Main-Radweg

558 km cycle route.

558km

8-13days

easyDifficulty

yesE-bike friendly

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The route at a glance

The Main Cycle Path follows the river Main for around 600 kilometres through Bavaria and Hesse. You ride through the Main valley with its vineyards, woods and water meadows, reaching the World Heritage town of Bamberg with its cathedral and then Würzburg, known for its Residence and Franconian wine. Further downstream come Aschaffenburg with Johannisburg Castle and Frankfurt am Main with its skyline. The route is mostly flat and well surfaced, so it suits cyclists of any experience level.

Example stages

A suggestion with overnight stops in towns along the way. Adjust it to your pace in the planner.

Creußen → Kulmbach0 m up · approx. 3:15 h58 km
Kulmbach → Bad Staffelstein0 m up · approx. 2:46 h50 km
Bad Staffelstein → Eltmann0 m up · approx. 2:52 h52 km
Eltmann → Schweinfurt0 m up · approx. 2:25 h43 km
Schweinfurt → Dettelbach0 m up · approx. 2:41 h48 km
Dettelbach → Veitshöchheim0 m up · approx. 2:44 h49 km
Veitshöchheim → Marktheidenfeld0 m up · approx. 3:37 h65 km
Marktheidenfeld → Freudenberg0 m up · approx. 2:38 h47 km
Freudenberg → Aschaffenburg0 m up · approx. 2:39 h48 km
Aschaffenburg → Offenbach am Main0 m up · approx. 2:39 h48 km
Offenbach am Main → Mainz0 m up · approx. 2:44 h49 km

Ø 51 km per day558 km · 0 Hm

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On the way

E-bike charging, repairs, drinking water, toilets, trains and ferries along the route, by kilometre.

54E-bike charging
46Repair station
44Drinking water
208Toilet
64Bike shop
71Shelter
130Station
12Ferry

