Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Rothenburg ob der Tauber · Updated on 14 November 2026
Altmühltal-Radweg cycle route
Altmühltal-Radweg is a cycle route of 243.2 km from Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Along the way you'll find 479 benches, 29 water fountains and refill points, 44 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 243.2 km
- ± 16:15 h
- ↑ 380 m · ↓ 458 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
191 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
191 m12.6 km · 11 benches
Schloss Windelsbach
12.8 kmCastle
3.9 km · bench
Ursprung der Altmühl
16.7 kmMemorial
7.3 km · bench
Water point
24 km15.2 km · 7 benches
Gustav-Weisskopf-Museum and 1 more
39.2 kmStadtschloss and public toilet
155 m
Gustav-Weißkopf-Denkmal
39.4 kmPublic toilet and water point
13 km · 16 benches
Public toilet and water point
52.4 km16.1 km · 21 benches
Water point
68.5 km761 m · 8 benches
Public toilet
69.2 km6.3 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
75.6 km1.2 km · 13 benches
Public toilet and water point
76.7 km1.9 km · 17 benches
Public toilet
78.7 km650 m · 8 benches
Public toilet
79.3 km2.3 km · 16 benches
3 public toilets
81.6 km158 m · 7 benches
2 public toilets
81.8 km189 m · 10 benches
Färberturm
81.9 kmAttraction
251 m · 14 benches
Public toilet and water point
82.2 km1.5 km · 8 benches
Water point
83.7 km5.8 km · 2 benches
Water point
89.5 km17.6 km · 3 benches
Public toilet and water point
107.1 km647 m · 3 benches
Denkmalslok
107.7 kmAttraction
164 m · 8 benches
Schloss Treuchtlingen and 2 more
107.9 kmAurnhammer-Sammlung, Museum Treuchtlingen and public toilet
163 m · 15 benches
Public toilet
108 km8 km · 27 benches
Städtische Galerie and 1 more
116 kmNeues Schloß, public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
152 m · 2 benches
Altes Schloss
116.2 kmWater point
178 m · 2 benches
Water point
116.4 km6.8 km · 24 benches
Sola Basilika
123.2 kmWater point
179 m
Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum
123.4 km2 public toilets and bike pump
600 m · 5 benches
2 public toilets
124 km
Show the other 36 steps
5.7 km · 5 benches
Public toilet, water point and bike pump
129.7 km5.3 km · 8 benches
Altmühlzentrum
135 kmPublic toilet
484 m · 8 benches
Water point
135.4 km262 m
Bike pump
135.7 km1.6 km · bench
Burgstein
137.3 kmAttraction
5.9 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
143.2 km7.7 km · 28 benches
2 public toilets and water point
150.9 km170 m · 11 benches
Bike pump
151.1 km186 m · 3 benches
Spiegelsaal und Prunkzimmer
151.3 kmWater point
719 m
Public toilet
152 km341 m
Water point
152.4 km493 m · bench
Public toilet
152.8 km3.6 km · 7 benches
Honesty box
156.5 km11.1 km · 11 benches
Burg Pfalzpaint
167.5 kmRuins
176 m
Public toilet
167.7 km2.9 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
170.7 km11.2 km · 22 benches
Public toilet and water point
181.9 km2.7 km · bench
Public toilet
184.6 km813 m · 3 benches
Water point
185.4 km5.9 km · 5 benches
2 public toilets
191.3 km4 km · 2 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
195.3 km1.7 km
Spielzeugmuseum
197 kmPublic toilet
283 m · 9 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
197.2 km4.8 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
202 km4 km · 2 benches
Water point
206 km365 m
Schloß Töging
206.4 kmCastle
2.6 km · 20 benches
Museum im Hollerhaus
209 kmPublic toilet and water point
273 m · 3 benches
Altmühltaler Mühlenmuseum
209.2 kmWater point
17.2 km · 20 benches
Water point
226.4 km259 m · 2 benches
Public toilet, water point and bike pump
226.7 km550 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
227.2 km196 m · 2 benches
Kristallmuseum Riedenburg
227.4 kmMuseum
5.7 km · 6 benches
Water point
233.1 km2 km · 2 benches
Tatzlwurm
235.1 kmAttraction
7.9 km · 11 benches
Public toilet
243 km178 m · 8 benches
Finish
243.2 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 39 kmBetween 191 m and 39.2 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
25 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 17 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Castritus · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 12.8 km
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Photo: Mausemarie · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 16.7 km
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Photo: Stefan Karl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 39.4 km
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Photo: Klaus Graf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 39.4 km
