On the Tauber in Wertheim – Wertheim Castle loop from Gaubüttelbrunn

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On the Tauber in Wertheim – Wertheim Castle loop from Gaubüttelbrunn

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On the Tauber in Wertheim – Wertheim Castle loop from Gaubüttelbrunn

07:27

122km

860m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 26.2 km for 100 m

After 96.0 km for 176 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.1 km

Baumgruppe an der alten Mainkaserne

Forest

25.6 km

View of the Alte Mainbrücke and the old town

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There's always something going on on the bridge

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26.2 km

Burkarder See

Lake

67.2 km

On the Tauber in Wertheim

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Just before the Tauber flows into the Main, the colorful houses move very close to the shore. Here you will also find some nice places to stop where you can strengthen yourself and enjoy the atmosphere.

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67.5 km

Wertheim Castle

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The northernmost city in Baden-Württemberg, right on the border with Bavaria, is 30 kilometers west of Würzburg and has around 23,000 inhabitants. Wertheim has one of the most beautiful old …

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89.9 km

Old Stone Bridge over the Tauber

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Very nice place to cross the Tauber. But always make sure that you are not overlooked by oncoming traffic (cars). The bridge is quite narrow.

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95.8 km

Old town and market square of Tauberbischofsheim

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The district capital of the Main-Tauber district is famous for its historic old town with buildings from various eras. It enjoys an international reputation as a mecca for fencing.

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96.2 km

Tauberbischofsheim Old Town

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Tauberbischofsheim is the district town of the Main-Tauber district and is famous for its historic old town. Of course, it also became known as a mecca of fencing. In the …

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101 km

Taubertal Cycle Path

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Great route to make good progress in beautiful scenery. Only at the end of 2020 will the construction sites / diversions disturb at Lauda.

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106 km

Gerlachsheim Baroque Bridge over the Grünbach

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The baroque bridge over the Grünbach in Gerlachsheim was built between 1730 and 1740. It contains the statues of four bridge saints: St. Kilian, St. Burkard, St. Michael and St. Nepomuk.

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122 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.3 km

23.8 km

19.9 km

18.7 km

965 m

275 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

106 km

8.09 km

3.59 km

2.83 km

973 m

508 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Comments

May 3, 2022,Sommerhausen - Edelfingen

I drove from Würzburg to the Main near Bettingen in October. Today I repeated it in good weather.
Great tour 😀👍
Taubertal is always good too

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April 5, 2024,Bad Mergentheim-Würzburg-Wertheim-Tauberbischofsheim-#Ochsenfurter Gau-Aalbachtal-Mainschleife-Tauber (05.04.24P)

A spontaneous Ründle was overdue today after it had rained on and off for two days. The beer garden season at the "Goldene Gans" in Würzburg has also started and no journey is too far for a delicious banana split. The perfect afternoon.

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October 29, 2021,Main-, Gaubahn-, Tauber- und Aalbachradweg-Runde ab Würzburg 3/3

The Tauber Cycle Path continues to be beautiful and easy to drive until after Wertheim. The city of Wertheim with its castle is a highlight of the tour. The Aalbach cycle path begins near Bettingen (km 39). The condition of the path now changes between concrete slabs, asphalt and well graveled forest paths and with regular easy inclines it is …

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May 19, 2025,Trekkingrad - 19.05.2029

Day 15 of our Germany tour from Flensburg to Füssen: Würzburg ➡️ Tauberbischofsheim (72 km)

After cycling the first two sections of our Germany tour (Flensburg ➡️ Bad Oeynhausen and Bad Oeynhausen ➡️ Würzburg) over the past two years, today marks the start of the third section, from Würzburg ➡️ Füssen. We arrived on Saturday with our wives. We spent …

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April 26, 2026,Romantische Strasse 1/8

Würzburg: departure
Wertheim: stopover
Tauberbischofsheim: arrival

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June 6, 2022,Tour 10 🚴🏻🚴🏻‍♀️ - 02/18 Tag - Bayern Runde...⛰Von Würzburg nach Tauberbischofsheim

After surviving the Würzburg Wine Festival well, we went on our first stage to Tauberbischofsheim today, with an overcast sky and a bit of sunshine 🌞.
In order to save some distance, we didn't drive along the Main, but chose a more direct route, so that we only met the Main again shortly before Wertheim. But this path is also …

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April 25, 2025,Romantische Straße Tag 4/4

Day 4 of 4:
Today was a wet day. It rained continuously for about 5 hours. @Martin on Tour 🚴 was in his element... Pisces? I don't think so 😜
In the rain and about 11°C, he was moving faster than me. "Separation" near Wertheim. Martin has an extra day of "vacation."

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June 16, 2022,Etappe 1 - Von Würzburg nach Tauberbischofsheim

It started today. The plan is from Würzburg to Regensburg. Along the Tauber and the Altmühl. A bit of the Main and Danube are also included.
The first destination was Esslingen am Main. After a few kilometers we reached the Tauber in Wertheim and then it went steadily uphill. A few smaller towns later we were already in Tauberbischofsheim. Very …

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