Simmershofen: Cycling Routes, Churches and History

Simmershofen lies between Gollachgau and the Tauber Valley. Routes range from a 2.5 km hiking trail to a 42 km circular cycling route. There are also churches and a chapel with architectural and decorative features dating from several centuries. When planning, you can combine different route lengths with historical and landscape themes.

Choose routes by length and activity

Cycling options include the 42 km “Großer Radrundweg” (Great Circular Cycling Route) and the 12.5 km route “Auf den Spuren derer von Hohenlohe” (In the Footsteps of the House of Hohenlohe). The 16.5 km “Glaubensweg an der Rothenburger Landhege” (Faith Trail along the Rothenburg Landhege) is a combined cycling and hiking route. On foot, you can take the 2.5 km “Auf den Spuren der Waldbewohner” (In the Footsteps of the Forest Dwellers) route. This information can help you weigh up the type of activity first and then the route length: the shortest route is designated as a hiking route; the cycling options are 12.5 and 42 km long. Check the route details locally before setting out.

Churches and history across several districts

The Holy Cross Chapel in Simmershofen was first mentioned in 1307 and has wall paintings from the 14th century. In Equarhofen, a larger church replaced a small castle chapel in 1507; the present form of St. Kilian’s Church dates to 1798. St. George’s in Hohlach was built in the Margrave style in 1739–1740. At St. Bartholomew’s in Adelhofen, the tower dates from the 15th century, while the nave was built in 1786–1787. St. Blaise’s in Auernhofen was rebuilt in 1714, incorporating the late-medieval chancel tower.

The buildings’ histories show different forms of historical continuity: in Adelhofen, the tower and nave represent different periods of construction; in Auernhofen, the older chancel tower was retained during the rebuilding. In Simmershofen, in front of the Evangelical Church of St. Bartholomew, there is a war memorial with a stone cross bearing an inscription, as well as two memorial stones for Simmershofen and Walkershofen. The redesigned castle park in Walkershofen offers views of Walkershofen Castle. Check access conditions for private areas before visiting.

Landscape and accommodation in Walkershofen

In Equarhofen, the Steinach, Hellbach and Wallmersbach streams frame the village. Together with Simmershofen’s location between Gollachgau and the Tauber Valley, this gives a clear impression of the regional landscape without conflating the individual places and their distinctive features.

Camping Paradies Franken in Walkershofen is set in a natural environment away from busy roads. Motorway A7 junctions 105 and 106 are each approximately 9 km away; check these approximate distances against your current route plan before travelling. The campsite has an accessible sanitary room with a toilet and shower. Before your trip, ask for up-to-date details and the specific accessibility conditions.

In the wider destination of Neustadt A.D.Aisch-Bad Windsheim

The district of Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim is nestled between the Steigerwald and Frankenhöhe nature parks and is particularly easy to explore on foot or by bike. The “vom Main zur Zenn” (From the Main to the Zenn) long-distance cycling route, nearly 100 kilometres long, runs through the district and connects Kitzingen with Fürth. Alongside the Simmershofen routes, this provides a longer regional cycling connection to consider when planning.

Another cultural highlight in the wider destination is the Franconian Open Air Museum in Bad Windsheim: a walk around the site is described as a journey through 700 years of everyday Franconian history. The Bauhofstadel there was built in 1441–1444; its late-medieval roof structure spans an interior of approximately 360 square metres without supporting columns. These regional examples complement Simmershofen’s specific church and landscape themes with a different perspective on Franconian history and architecture.

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