Sandauer Gate – Karolinen Bridge and the Lech Weir loop from Kaufering
Sandauer Gate – Karolinen Bridge and the Lech Weir loop from Kaufering
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Sandauer Gate – Karolinen Bridge and the Lech Weir loop from Kaufering
02:58
42.8km
310m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 6, 2026
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 35.3 km for 141 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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5.98 km
River Lech
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6.17 km
Sandauer Gate
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7.02 km
Karolinen Bridge and the Lech Weir
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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolinenwehr#Karolinenbrücke
Kreisbote ("City tour "From Bridge to Bridge" tells Landsberg's water story", 2019-06-27):
kreisbote.de/lokales/landsberg/stadtfuehrung-von-bruecke-bruecke-12691945.html
“… Karolinenbrücke – named after Max I Joseph’s wife. The bridge is of course much older, as it formed the basis for Landsberg's wealth from the salt trade. Thankfully, Henry the Lion also localized its route in Landsberg. And for which the city collected customs. When Max I Joseph inaugurated the bridge on January 1, 1806, it was far more representative than before. After Max's merger with Napoleon, it led to Swabia, which had finally become Bavarian. Architect Carl Friedrich von Wiebeking created a bridge with gallant central arches - which was dilapidated after just seven years. In 1910 it was destroyed by the flood, in 1930 it was widened and in 1952 the present bridge was built. ...”
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7.30 km
Main Square with the Marian Fountain, Landsberg am Lech
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7.63 km
Wildpark trail right on the River Lech
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9.60 km
Lech
Lake
21.0 km
View of the Lech River from the bridge
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30.8 km
DBU-Naturerbefläche Andernachhof
Nature Reserve
35.6 km
View of the Karolinenwehr and the Old Town of Landsberg am Lech
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The Karolinenwehr is a four-stage weir of the Lech near the old town of Landsberg am Lech.
To the right of the weir system, which was probably built in 1364, is the Mühlbach, which used to drive mills and is now used to generate electricity. The originally single-stage weir was severely damaged several times by floods and was expanded in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries by installing additional stages. The weir has been rebuilt several times over the past decades, most recently between 1993 and 1996.
A bypass existed for rafting, on which rafts were led around the weir over the wooden plank route of the "long journey" for a fee. After rafting declined in the 20th century, the "long journey" was canceled in the 1970s.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolinenwehr
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36.2 km
Lady-Herkomer Footbridge (Landsberg am Lech)
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Source: ehret-klein.de/aktuelles/eroeffnung-des-lady-herkomer-steges-in-landsberg-am-lech
Structural steel for bridge body: 321 t
Gravel for the gravel bank in the Lech approx.: 8,000 m3
Concrete: 518 m3
Reinforcing steel: 137 t
Bored piles total length: 304 m
Excavation: 1,890 m2
Superstructure width: 5.50 m to 7.40 m
Total span: 130 m
Source: bertl-magazin.de/der-lady-herkomer-steg
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42.8 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
21.4 km
7.68 km
7.10 km
5.84 km
830 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
21.5 km
10.6 km
8.98 km
1.04 km
675 m
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Elevation
Highest point (690 m)
Lowest point (570 m)
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Thursday 16 July
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