Last Updated on 05/11/2024
This map shows the attractions along the Main from Würzburg to Hanau, mainly the Spessart, a mountainous forest north of the Main. The Main is a great choice for long bike rides, as there is minimal elevation gain and few major roads near the river. At the same time, there are few truly top highlights.
west – Attractions around Frankfurt am Main, along the Rhine to Koblenz
south-east – Romantic Franconia
south – Odenwald sightseeing
“Mountain road” Bergstrasse. From Darmstadt to Heidelberg
east –
Rothenburg what to see
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1. Würzburg
more about Würzburg
Residence (UNESCO, you must take a tour – without it they won’t show the most interesting halls) Link
Fortress with museums Link Link
Old bridge over Main. Cathedrals.
Brewery.
Adventure golf.
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2. Veitshöchheim, Zell am Main
Sculpture Pietà by Riemenschneider in Zell am Main.
Rococo park and small old town in Veitshöchheim Link
More about the garden in Veitshöchheim.
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3. Kletterwald Rimpar
Rope park
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4. Karlstadt
Old town, ruins of the fortress.
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5. Lohr am Main
Small old town. School museum.
Spessart Museum in the castle Link
The town is trying to promote itself as the “home of Snow White”, but it hardly helps. I would say that I don’t see the point in visiting this Main loop, except perhaps on the way or as a bike route along the Main. Wertheim and Miltenberg are more interesting.
There was also a small castle, but it was all covered in scaffolding.
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6. Marktheidenfeld
Old town. Thermal pool.
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7. Wertheim and around it
Outlet Wertheim near the autobahn.
Wertheim.
Ruins of a large fortress. Link
Glasmuseum (glasmuseum-wertheim.de).
Rope park.
Homburg (Main) – paper museum at the paper mill (www.papiermuehle-homburg.de/)
Hasloch – large blacksmith’s hammer (www.hammer-museum.de)
Cycling route along the Main: Wertheim – Miltenberg
An excellent cycling section with one drawback – too much sun in the summer. The main route from Wertheim runs predominantly along the right bank of the river, in Freudenberg it switches to the left side.
Wertheim – old town, castle ruins, museum. See photo above
Stadtprozelten – ruins of the castle Link
Freudenberg – small zoo Rauch Zoo Link
ruins of the castle
Miltenberg – picturesque old town, museum. See photo below
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8. Miltenberg
Miltenberg – a small, well-preserved half-timbered town
Castle
City Museum and Pharmacy Museum
Cycling route along the Main: Miltenberg – Aschaffenburg
On this section there is a cycling road on both banks, but the left bank is more built up and the road there goes either through the city or along the highway. After Erlenbach the hills spread out to the sides, and industrialization increases, so the point of following the route is completely lost. Another significant drawback is the poor signage of the route in the villages.
The section also cannot boast of any significant attractions.
After the obvious top attraction – Miltenberg – next Aschaffenburg is of interest, and not as a city, but for its museums and parks.
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9. Bad König, Breuberg
Bad König – thermal pool
Breuberg – fortress Breuberg (www.burg-breuberg.de)
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10. Mespelbrunn
Mespelbrunn – a well-preserved castle (www.schloss-mespelbrunn.de).
Heimbuchenthal – adventure golf
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11. Aschaffenburg
A palace with an art gallery (in particular, lots of Cranach) Link
Park.
Pompejanum – a villa built on the model of Pompeii Link
Cathedral of St. Peter and Alexander with a museum where church treasures are also exhibited.
Nearby Haibach – Wildpark, Kletterpark
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12. Heigenbrücken
Rope park Spessart
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13. Seligenstadt
Half-timbered town, former Benedictine monastery (tulips in spring).
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14. Hanau
Museums in the former palace Link,
doll museum Link
Goldsmiths’ Museum Link
Wildpark
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15. Burg Ronnenburg
A very well preserved castle with a museum inside (www.burg-ronneburg.de/).
Ronneburg Castle and Gelnhausen
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16. Büdingen
More about Büdingen
Picturesque old town. Castle with visit (www.schloss-buedingen.de). Small museums (opening hours are very limited):
Model railway.
Museum of unique geological formations Sandrosen in the city gate.
Viewpoint over the city from the cliffs.
Butcher Shop Museum.
Nearby Glauberg – celtic excavations, museum (www.keltenwelt-glauberg.de/)
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17. Gelnhausen
Old town. Adventure golf.
More about castle Ronneburg and Gelnhausen
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18. Bad Orb, Wächtersbach
Thermal pool. Wildpark. Old town (with a very small house).
Steam train Emma in summer on Sun to Wächtersbach (old town, ceramics production)
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19. Steinau, Bad Soden-Salmünster
Steinau:
Europa Kletterwald, Erlebnispark.
Brothers Grimm Museum Link
history museum Link
castle Link
Stalactite cave (small, judging by the price)
Bad Soden-Salmünster:
Old towns.
Thermal pool in Bad Soden
Nearby Schlüchtern – castle Burg Brandenstein (www.burg-brandenstein.de)
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20. Bad Brückenau
Thermal pool, old town.
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21. Hammelburg
Old town
west – Attractions around Frankfurt am Main, along the Rhine to Koblenz
south-east – Romantic Franconia
south – Odenwald sightseeing
“Mountain road” Bergstrasse. From Darmstadt to Heidelberg
east –
Rothenburg what to see
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