The Tauber Valley Cycleway (german: Taubertalradweg), official name in German: ''Liebliches Taubertal (der Klassiker)'', in English ''Lovely Tauber Valley (the Classic)'', also ''Charming Tauber Valley (the Classic)'', is a German bicycle path running about 101 km along the River Tauber in

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian languages, Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three Regierungsbezirk, administrative ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The cycleway runs from

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg ob der Tauber () is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the ...

via Bad Mergentheim and

Tauberbischofsheim Tauberbischofsheim is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,200. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber district. It is a popular tourist destination due to its numerous historical ...

to Wertheim at the confluence of the Tauber and the

Main Main may refer to: Geography * Main River (disambiguation) **Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany * Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province *"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries ...

. 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.Touristikgemeinschaft Liebliches Taubertal
''Radfahren – Der Klassiker''
www.liebliches-taubertal.de, 23. May 2015. The General German Bicycle Club (ADFC) rated the trail five stars in 2009, the second path in Germany to receive this award after Main Cycleway.Touristikgemeinschaft Liebliches Taubertal
''Fünf Sterne für den "Klassiker"''
In: Tauber-Zeitung. www.swp.de. 31 October 2009. 23 May 2015.

Routes and variants

Charming Tauber valley (classic)

From

(or from ''Wertheim'' in the other direction) this popular bicycle tour runs along the "Lovely Tauber valley" (also "Charming Tauber valley"), to Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Lauda,

and finally Wertheim, just u reach just over 100 kilometres away. Th recommended daily stages of the "Charming Tauber Valley (Classic)" route are: * 1st day's stage - Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Weikersheim (or Bad Mergentheim) * 2nd day's stage - (Weikersheim via) Bad Mergentheim to Tauberbischofsheim * 3rd day's stage - Tauberbischofsheim to ''Wertheim''

Charming Tauber valley (sportive)

From ''Wertheim'' (or from Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the other direction), you can cycle back to the starting point in five recommended extra stages of the route "Charming Tauber Valley (Sportive)":Touristikgemeinschaft Liebliches Taubertal
''Radfahren – Der Sportive''
Online auf www.liebliches-taubertal.de. retrieved 25 November 2014. * 1st day's stage - ''Wertheim'' to Freudenberg * 2nd day's stage - Freudenberg to Külsheim * 3rd day's stage - Külsheim to Boxberg * 4th day's stage - Boxberg to Niederstetten * 5th day's stage - Niederstetten to ''Rothenburg ob der Tauber''

Connections with other cycling paths

* A connection with the Main Cycleway in Wertheim.

External links

The bicycle path ''Charming Tauber Valley''
in OpenStreetMap
Touristic Information about the bicycle path ''Charming Tauber Valley''

BicycleRoutes&Tours: Charming Tauber Valley (Classic)
with GPS-Informations and more.

References