Bycicle tour

From Aschaffenburg to Dettingen always along the Main

family friendly
Castles
Historically Relevant
Interesting Facts

Experience culture and nature around the Spessart metropolis! This tour takes you along the Franconian lifeline through riverside landscapes where culture and nature form a delightful liaison.

Start
Aschaffenburg
Duration
4 h
Distance
25 km
Pompejanum mit Schloss Aschaffenburg, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland Auf dem MainRadweg bei Aschaffenburg, Foto: Andreas Hub, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland St. Hippolytkirche Karlstein Dettingen, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland St. Peter und Paul Karlstein-Dettingen, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland Altstadt Seligenstadt, Foto: Jana Neumayer, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg, Foto: Till-Benzin Pompejanum Aschaffenburg, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland St. Hippolytkirche Karlstein-Dettingen, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland
Key facts of the tour
This tour leads from Aschaffenburg main station along the Franconian lifeline, through riverside landscapes where culture and nature have entered into a liaison worth seeing. The route offers so many highlights that it could easily be declared a 5-star tour. In the Spessart metropolis of Aschaffenburg, you start with two highlights: the impressive Johannisburg Castle and the Pompejanum.

The route continues through Mainaschaff, past the Mainparksee lake, which invites you to take a break for a swim. In Karlstein am Main, you should take a look at the late Gothic St Hippolyt Church. You can also marvel at expressionist monumental paintings in the nearby Church of St Peter and St Paul.

The Main ferry entices you to take a detour to the Einhard town of Seligenstadt opposite before reaching the next high point, which is also a low point: the lowest point in Bavaria. The final spurt leads along the Kahl river to the railway station there.

There are numerous opportunities to stop for refreshments along the way.
A cycle tour for families, nature lovers, culture vultures and explorers

Arrive relaxed and hire bikes from local hire companies. The capacity for taking bikes on the trains is limited and it is not possible to guarantee that you will be able to take your own bike with you, depending on capacity utilisation.

Start and end station

Start station
Bahnhof

4 tour steps
25 km / 4 Stunden

End station
Kahl (Main) Bhf

Our tip: Please make sure to check your train connection and the expected capacity before you start your journey.

Schedule

Tour starts on Bahnhof

Direction

Ludwigstr. 2-4
63739
Aschaffenburg

Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG

Direction

Schloss Johannisburg
Schlossplatz 4
63739
Aschaffenburg

Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg, Foto: Till-Benzin

Direction

Pompejanumstraße
63739
Aschaffenburg

Phone: 06021 386570
Pompejanum Aschaffenburg, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland

Direction

St. Hippolyt Karlsplatz
63791
Karlstein am Main

Phone: 06188 9143514
St. Hippolytkirche Karlstein-Dettingen, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland
St. Peter und Paul Karlstein-Dettingen, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland
St. Hippolytkirche Karlstein-Dettingen, Foto: Michael Seiterle, Lizenz: Tourismus Spessart-Mainland

Tour ends on Kahl (Main) Bhf

Direction

Tour map

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