The Weißmain cycle path starts in Fichtel Mountains in Bischofsgrün and leads on White Main along over Bad Berneck to Kulmbach. It is not to be confused with the bike path on Weismain, which runs in the Kleinziegenfelder valley.
Route profile
Length: approx. 39 km
Signposting: Well
Slopes: initially it goes down, later it becomes flatter
Path condition: largely tarred
Traffic load: low
Suitable bike: each
Family suitability: Yes
Inline suitability partially
background
The Weißmain cycle path coincides with the first stage of the Main cycle path.
preparation
The usual preparation for a bike tour is sufficient; no special measures are necessary for this route.
If the preparation is not enough, the following bicycle workshops are on the route:
- 1 Schulz cycling, Laubenstrasse 5, 95339 Neuenmarkt / Hegnabrunn. Tel.: 49 9227 4741.
- 2 Eldorado, Bayreuther Str. 40, 95326 Kulmbach. Tel.: 49 9221 64779.
getting there
Getting to Bischofsgrün by public transport and taking one or more bicycles with you is difficult. The next train stations are in Bayreuth, Willow Hill and Marktredwitz. You have to ask in each individual case whether the buses that continue on will take bicycles with them.
From May 1st to October 3rd, the Fichtelgebirge are in Cycle buses to disposal. They leave on Sundays and public holidays Bayreuth to Karches.
The easiest way to get there is by train to the terminus in Weidenberg and then with a few meters of altitude on the road over Warmensteinach on to Bischofsgrün.
Details on arrival and departure can also be found on the pages of Bischofsgrün and Kulmbach.
- The EgroNet ticket.
the Euregio Egrensis applies in the counties Greiz and Saale-Orla in Thuringia, in court, Kulmbach, Bayreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Pastures, Tirschenreuth and Wunsiedel in Upper Franconia, in Saxony in the Vogtland, Zwickau and the Western Ore Mountains and in Czech Republic in the region Karlovy Vary. The day pass for the second class costs 24 € (200 Kč in the Czech Republic) (plus 2 € in Germany if you buy at the counter) for the first person. For the 2nd to 5th person the additional charge is 8 € (100 Kč). You can make any number of trips with the participating transport companies on the day of validity until 3:00 a.m. the following day. In addition, you are allowed to take 3 children between 6 and 14 years and as many as you like under 6 years with you. One bike per person is also free of charge. The surnames and first names of all travelers must be entered in block letters on the ticket, identification must be carried.
Route description with sights
who of Bischofsgrün off to 1 Source of the White Main can easily cycle to Gasthaus Karches, but there is no cycle path. The last meters up to the source on the slope of the Ochsenkopf are then only forest roads. From Karches to Bischofsgrün directly on the young river there is only a hiking trail with wooden walkways in the swampy terrain, nice to walk but not to ride by bike.
- 1 Waldrasthaus Karches, Karches 2, 95493 Bischofsgrün. Tel.: 49(0)9276 218, Fax: 49(0)926827, Email: [email protected]. It is a good starting point for hikes on the Ochsenkopf or Schneeberg, to the source of the White Main or down the young White Main.
Above the inn, the path to Bischofsgrün goes right. In the village you drive past the Karchesstraße
- 2 Landgasthof Waldlust, Waldlust 3, 95493 Bischofsgrün. Tel.: 49 9276 9810. With guest rooms.
- continue on Wunsiedler Straße, Hauptstraße and then down Bahnhofsstraße.
Of 1 Bischofsgrün there is a beautiful cycle path parallel to federal road 303 down 12.5 km away from the road. It is a railway cycle path that was set up on the old railway line and is easy to ride.
- Past the 3 Gasthof Zum Maintal, Glasermühle 4, 95493 Bischofsgrün. Tel.: 49 9276 457. Home-style Franconian cuisine.
- Glass mill (District of Bischofsgrün, approx. 1km northwest of it). Mill built in 1744.
- 2 Bad Berneck 6 km
- 3 Sky crown 4.5 km
Baille-Maille-Lindenallee near Himmelkron
Bad Berneck, colonnade in the spa gardens
- If you really want to drive along the White Main, you should go Lanzendorf. leave the signposted bike path and over.(50 ° 3 ′ 3 ″ N.11 ° 36 '3 "E)
- Trebgast. drive.(50 ° 4 ′ 7 ″ N.11 ° 33 '3 "E)
- Weißer Main and Radweg come in 4 Kauerndorf. , District of Ködnitz together again.
- Distances: Neuenmarkt / Marketplace Wirsberg approx. 6.5 km
- Ludwigschorgast 4 km
- Untereinach 2 km
- Marketplace Kulmbach - Old town 1.5 km
- One can be found in the center of Kulmbach next to the Dr.-Stammberger-Halle (town hall) 5 Bicycle garage with 12 individual boxes for bicycles, two boxes are equipped with a battery charging station for e-bikes, there is also a changing room to change your sweaty cycling clothes and to explore the city in a relaxed way. The facility is open daily from 8 am to 10 pm from April to October, the cost is € 1 per bike. The tourist information center is on the opposite side of the large car park and there is a public toilet at the entrance to the underground car park.
- Kulmbach - 6 Burghaig 2.0 km
- Kulmbach - 7 Melkendorf, to the Mainz confluence with a new bridge
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Bicycle garage inside
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Other places to stay
- Trebgast is on the White Main, but not yet on the bike path
security
The cycle path is largely free of traffic. Special care is required when crossing roads and cornering should be driven on the right-hand side to avoid collisions. It should definitely be ridden with a bicycle helmet.
trips
On the Main cycle path to the source of the White Main or to the mouth up to Mainz or about the Rotmain cycle path to Bayreuth. Another option would be via the Steinach-Rodach cycle path to Kronach.
The Bridge cycle path Bavaria-Bohemia is a railway cycle path through the Fichtelgebirge, it meanders from Tröstau to the Czech Aš.
References to literature and maps
- A new 1: 50,000 cycle map is available for the district of Kulmbach. The map is also available as a digital map with a GPS coordinate grid, POI and tracks. The card can be obtained from District of Kulmbach.
- Fritsch hiking maps 1: 50,000,
