Bayreuther Opernstraße mit Opernhaus, Foto: Bayreuth Marketing & Tourismus GmbH, Meike Kratzer Wahnfried, Foto: Bayreuth Marketing & Tourismus GmbH, Harbach Hofgartenansicht, Foto: Pixabay Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG Wagner-Bank vor Tourist-Info, Foto: BMTG Foto: katjasv/pixabay.com Roter Main-Ursprung, Foto: Röhrensee Exponat des Museums, Foto: Stadt Creußen
Bycicle tour

From Bayreuth to the source of the Red Main

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Discover the source of the Red Main by bike. From Bayreuth, this tour takes you on a relaxed ride along the Red Main Cycle Path through the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park. Get there by train now!

Start
Bayreuth
Duration
4 h
Distance
38 km
Key facts of the tour
From the source to the jug - this tour has an almost sensual dramaturgy. You cycle southwards on the Red Main Cycle Path from Bayreuth to the source of the Rotmain. The water here is still crystal clear. Only later does it flow through clayey soil, bringing with it particles that give the river its red colour. The spring emerges from the earth in the middle of Franconian Switzerland at an altitude of 581 metres above sea level. Equipped with an e-bike, however, the metres in altitude will be easy for you to tackle.

The landscape you cycle through is also relaxing and varied. The tour takes you through fields, meadows and forest to Creußen. Here, where unique stoneware was produced in the 17th and 18th centuries, a stop at the jug museum is recommended. The various jugs tell the story of this region in their very own way. You return to Bayreuth through the valley of the Red Main.
A cycle tour for nature lovers and explorers

Arrive relaxed and hire bikes from the local hire companies. The capacity for taking bikes on the trains is limited and, depending on capacity utilisation, taking your own bike on board cannot be guaranteed.

Start and end station

Start station
Bayreuth Hbf

5 tour steps
38 km / 4 Stunden

End station
Bayreuth Hbf

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

Schedule

Tour starts on Bayreuth Hbf

Direction

Bahnhofstraße 20
95444
Bayreuth

Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG

Direction

Opernstraße 22
95444
Bayreuth

Phone: 0921 88588
Wagner-Bank vor Tourist-Info, Foto: BMTG
Innenansicht Tourist-Info, Foto: BMTG

Direction

Schwedenbrücke 2
95447
Bayreuth

Phone: 0921 5072900
Foto: katjasv/pixabay.com

Direction

Roter Main-Ursprung, Foto: Röhrensee

Direction

Am Rennsteig 8
95473
Creußen

Phone: 09270 5805 oder 09270 9890
Email Address: info@kruegemuseum.de
Exponat des Museums, Foto: Stadt Creußen

Tour ends on Bayreuth Hbf

Direction

Tour map

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