Bicycle Tracks around Herrieden

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Altmühl Route - Cycle Route from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to the Altmühl Lake

The Altmühl route commences at Rothenburg o.d.T. and hence closes the connection between the cycle route Liebliches Taubertal and the cycle route Altmühltal.

This splendid bicycle track leads through the nature reserve Frankenhöhe and, from the source at Hornau, follows the river Altmühl, which winds through a gentle countryside, tranquil towns and little villages. Comfortable inns and beergardens, where all sorts of Franconian specialities are on offer, await the tired cyclist.

The Altmühl route guides cyclists through well-grounded forest and field paths and small, low-traffic adjacent routes and is equipped with signage throughout in both directions.

When selecting the routes, high emphasis was placed in quiet path that are splendid from a lanscape point of view.
Aside from the first incline from Rothenburg o.d.T. up to the Frankenhöhe (Franconian heights), no inclines worth mentioning are to be mastered since the route always orients itself on the path of the upper Altmühl valley. The total route length from Rothenburg to the Altmühl lake is 65 km, alternatively via the Altmühl source at Hornauer Weiher 75 km.

Stages:
Rothenburg o.d.T.– (Windelsbach – Hornauer Weiher) – Colmberg – Leutershausen – Herrieden – Ornbau.

Franconian Carp- Cycle Track

The carp pond industry in Franconia sports a tradition spanning more than 1000 years. Its beginnings go back to the time of Karl the Great.
It was especially through the influence of the convents that it already reached a peak in the middle ages. Back then, a carp was an important food item during the fasting time and, additionally, a welcome addition to the menus of aristrocats, the church and well-off citizens.

Carp was an expensive delicacy. 1 kg carp cost as much as 6 kg beef or 24 liters beer. Hence, a number of ponds was established and in many regions of Franconia, a passion for carp-farming sprang up.

Even back then, the centers of pond farming were the Aischgrund as well as Dinkelsbühl. Owing to early carp breeding works, own carp stems were generated. The “Aischgründer mirror carp“ and also the “Dinkelsbühler carp“ were soon known far beyond the borders of Europe.

Diese This enthusiasm has lasted to this day and, hence, many ponds and chains of ponds are several centuries old. This is also a basis for true-to-nature, environmentally-friendly and fish-friendly production. Aside from carp, tench, pike, pike perch and catfish is also raised there.

The cycle route starts at Dinkelsbühl, with stops in Feuchtwangen, Bechhofen a.d. Heide, Ornbau, Merkendorf, Heilsbronn, Dietenhofen, Markt Erlbach, Höchstadt a.d. Aisch and ends at Erlangen. On its route, some 40 inns and restaurants await you, where you can enjoy fresh carp but also other regional specialities.

Maps and information material can be obtained either from the city of Herrieden and/or from Tourist Information Romantisches Franken or it can be downloaded directly from the website of Region Hesselberg

Tourist Information Romantisches Franken
Am Kirchberg 4
Gemeinschaftszentrum Frankenhöhe
91598 Colmberg

Ph.: 09803 94141
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