Tauber Valley Cycleway


The Tauber Valley Cycleway, official name in German: Liebliches Taubertal , in English Lovely Tauber Valley , also Charming Tauber Valley , is a German bicycle path running about 101 km along the River Tauber in Franconia, Germany. The cycleway runs from Rothenburg ob der Tauber via Bad Mergentheim and Tauberbischofsheim to Wertheim at the confluence of the Tauber and the Main. The path runs along its whole length through the valley of the Tauber and has only gentle ascents. At both ends and along the route there are railway stations. The General German Bicycle Club rated the trail five stars in 2009, the second path in Germany to receive this award after Main Cycleway.

Routes and variants

Charming Tauber valley (classic)

From Rothenburg ob der Tauber this popular bicycle tour runs along the "Lovely Tauber valley", to Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Lauda, Tauberbischofsheim and finally Wertheim, just u reach just over 100 kilometres away. Th recommended daily stages of the "Charming Tauber Valley " route are:
From Wertheim, you can cycle back to the starting point in five recommended extra stages of the route "Charming Tauber Valley ":