Idstein Old Town – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Eschhofen

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Limburg a.d. Lahn

Idstein Old Town – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Eschhofen

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Idstein Old Town – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Eschhofen

04:09

95.1km

780m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.4 km for 330 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

29.9 km

Idstein Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Idstein is a pearl in Hesse and always worth a visit.
Idstein [ˈɪtʃtaɪn] is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus district in Hesse, Germany. It is located in the Taunus, north …

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36.4 km

Mountain Pass

57.9 km

View of Burg Hohenstein

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If you come from Bad Schwalbach, it is basically a 30-35km time trial route to Diez high. You won't find anything like that in the Hochtaunus. First class asphalt on …

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79.9 km

Ardeck Castle Ruins

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Ardeck Castle towers high on a rock in a bottleneck in the Aar Valley directly above the cycle path. From up there you have a great view of the Aartal …

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83.8 km

Diez Old Town

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Diez runs along the slopes of the Lahn Valley on both sides. The Graf Castle Diez towers steeply above the Lahn Valley and is now a youth hostel. The baroque …

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83.9 km

Very nice bridge with a great view of the castle.
!! Attention when driving over !! The white lines mark an edge that is easily overlooked in backlight or dusk. As a cyclist, you can quickly stumble here (own experience).

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90.8 km

View of the Lahn, Old Bridge, and Limburg Cathedral

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From here you have a very nice view of the river Lahn, the old bridge and the Limburg Cathedral

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91.4 km

Old Lahn Bridge, Limburg

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The stop par excellence for every tourist. Wonderful view of the cathedral. The tower, which can be driven under by cars, is also worth admiring.

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91.8 km

Limburg Cathedral (Cathedral of St. George)

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Limburg Cathedral, also called St. George's Cathedral after its patron saint, St. George, is the cathedral church of the Limburg Diocese and towers above the old town of Limburg an …

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93.9 km

Unter den Linden

Viewpoint

95.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.2 km

20.7 km

7.08 km

4.03 km

2.83 km

288 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

91.7 km

1.70 km

1.53 km

170 m

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

May 20, 2024,Runkel - Idstein - Taunusstein - Diez

The first third is uphill, then almost all downhill. There are more motorbikes in the south-west of the tour, but there is a wonderful descent in this direction where you can go at a controlled pace. Wonderful :-)

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