Herzberg Castle – Schwarza Spring loop from Breitenbach am Herzberg

Mountain biking trails

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Breitenbach am Herzberg

Herzberg Castle – Schwarza Spring loop from Breitenbach am Herzberg

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Herzberg Castle – Schwarza Spring loop from Breitenbach am Herzberg

03:08

42.9km

670m

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 6, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 389 m for 6 m

After 42.5 km for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.16 km

Sandstone picnic table "Sommerhütte"

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Seating group made of sandstone with table, popularly called summer hut, probably because you can only use the seating group when the weather is nice.

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4.93 km

Herzberg Castle

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Worth seeing is the castle chapel from the 13th century

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12.0 km

Franzes Ruh Shelter

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very nicely furnished rest area

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17.2 km

Hardtmühle Restaurant & Beer Garden

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Delicious Schnitzel 😉

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19.5 km

Auerberg Former Railway Stop Shelter

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refuge at the old railway embankment,
unfortunately a bit littered

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21.9 km

View of Rimberg, Ibrakuppe, and Eisenberg

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In the background you can see the approximately 600 meter high Rimberg, to the right of which is the Ibrakuppe at 487 meters and, quite inconspicuously, the Eisenberg im Knüll with a height of 635 meters

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32.0 km

Fish pond on the R7 forest trail Grebenau-Udenhausen-Lauterbach

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The small fish pond with a fisherman's hut is located on the parallel forest path to the R7 Grebenau Udenhausen-Lauterbach.

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42.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.4 km

5.34 km

4.13 km

1.29 km

603 m

191 m

Surfaces

20.4 km

10.6 km

6.59 km

4.78 km

418 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 2, 2025,KOMOOT Treffen auf Burg Herzberg🚴‍♀️

Today, Bernhard called for another KOMOOT meeting at Burg Herzberg. It's about an hour's drive to Breitenbach am Herzberg. The tour was shown in Komoot's Burg Herzberg search, and I copied it. Along the "Marathon Mountain Bike Tour" 💪🤪 along the old railway line to Auerberg, through thickets and tall meadows to the Schwarzaquelle. Then towards Alsfeld, briefly along the …

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