View of Weilburg on the River Lahn – Löhnberg Lock loop from Leun / Braunfels

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View of Weilburg on the River Lahn – Löhnberg Lock loop from Leun / Braunfels

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View of Weilburg on the River Lahn – Löhnberg Lock loop from Leun / Braunfels

02:47

42.4km

440m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.1 km

Grube Fritz Waterfall (Essershausen)

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The water from the pit Fritz crashes down the stones in a small waterfall.

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25.0 km

Where the Weil meets the Lahn

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Really a nice stretch along the river.

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25.7 km

View of Weilburg on the River Lahn

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Weilburg is generally always worth a visit. The Lahn surrounds the old town and the castle is another highlight.

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25.9 km

Weilburg Ship Tunnel and Lock

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The only still passable ship tunnel in Germany with a length of almost 200 meters passes under the old town of Weilburg. Opened in 1847, it soon lost its economic …

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26.6 km

Weilburg Palace and Gardens

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The medieval castle turned into a baroque residence at the beginning of the 18th century, with numerous outbuildings, a church and a spacious garden. The park is open all year …

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27.8 km

Weilburg Ship Tunnel

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The Weilburg Shipping Tunnel is the oldest and longest navigable ship tunnel in Germany. 1] It passes under a length of 195 meters the Mühlberg, on which the city Weilburg …

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30.9 km

Löhnberg Lock

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Information about the lock: industriekultur-mittelhessen.de/orte-und-objekte/weilburg/ahausen-lahnschleuse

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31.2 km

Iron Footbridge, Löhnberg

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You cross this bridge if you want to hike or cycle along the Lahntalweg. Some people have attached a few locks to the bridge's grating here. If this idea is …

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42.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

12.4 km

6.80 km

4.52 km

3.33 km

343 m

100 m

Surfaces

30.6 km

5.75 km

3.22 km

1.85 km

739 m

267 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

14°C

3°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

March 17, 2023,MTB-Tour durch das schöne Weiltal

My first MTB-E-Tour this year took me from Niederbiel via Burgsolms to the airfield in Braunfels. From there to the market place worth seeing with its many lovingly restored half-timbered houses. After a short break, we went on to the Möttauer See via "Puck ins Loch". Here you could enjoy the silence in the sunshine. Then I cycled past the …

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July 6, 2025,🌧Tour zum Anglerfest nach Braunfels-Altenkirchen🎣

This morning, in rainy weather, we drove to the fishing festival in Altenkirchen. A classic car gathering was taking place there at the same time.
Unfortunately, due to the weather, only a few vehicles were seen.
After a delicious lunch with the anglers, we continued to the Möttauer Weiher lake, then to the Weiltal cycle path.
We cycled this to …

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August 26, 2022,🌞Zum Möttauer Weiher🌧⚡

Today I decided at short notice to take a tour to the Möttauer Weiher.
No sooner said than done, I drove from my home town of Niederbiel, past the Solmser Kneipp facility and the airfield to the market square in Braunfels.
After a short stop, the journey continued in the direction of Philippstein. There I had a sensational view of …

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September 3, 2023,🌞Tour ins ins schöne Weiltal🌞

Today we took advantage of the great weather and went via Braunfels to the Möttauer Weiher.
After a short break then through the beautiful Weiltal to the market square in Weilburg.
After a delicious ice cream then again shortly after “Klein Nizza” below Weilburg Castle.
The last stage took us back home via Löhnberg and Selters.

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July 14, 2024,🌞Tour nach Weilburg🌞

After our tours in Holland, we had to slowly get used to the inclines in our homeland. From Oberbiel, the first tour after our summer vacation took us via Bonbaden, Altenkirchen to Möttauer Weiher. The Weiltal cycle path and then along the Lahn to the old town of Weilburg.
After enjoying our delicious ice cream there, we continued to the …

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August 5, 2023,Faulbach, Kallenbach, Lahn, Ulmbach, Iserbach, Weil, Lahn -Tour

The tour first took us to Faulbach in the direction of Niedershausen. Then a piece along the Kallenbach. Then we cycled from Löhnberg via Biskirchen to Leun on the Lahn cycle path and crossed the Ulmbach almost unnoticed. From Leun train station we continued along the Iserbach with a view of the castle up to Braunfels and on to Philippstein. …

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August 11, 2023,Schönes Wetter Runde

Nothing really went as planned today. So let’s start cycling was the motto for me.
A pleasant break at the beautiful Möttauer Weiher and watched the dragonflies dance across the water.
Now move on and take a look into the “Big Hole”. Wow, that's deep.
Then we visited the Philippstein ruins and enjoyed the view. Braunfels came into my sights. …

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August 12, 2021,MTB-Bissenberg-WEL-Weilmünster-Möttau-Braunfels,12.08.2021 20:16

Actually, I wanted to drive the other way around! But because of the mud I decided differently and trained the basic speed from Karlssprudel to WLM (16 km, 39 min.) :-). and then it went uphill! To finally be rewarded at the Möttauer Weiher.
The speedometer data: 595 m, 50, 2 km. The rest of the congruent.

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