Main-Tauber-Franconian Radachter
Map with all coordinates: | Main-Tauber-Franconian wheel eight | |
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| overall length | 552 km |
| location |
 Baden-Wuerttemberg Bavaria
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| Starting point |
Lauda-Koenigshofen 49 ° 33 ′ 12 ″ N , 9 ° 43 ′ 2 ″ E |
| Target point |
Lauda-Koenigshofen 49 ° 33 ′ 12 ″ N , 9 ° 43 ′ 2 ″ E |
| Flooring | mostly paved |
| Height difference |
Lauda-Königshofen → Lauda-Königshofen Total gradient: 2034 m Total gradient: 2073 m |
| difficulty | easy-medium |
| Website URL | liebliches-taubertal.de |
The Main-Tauber-Fränkische Radachter (also in the spelling Main-Tauber-Fränkische Rad-Achter ) is a cycle route through the Main and Taubertal with a total distance of 552 kilometers. The wheel “eight” forms with a “west” and an “east ring” the shape of an “8” around Lauda-Königshofen .
history
The Main-Tauber-Franconian Radachter was designated as a cross-landscape bike tour in 1991. On July 3, 2016, the 25th anniversary was celebrated with a birthday bike tour from Freudenberg am Main to Wertheim for the “Schöpple” wine festival.
route
Profile and characteristics
The cyclist connects the first two cycle paths in Germany awarded 5 stars by the Allgemeine Deutsche Fahrrad-Club ( ADFC ) - the Main Cycle Path and the Taubertal Cycle Path - along the river landscapes of the Main and Tauber with numerous wine villages , palaces , castles and monasteries . The Gaubahn cycle path is also on the route. Most of the time, the cyclist leads over paved, car-free paths and is suitable for normal touring bikes. With the exception of the section through the Odenwald, the route has only slight inclines. The bike path is signposted. The landscape of the cycle path is characterized by the wooded Franconian and Tauber Franconian hill country. A stone bar landscape is typical on the sides of the Main and Taubertal valleys and its side valleys . There are extensive fruit and wine-growing areas in the valley lowlands.
variants
The Main-Tauber-Franconian Radachter is a total of 552 kilometers long. The west and east rings officially begin and end in Lauda-Königshofen . Other starting and ending points can also be selected.
West ring
The Westring leads 152 kilometers from Lauda-Königshofen via Buchen , Miltenberg and Wertheim to the starting point in Lauda-Königshofen. Alternative routes complement the Radachter: At Rosenberg (a longer variant via Osterburken or a shorter variant on the direct route to Bofsheim), at Buchen (alternative routes via Walldürn or via Hettigenbeuern to Amorbach ) and at Wertheim (to the end of the west ring to Lauda-Königshofen or a continuation on the east ring).
1st stage - Lauda-Königshofen to Buchen (49 km)
2nd stage - Buchen to Miltenberg (32 km via Hettigenbeuern; 35 km via Walldürn)
3rd stage - Miltenberg to Wertheim (32 km)
4th stage - Wertheim to Lauda-Königshofen (39 km)
- Views of the wheel-eight-west ring
Sign for the MTF Rad-Achter in Miltenberg
Cycle path between Wertheim and Lauda-Königshofen
Ostring
The Ostring runs on a 234 km long circuit from Lauda-Königshofen to Weikersheim , Ochsenfurt , Würzburg , Gemünden am Main , Marktheidenfeld and Wertheim to the starting point in Lauda-Königshofen. Alternative routes complement the wheel eight: At Bieberehren (a shorter variant via the Gaubahn cycle path and a longer variant with an intermediate station in Rothenburg ob der Tauber ), at Würzburg (a shorter variant via Wittighausen and Grünsfeld to the destination in Lauda-Königshofen or a longer variant with continuation on the Main Cycle Path, both left and right of the Main to Zellingen), at Zellingen (a shorter variant via Leinach to Marktheidenfeld or a longer variant with continuation on the Main Cycle Path), at Lohr am Main ( Alternative routes both left and right of the Main to Marktheidenfeld) and at Wertheim (to the end of the Ostring to Lauda-Königshofen or a continuation on the Westring).