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Photo: Mausemarie at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 39.5 km
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Photo: Franconia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 81.9 km
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Photo: Franzfoto · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 107.7 km
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Photo: Aarp65 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 107.9 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 380 m
- Down
- ↓ 458 m
- Highest point
- 509 m
- Lowest point
- 344 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.2 km
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
243.2 km in total- Track: 106.2 km
- Road: 49.5 km
- Path: 41.2 km
- Street: 33.7 km
- Cycle path: 8.2 km
- Busy road: 2.7 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 1.2 km
Surfaces
243.2 km in total- Asphalt: 164.1 km
- Gravel: 47.5 km
- Paved: 12.7 km
- Unknown: 18.4 km
About the cycle route Altmühltal-Radweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Altmühltal-Radweg is a cycle route of 243.2 km that starts in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It does not end where it starts. You start in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and finish in Kelheim. Along the way you pass Schloss Windelsbach (after 12.8 km), Ursprung der Altmühl (after 16.7 km) and Gustav-Weisskopf-Museum (after 39.4 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 380 m in total and descend 458 m. Allow ± 16:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is track (106.2 km), road (49.5 km) and path (41.2 km). Of the surface, 164.1 km asphalt and 47.5 km gravel. For 18.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 479 benches, 29 water fountains and refill points, 44 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The longest stretch without a toilet is 39 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Altmühltal-Radweg (Altmühl Valley Cycle Route) is a 243 km long-distance cycle route in Bavaria, from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Kelheim, where the Altmühl flows into the Danube. It crosses the Frankenhöhe hills, passes the source of the Altmühl and runs via Herrieden, Ornbau and Gunzenhausen to Treuchtlingen. From there it follows the bends of the lower Altmühl valley through the Altmühltal Nature Park, with Pappenheim, Solnhofen and Riedenburg. About two thirds is asphalt, much of it on farm tracks. We know of 44 toilets and 29 drinking water points along the route.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kloster WeltenburgAttraction · 3 km from the route - 2
Hall of LiberationAttraction · 414 m from the route - 3
Fossa CarolinaAttraction · 617 m from the route - 4
German Christmas MuseumMuseum · 746 m from the route - 5
St James' ChurchAttraction · 824 m from the route - 6
Double Bridge over the Tauber RiverAttraction · 952 m from the route - 7
Medieval Crime MuseumMuseum · 675 m from the route - 8
Schloss SandersdorfCastle · 8.6 km from the route - 9
Schloss InchingCastle · 81 m from the route - 10
Natur- und JagdmuseumMuseum · 103 m from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 107 m from the route - 12
MemorialMemorial · 115 m from the route - 13
Burg PappenheimAttraction · 115 m from the route - 14
Cobenzl SchlösschenAttraction · 140 m from the route - 15
Stadtschloss HerriedenCastle · 141 m from the route - 16
Stein.Wasser.Höhle - Jurahausensemble ObermühleMuseum · 146 m from the route - 17
Römersäule PfünzMemorial · 163 m from the route - 18
Burg PrunnAttraction · 166 m from the route - 19
Historisches MuseumMuseum · 174 m from the route - 20
Archäologisches Museum GunzenhausenMuseum · 189 m from the route - 21
Burgruine TachensteinCastle · 196 m from the route - 22
BlautopfAttraction · 198 m from the route - 23
Ruine RabensteinCastle · 218 m from the route - 24
Museum für Ur- und FrühgeschichteMuseum · 225 m from the route - 25
Jura-MuseumMuseum · 233 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Altmühltal-Radweg?
Altmühltal-Radweg is 243.2 km long. Allow ± 16:15 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Kelheim.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 380 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 44 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 39 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 29 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Windelsbach, Ursprung der Altmühl and Gustav-Weisskopf-Museum.
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