Worth Knowing: The Altmühltal Bicycle Path |
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Starting Point and Destination
Rothenburg/T. (pop. 11.000); Regensburg (pop. 141.000)
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Return Journey
On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays you can go directly by bus (arrives 13:00), otherwise by train (3 transfers).
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Parking
Unguarded car park at the hotel in Rothenburg included.
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Path
All daily stages are 80% on traffic-free bicycle paths near and along the Altmühl River.
The first 1,5 days have easy hills, afterwards flat. Consistently marked. You will ride a wide, curvy valley through a
picture-perfect natural park towards the Danube.
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Sights
Rothenburg/T. und
Rothenburg/T., Regensburg, Ansbach (Hohenzollern residence, Baroque garden), and Eichstätt (cathedral; Willibaldsburg castle
complex; diverse churches; and the residence of the Bishop, who was also a sovereign prince). Further on, in the
Altmühl nature park region, we find wonderful castles, palaces, and cloisters like Riedenburg, Pappenheim, Weltenbug, and even
Roman excavations (Pfünz, Limes).
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