The most beautiful routes through Franconia

The hiking trail is named after the vineyard on Bullenheimer Berg, which is also known Bullenheim paradise is called. There vines grow on the southern and western slopes of Table Mountain. A specialty of this vineyard is Wine trail. After all, that is Destination of the route Nenzenheim. The place belongs to the Lower Franconian town of Iphofen, which offers a historic old town and many wines.

The route is signposted and has a few inclines, but only a manageable 88 meters in altitude. So it is easy to master and can optionally also be completed in sections. On the way there are managed vineyard hutsthat are perfect for a rest. In Bullenheim, the wine paradise communities run a joint restaurant.

2 # Franconian red wine hiking trail

By the Main valley between Spessart and Odenwald (the region is called Churfranken) extends the 79 km long Franconian red wine hiking trail. The special microclimatic conditions and the red sandstone floor make the area one of the most important Pinot Noir growing areas in Franconia.

With a detour to Großostheim in the district of Aschaffenburg, the tour connects the wine-growing communities of the district of Miltenberg with one another: Großwallstadt, Elsenfeld, Erlenbach, Klingenberg, Großheubach, Miltenberg and Bürgstadt. Bürgstadt is one of the largest wine-growing communities on the Lower Main.

The route can be in six daily stages The hikes are 13 to 15.6 kilometers in length. Some routes lead through easy, others through challenging terrain. A total of 150 meters in altitude are contested, where you can marvel at countless vineyards where the Terraced red wine vines be planted. There is also one in the Großheubach area Wine trail. Along the hiking trail, winegrowers offer so-called Häckerstuben to stop off. The panoramic views and the cultural and historical features make for great variety on the route.

3 # Abt-Degen-Steig

The wine tour Abt-Degen-Steig leads through a wine-growing region around the Foothills of the Steigerwald and the Haßberge between Schweinfurt and Bamberg. Circuits of different lengths are possible with distances between 5 and 25 kilometers.

The route is named after Alberich Degen, once abbot of a Cistercian monastery in nearby Ebrach. He brought a Silvan vine from Austria to Franconia in 1665 and began growing it. Today Franconia is particularly known for these wines.

The city is part of the area and one of the three possible starting points of the Abt-Degen-Wandersteig Zeil am Main. In this half-timbered village at the foot of the Haßberge, monks from Bamberg’s Michelsberg Monastery are said to have started viticulture as early as the 11th century. The main circular route that connects Zeil am Main with Ebelsbach-Steinbach has a length of 7.6 kilometers. The tour leads through medieval vineyards, above old vintner stairs and rustic Vineyard cottage past. Boards provide visitors with geological information and details about the types of wine grown, as well as the special features of viticulture in the three locations. Because of the steep slopes, which are often difficult to access, care and grape harvesting are still largely manual work here today. If you want to take a break, you can do one of the many Hedgerows visit nearby, where Silvaner and Franconian home cooking are served.

4 # WeinKultTour

The last of the four routes is the WeinKultTour, a 21 kilometer long pleasure wine trail in the Kolitzheim community. The route connects the three Kolitzheim wine villages of Zeilitzheim, Lindach and Stammheim. It leads through a gentle hilly landscape, where not only vineyards but also forests, eastern tree meadows and, seasonally, asparagus fields pass by.

The Zeilitzheim market square, which attracts with historical buildings and a baroque country castle, is the starting point of the tour. The first highlight is the Zeilitzheimer Weinberghütte, which offers a panoramic view of the Lower Franconian landscape of the Schweinfurt district. There is also a Grape variety trail about the wines of the region. The route leads past vineyards and fields to Gaibach, a district of the city of Volkach and the location of two vineyards.

It goes on to Stammheim, to the largest wine village in Koslitzheim. There you can get in the middle of the slopes of Eselberg largest buck in the world marvel at. The Bock Beutel winery Scheller has built an oversized steel structure in the shape of a Bocksbeutel in its vineyard. With a View over the main valley you can drink Franconian wines there and enjoy a snack. But there are also vintners and inns in the old town of Stammheim Refreshments at. Then the path leads through more vineyards and a forest up to the Marienkapelle near Lindach, where another great view over the Main and its valley awaits. In the end you get back to Zeilitzheim via Wüsthof Öttershausen.

5 # Frankenwein

Guests encounter Franconian wine in the Franconia wine country in vinotheques and restaurants, in the vineyard and at the winemaker’s as well as at wine festivals, guided tours and hikes.

In Franconia is predominantly White wine cultivated. Due to the increasingly warmer climate, however, is also red wine increasingly popular. The dry one is typical for Franconia Silvaner. This white wine is served everywhere – typically from the Bocksbeutel. The most widely grown wine in Franconia is not the Silvaner, but the white grape variety Müller-Thurgau. The trademark of the Franconian wine is the so-called Bocksbeutel – one special bottle shape, which is more reminiscent of a liqueur than a wine. The Bocksbeutel originally comes from Roman times and is protected by copyright.

The ones featured above certified hiking routes are perfect for trying a Franconian wine in one of the many huts and rooms on the way and getting a wonderful insight into the Franconian wine country to get.