling

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Roter Radschmetterling

03:35

54.5km

410m

Cycling

Following the red wing of the wheel butterfly, you meander around 55 kilometers through the southern part of the Frankenhöhe Nature Park. Make sure to pack a few bathing suits, because along the way there's not only fantastic scenery but also an inviting natural outdoor pool.

The circular tour starts…

by Romantisches Franken

Last updated: May 31, 2024

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Naturpark Frankenhöhe

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470 m

Former Dombühl–Schillingsfürst–Rothenburg Railway Line Trail

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Here the cycle path runs on the old railway line from Dombühl to Rothenburg (information board).

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4.85 km

Country Inn Schwarzer Adler

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At the "Black Eagle" you can not only spend the night comfortably, you can also dine here exquisitely. The host family also manages their own farm, which is why their own products end up on the menu.

Monday is closed.

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26.0 km

Gustav Weisskopf Monument

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Gustav Weißkopf monument, one of the first flight pioneers in manned aviation.

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47.5 km

Dombühl Nature Adventure Pool

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In the nature adventure pool, you can refresh yourself in good weather or you can play out in a game of beach volleyball. There is also a beer garden and …

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48.5 km

View towards Dombühl

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Striking rises the small church of Dombühl over the gentle landscape of meadows and pastures.

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54.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.8 km

17.8 km

7.89 km

5.02 km

Surfaces

25.7 km

20.0 km

6.58 km

1.38 km

591 m

302 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

27°C

15°C

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Comments

August 17, 2025,Roter Schmetterlingspfad Nr 1. EF

Today we set off quite early again. We did the first tour of the butterfly trails. We've been planning this for a long time. We hope to complete all four this year. The whole route is on very nice bike paths, no special skills are required. Pretty relaxed. No trails or anything else.

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August 5, 2024,Roter Fügel Radschmetterling mit Start in Oberwörnitz

Beautiful tour starting in Oberwörnitz and driven clockwise. However, up to Leutershausen there were about 10 kilometers of gravel roads and a few nice but short climbs. We were alone with the beautiful nature for miles. Big advantage! The tour started almost directly at the motorway entrance.

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June 30, 2023,Radtour Roter Schmetterling

Start at the parking lot at the Altenmühl
Coordinates 49.29749, 10.4088
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May 31, 2025,Roter Radschmetterling

Today is the third round, the Red Butterfly, but also the hottest day with almost 30°C. A great rest stop in Bortenberg in the beer garden of the Gasthaus zur Linde, with freshly tapped non-alcoholic wheat beer and delicious ice cream.
Unfortunately, I noticed my bike had a flat tire when I set off. So I put in a new …

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July 26, 2024,Radschmetterling rot– Romantisches Franken

Today we tackled the red bicycle butterfly, which leads through a lot of nature. Sometimes I would have liked more paths away from the road - even if they were side roads.
Leutershausen and Aurach are beautiful with their many stork nests. I've added a few pictures of my husband, who has the better camera 📷 😉🤩.
The natural outdoor …

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August 6, 2021,Rad - 🦋, Roter Flügel

Today the red wing of the wheel butterfly. As with the blue, the start and finish of this lap are in Schillingsfürst.
The day started with heavy rain, which is why we postponed the departure to the late morning. As soon as it started, it started to rain again, so we drove almost 30 kilometers in rain gear because it …

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June 7, 2023,Rad🦋 die rote Runde

We started in Aurach and always followed the well-signposted red 🦋 round. In Schillingsfürst we briefly switched to the green route because the red route would have gone around the outside. The path is very asphalt-heavy with constant ups and downs. I missed a bit of naturalness. We liked the piece from Schillingsfürst to Aurach a little better 🤗 Overall, …

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December 16, 2023,Fahrradtour Frankenhöhe "Radschmetterling Roter Flügel"

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June 9, 2020

Following the red wing of the wheel butterfly, you meander around 55 kilometers through the southern part of the Frankenhöhe Nature Park. Make sure to pack a few bathing suits, because along the way there's not only fantastic scenery but also an inviting natural outdoor pool.
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The circular tour starts

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May 18, 2021

Everything was re-signposted and marked with a butterfly as a tag. There are red, blue, red, and green butterflies.

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Roter Radschmetterling

Former Dombühl–Schillingsfürst–Rothenburg Railway Line Trail

Country Inn Schwarzer Adler

Gustav Weisskopf Monument

Dombühl Nature Adventure Pool

View towards Dombühl

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