Little water between km 466 and 509

Trains & ferries

km 0
Creußen (Oberfr)
km 24
Bayreuth Hbf
300 m off the route
km 24
Bayreuth-St. Georgen
1.8 km off the route
km 59
Kulmbach
km 66
Mainleus
300 m off the route
km 73
Mainroth
km 80
Burgkunstadt
350 m off the route
km 86
Hochstadt-Marktzeuln
km 92
Michelau (Oberfr)
250 m off the route
km 95
Schney
1.7 km off the route
km 97
Lichtenfels
km 106
Bad Staffelstein
km 112
Ebensfeld
km 121
Zapfendorf
250 m off the route
km 125
Ebing
1.2 km off the route
km 133
Breitengüßbach
250 m off the route
km 137
Hallstadt Hp
750 m off the route
km 145
Oberhaid
1.5 km off the route
km 157
Ebelsbach-Eltmann
1.1 km off the route
km 166
Zeil
200 m off the route
km 174
Haßfurt
km 191
Schonungen
km 196
Schweinfurt Stadt
km 198
Schweinfurt Mitte
km 199
Schweinfurt Hbf
650 m off the route
km 214
Fähre Wipfeld
Bikes on board · fee
km 221
Eisenheim
900 m off the route
km 221
Mainfähre Fahr
Bikes on board · fee
km 222
Escherndorf
500 m off the route
km 226
Volkach-Astheim
200 m off the route
km 232
Fähre Nordheim
Bikes on board · Mon–Fri 06:00–20:00; Sat 07:00–20:00; Sun 09:00–19:00 · 200 m off the route
km 246
Mainfähre Dettelbach-Mainsondheim
Bikes on board
km 251
Ferry
Bikes on board · fee · 250 m off the route
km 252
Buchbrunn-Mainstockheim
400 m off the route
km 256
Kitzingen
950 m off the route
km 265
Marktbreit
550 m off the route
km 271
Ochsenfurt
400 m off the route
km 275
Goßmannsdorf
250 m off the route
km 278
Winterhausen
650 m off the route
km 287
Würzburg-Heidingsfeld Ost
600 m off the route
km 290
Würzburg Süd
1.2 km off the route
km 292
Weiße Flotte
Bikes on board · fee
km 292
Würzburg Hauptbahnhof
1.0 km off the route
km 296
Würzburg-Zell
450 m off the route
km 300
Veitshöchheim
650 m off the route
km 300
Weiße Flotte
Bikes on board · fee
km 305
Thüngersheim
300 m off the route
km 309
Retzbach-Zellingen
350 m off the route
km 312
Himmelstadt
450 m off the route
km 319
Karlstadt (Main)
300 m off the route
km 330
Wernfeld (Hp)
km 333
Gemünden (Main)
km 335
Kleingemünden
500 m off the route
km 338
Langenprozelten
400 m off the route
km 348
Lohr Bahnhof
750 m off the route
km 391
Wertheim
250 m off the route
km 395
Wertheim-Bestenheid
350 m off the route
km 396
Hasloch (Main)
km 402
Faulbach (Main)
km 404
Mainfähre Wertheim
Bikes on board
km 404
Stadtprozelten
km 407
Dorfprozelten
300 m off the route
km 411
Collenberg
km 416
Freudenberg-Kirschfurt
km 425
Breitendiel
1.7 km off the route
km 425
Miltenberg
650 m off the route
km 430
Kleinheubach
900 m off the route
km 434
Laudenbach am Main
200 m off the route
km 438
Klingenberg (Main)
km 440
Wörth am Main
400 m off the route
km 441
Erlenbach am Main
450 m off the route
km 446
Glanzstoffwerke
700 m off the route
km 447
Obernburg-Elsenfeld
300 m off the route
km 451
Kleinwallstadt
600 m off the route
km 457
Sulzbach am Main
350 m off the route
km 459
Aschaffenburg-Obernau
900 m off the route
km 466
Aschaffenburg Hbf
550 m off the route
km 466
Aschaffenburg Hochschule
1.3 km off the route
km 466
Aschaffenburg Süd
750 m off the route
km 470
Mainaschaff
650 m off the route
km 472
Stockstadt (Main)
600 m off the route
km 474
Kleinostheim
900 m off the route
km 476
Rückersbacher Schlucht
1.4 km off the route
km 480
Dettingen (Main)
650 m off the route
km 484
Fähre Seligenstadt - Großwelzheim
Bikes on board
km 484
Seligenstadt (Hessen)
800 m off the route
km 487
Kahl (Main)
1.3 km off the route
km 488
Großkrotzenburg
1.2 km off the route
km 491
Hainburg-Hainstadt
550 m off the route
km 493
Großauheim (Kr Hanau)
450 m off the route
km 493
Hanau Klein-Auheim
450 m off the route
km 497
Hanau Hbf
1.1 km off the route
km 497
Steinheim/Main (Hanau)
250 m off the route
km 498
Hanau West
600 m off the route
km 501
Mühlheim (Main)-Dietesheim
550 m off the route
km 503
Maintal Ost
1.4 km off the route
km 503
Mühlheim (Main)
1.1 km off the route
km 506
Fähre Rumpenheim
Bikes on board · Mon–Fri 06:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun, public holidays 10:00–18:00
km 506
Maintal West
900 m off the route
km 508
Frankfurt-Mainkur
350 m off the route
km 511
Offenbach (Main) Ost
850 m off the route
km 512
Marktplatz
300 m off the route
km 512
Offenbach (Main) Hauptbahnhof
1.0 km off the route
km 513
Ledermuseum
800 m off the route
km 515
Kaiserlei
600 m off the route
km 517
Frankfurt (Main) Ost
700 m off the route
km 517
Mühlberg
500 m off the route
km 517
Ruhrorter Werft
km 518
Eiserner Steg
km 518
Frankfurt (Main) Süd
900 m off the route
km 518
Konstablerwache
800 m off the route
km 518
Lokalbahnhof
550 m off the route
km 518
Ostendstraße
650 m off the route
km 519
Hauptbahnhof (tief)
800 m off the route
km 519
Hauptwache
800 m off the route
km 519
Taunusanlage
1.1 km off the route
km 520
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
750 m off the route
km 520
Stresemannallee
650 m off the route
km 521
Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte
1.3 km off the route
km 521
Frankfurt-Louisa
1.6 km off the route
km 523
Frankfurt-Niederrad
900 m off the route
km 525
Griesheim
700 m off the route
km 527
Mainfähre Höchst
Bikes on board · 1.5 km off the route
km 527
Nied
1.1 km off the route
km 532
Frankfurt am Main Sindlingen
750 m off the route
km 532
Frankfurt-Höchst Farbwerke
1.9 km off the route
km 532
Frankfurt-Zeilsheim
1.3 km off the route
km 534
Kelsterbach
450 m off the route
km 536
Hattersheim (Main)
1.8 km off the route
km 540
Eddersheim
950 m off the route
km 543
Raunheim
1.0 km off the route
km 544
Flörsheim(Main)
600 m off the route
km 546
Rüsselsheim
1.1 km off the route
km 549
Rüsselsheim Opelwerk
1.4 km off the route
km 551
Mainz-Bischofsheim
950 m off the route
km 552
Hochheim(Main)
300 m off the route
km 555
Mainz-Gustavsburg
700 m off the route
km 556
Railway station
1.0 km off the route
km 557
Mainz Römisches Theater
900 m off the route
km 558
Mainz Hauptbahnhof
1.7 km off the route
km 558
Mainz-Kastel
km 558
Personenschiffahrt Mainz - Wiesbaden-Biebrich
Bikes on board · fee · 450 m off the route

only right on the route· 645 more places off the route

E-bike charging54

km 197
E-bike charging
Schuko · fee · 24 h
km 373
E-bike charging
Schuko · 4 spaces · free · Mon–Sun 06:00–21:00
km 407
E-bike charging
Schuko · 5 spaces · free

Repair station46

km 289
Repair station
Tools + Pump · free
km 483
Repair station
Tools + Pump · free · 24 h
km 544
Repair station

Drinking water44

km 164
Drinking water
km 311
Drinking water
free · 24 h
km 465
Drinking water
free

Toilet208

km 373
Toilet
free
km 425
Toilet
free
km 512
Dixi
free

Bike shop64

km 174
Schnaus
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–13:00
km 266
Franken-Fahrrad
km 290
King Bike
Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 09:30–14:00

Shelter71

km 2
Shelter
km 16
Shelter
km 307
Shelter

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)