Selztal Cycle Path – Winding Road to Bismarck Tower loop from Mainz-Bingen

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Selztal Cycle Path – Winding Road to Bismarck Tower loop from Mainz-Bingen

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Selztal Cycle Path – Winding Road to Bismarck Tower loop from Mainz-Bingen

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28.4km

250m

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Moderate bike 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: August 21, 2026

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2.65 km

Selztal Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

It's not wide but it's still very nice and shaded by a lot of trees. I really like this cycle path and a few of my friends independently from another said that it is a nice cycle path.

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5.01 km

Selz Riverbank

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Very nice part of the bike path directly along the Selz

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8.28 km

Here, roughly at the level of the Layenmühle, you can enjoy a pleasant ride along this former railway line. It's even more fun with a gentle tuff-tuff-tuff on your lips! After all, steam locomotives back then transported passengers and freight. Oh yes, even sugar beets. Hence the name "Zuckerlottche" (sugar beet).

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9.20 km

Ingelheim Castle Church

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The castle church in Ingelheim-Süd - can be reached in approx. 500 m from the Selztal cycle path. Imposing building, well worth a detour.

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10.4 km

Winding Road to Bismarck Tower

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Hmm - I see a street in the pictures...

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11.7 km

Bismarck Tower, Ingelheim am Rhein

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Like many other places, the tower was built as a memorial to German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. However, one thing distinguishes this massive tower from its countless namesakes throughout Germany: From the very beginning, it was designed as an observation tower, and even today, visitors can climb the 111 steps inside. From the viewing platform, you have a magnificent view of the vast surrounding landscape.

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25.3 km

View of the Vineyards in Rhenish Hesse

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Typical for the wine-growing region: the constant ups and downs. After the ascent, you are rewarded with beautiful views and a descent. And the next day with a sporty feeling in your legs! ;)

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26.5 km

Ruins of the Eleven-Thousand Maidens Tower

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The Elftausend-Mägde-Turm (Tower of the Eleven Thousand Maidens) is located on the western outskirts of Stadecken-Elsheim, at the crossing of the old Mainz-Kreuznach road over the Selzbach.

It was built in the 14th century and served as a customs station in the Middle Ages on the road from Mainz to Kreuznach. Every traveler had to cross the Selz there. The tower is the remnant of a fortified gatehouse with two round corner towers.

Saint Ursula is said to have used the road with her 11,000 virgins on her way to Cologne – hence the name Elftausend-Mägde-Turm.

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