Gaubahn cycle path
| Gaubahn cycle path | |
|---|---|
| overall length | 37 km |
| location |
 Bavaria
|
| Starting point |
Ochsenfurt 49 ° 39 ′ 48 ″ N , 10 ° 4 ′ 16.3 ″ E |
| Target point | Röttingen |
| Flooring | asphalted |
| difficulty | light |
The Gaubahn cycle path is an approximately 37 kilometer long cycle path in Tauberfranken . About 26 kilometers of this run along the route of the former Gaubahn . It connects the Main Cycle Route near Ochsenfurt with the Taubertal Cycle Route near Bieberehren .
history
Between 1907 and 1992, until it was shut down, the Gaubahn connected the Tauber with the Main Valley . On May 3, 1992, the last passenger train ran on the railway line. The dismantling of the tracks began in 1994, before the expansion of the cycle path began in 1996. Between 2010 (Acholshausen - Baldersheim) and 2011 (Ochsenfurt - Acholshausen and Baldersheim - Bieberehren) the former track bed was paved.
route
Profile and characteristics
The Gaubahn cycle path runs on the disused Gaubahn route from Ochsenfurt in the Main Valley to Röttingen in the Taubertal valley without any major inclines. The bike path is paved the entire route and is easy to drive on.
- Views of the Gaubahn cycle path
Course of the former Gaubahn / Gaubahn cycle path
The cycle path near Gaukönigshofen (2005)
The cycle path between Ochsenfurt and Weikersheim (2006)
course
- Ochsenfurt with connection to the Main cycle path
- Tückelhausen
- Acholshausen
- Gaukönigshofen
- Rittershausen
- Sonderhofen
- Gelchsheim
- Baldersheim
- Burgerroth
- Bieberehren with a connection to the Taubertal cycle path
- Röttingen
connections
Bike trails
The journey can be continued on a bicycle in both directions. In Bieberehren on the Taubertal cycle path via Röttingen , Weikersheim , Bad Mergentheim and Tauberbischofsheim to Wertheim . Or also from Bieberehren on the Taubertal cycle path via Creglingen to Rothenburg ob der Tauber . In Ochsenfurt there is a connection to the Main cycle path . The Main-Tauber-Fränkische Rad-Achter can also be continued at both ends of the cycle path.
Hikers can continue their journey on the Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal from Weikersheim or Creglingen .
train
There are train stations at both ends of the route. The Crailsheim – Königshofen railway line is used for cycle tourism in the Taubertal. There is also a connection to rail traffic in the Main Valley.
Web links
- The course of the Gaubahn cycle path on the bikemap.net website
- Directions for the Gaubahn cycle path on the Radreise-Wiki.de website
- Flyer with further information on the Gaubahn cycle path on the website of the city of Röttingen (PDF)
- WürzburgWiki: Gaubahn Cycle Path
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Fränkische Nachrichten : FN tours (9): On the Gaubahn cycle path from the Tauber to the Main and back again. Instead of steam locomotives, the cyclists are now panting . August 19, 2014. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ a b Achim Bartoschek: BY 1.07 Gaubahn cycle path: Ochsenfurt - Röttingen (- Weikersheim) . Online at www.achim-bartoschek.de. Retrieved August 21, 2016.