5th stage - Lauda-Königshofen to Weikersheim (28 km)
6th stage - Weikersheim to Ochsenfurt (38 km; 44 km with an alternative route via Creglingen to Rothenburg ob der Tauber; 26 km with an alternative route from Rothenburg ob der Tauber via Waldmannshofen and Aub)
7th stage - Ochsenfurt to Würzburg (22 km)
8th stage - Würzburg to Gemünden am Main (47 km; 21 km with the alternative route Würzburg-Veitshöchheim-Zellingen; 21 km with the alternative route Zellingen-Marktheidenfeld)
9th stage - Gemünden am Main to Marktheidenfeld (34 km; 19 km with the alternative route Neustadt-Marktheidenfeld)
10th stage - Marktheidenfeld to Wertheim (26 km)
11th stage - Wertheim to Lauda-Königshofen (39 km)
Special stages
Several special stages with a total of 166 kilometers complement the Main-Tauber-Franconian wheel eight.
1st special stage - Assamstadt (45 km; on the Westring; cycle path / signposted "Liebliches Taubertal Erlebnistour 3")
2nd special stage - Großrinderfeld (31 km; on the east or west ring; 20 km alternative route via Werbachhausen; cycle path / marking for the route via Grünsfeldhausen "Lovely Taubertal Experience Tour 4" and for the route via Werbachhausen "Lovely Taubertal Experience Tour 5")
3rd special stage - Grünsfeld and Wittighausen (38 km; on the east or west ring; cycle path / signposted "Liebliches Taubertal Erlebnistour 4")
4th special stage - Niederstetten (40 km; on the Ostring; cycle path / signposting to Niederstetten "Hohenloher Residenzenweg", local signs to Klingen, from Klingen "Liebliches Taubertal - The Classic")
connections
Bike trails
The journey can be continued on the bike in different directions. At Rothenburg ob der Tauber either to the east over the Frankenhöhe on the Altmühltal cycle path , to the north-east on the Aischtal cycle path or to the south over the cycle route Romantic Road to Füssen or the Tauber-Jagst-Weg to the Jagst near Crailsheim and then further over the Kocher -Jagst cycle path . The German Limes Cycle Path can be controlled between Miltenberg and Großkrotzenburg.
The Rad-Achter touches the Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal in several cities and towns . In Tauberbischofsheim there is a connection to the Odenwald-Madonnen-Weg .
train
There are passenger stations along the route.
See also
literature
Travel guides and maps
- Bikeline: Main-Tauber-Fränkischer Rad-Achter. Bike tour book . 100 pages. Esterbauer, Rodingersdorf 2009, ISBN 978-3850000437 .
- Tourist Association Liebliches Taubertal (publisher): Main-Tauber-Fränkischer RAD-ACHTER . Brochure. 30 pages. With fold-out cycling map and additional information. District Office Main-Tauber-Kreis, Tauberbischofsheim.
Web links
- The MTF wheel eight on the website liebliches-taubertal.de
- The MTF wheel eight on the website of the ADFC tour portal
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d ADFC tour portal: Main-Tauber-Fränkischer Rad-Achter ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Online at service.adfc-tourenportal.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e Tourism Association "Liebliches Taubertal" eV: Main-Tauber-Fränkischer Rad-Achter . Online at www.liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ Tourism association "Liebliches Taubertal" eV: 25 years - Main-Tauber-Fränkischer Rad-Achter - anniversary program . Online at www.liebliches-taubertal.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ t-online.de: The ten most popular bike paths in Germany 2013 . February 19, 2014. Online at www.t-online.de. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ Tauber-Zeitung : Five stars for the "classic" . October 31, 2009.
- ↑ Main-Post : The largest stone bar in the Stuttgart administrative region . 23 August 2015. Online at www.mainpost.de. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d Tourism Association Liebliches Taubertal (Ed.): Main-Tauber-Fränkischer RAD-ACHTER . Brochure. 30 pages. With fold-out cycling map and additional information. District Office Main-Tauber-Kreis, Tauberbischofsheim, p. 30 (map of the MTF bike eight).
