Dettelbach: Trail in a Nutshell

 

Trail Name: Traumrunde Dettelbach

Trail Type: Mid-distance hiking circuit; well-maintained and almost exclusively paved, good marking on the trail.

Length: 10.5 kilometers/ 6.5 miles

Convenient to: Wuerzburg, or Kitzingen, Germany

Marking: Red semi-circle on a white background

TraumRunde Dettelbach Signage

Trail Description: A nice circuit trail that explores the vineyard areas of this part of the Maindreieck wine region, which is easy and short enough for the whole family to do.

Trailhead: Dettelbach, Rathausplatz

Parking:

Dettelbach: Medium-sized lots on Am Maintor, Wuerzburger Str, and Mainstockheimer Str

Public Transportation Options:

Bus: VVM (Verkehrsunternehmens-Verband MainFranken) Bus 8108 services Dettelbach from Wuerzburg.

Rail: Dettelbach does have DB train service, but be advised that the train station is 6 kilometers out of town (up by Effeldorf)!

Suggested Stages: Not applicable

Trail Itinerary-Reference Points: (Clockwise)

Dettelbach: Rathausplatz, Wuerzburger Str, Kolpingstr-Egerlaender Str; vineyards, following wine education trial Sagen und Mythenweg, into wooded vale, up steps, vineyards, Josefshoehe (Statue covered by a roof), fields; Cross St2450, fields, cross Bibergauer Muehlbach, cross Nachtigallenstr; fields, vineyards, pass above Steigmuehle, paralleling Nachtigallenstr, cross the top of Josef-Kram-Str, past stables; cross Schweinfurter Str; Winzerhof Kieselsmuehle, Am Siechenberg, Eichgasse

Representative Trail Photos:

 

Some Field Trail Surfaces

 

Representative Vineyard Trail Surface

 

Restrooms:

Dettelbach: Falterstr, built into the wall supporting the church

Attractions on or near Trail:

Lots of nice scenery, and a charming wine town, untouched by mass tourism.

Tasting along the Trail:

Several wineries are in Dettelbach, mostly in town or on the edge of the historic town district.

Alternative Options:

Biking: Geniesser Tour, an easy 49-kilometer cycling circuit on mostly dedicated bike path heading downriver, then upriver, covering Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Marktbreit, and Schwarzach am Main.

Additional Information:

Regional:

https://www.kitzinger-land.de/

Trail specific: https://www.dettelbach.de/sites/gensite.asp?SID=cms080820181611448454248&Art=5122

Comments:

A nice, half-day hike, but beware the lack of shade!