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View of the Rhine Plain – Frankenstein Castle loop from Bickenbach (Bergstraße)

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Germany
Hesse

View of the Rhine Plain – Frankenstein Castle loop from Bickenbach (Bergstraße)

Moderate

5.0

(2)

24

riders

View of the Rhine Plain – Frankenstein Castle loop from Bickenbach (Bergstraße)

01:34

24.3km

340m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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Fuchswiese bei Stettbach

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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5.76 km

Stettbach Valley

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A small idyll just a few kilometers from the Rhine plain.

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6.35 km

Fuchswiese bei Stettbach

Nature Reserve

3

8.56 km

View of Steigerts

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!!Attention!! The road from/to the Stettbacher Valley towards Steigerts has been closed for some time (since around the end of 2022). But you can still ride if you have pushed …

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4

8.85 km

View of the Hessisches Ried

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When the weather is clear, you can see as far as the Palatinate

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5

8.91 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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If the weather is right, the view of the Rhine valley is great

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6

10.7 km

Very nice trail on the way to Frankenstein.

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11.7 km

View of Nieder Beerbach

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Overlooking the quarry

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8

13.3 km

Frankenstein Castle

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War memorial with gymnastics cross, built by gymnasts of the Frankenstein mountain gymnastics festival near Frankenstein Castle.

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9

20.7 km

View of the Odenwald

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Simply a wonderful view. 👍

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24.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

9.33 km

2.86 km

746 m

657 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

3.84 km

3.65 km

1.63 km

991 m

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Sunday 11 October

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