Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path – Wooden Minion Sculpture loop from Wächtersbach

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Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path – Wooden Minion Sculpture loop from Wächtersbach

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Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path – Wooden Minion Sculpture loop from Wächtersbach

03:25

56.3km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.28 km

Lange Wiese bei Weilers

Nature Reserve

13.7 km

Locomotive monument of the Gelnhäuser Kreisbahnen in Birstein

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The locomotive is an industrial monument of the Gelnhausen circular railways.

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14.4 km

Rest Area for Everyone (Reichenbachtal)

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Very nice place to rest.

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17.6 km

Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path

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The Vorgelsberger Südbahnradweg is characterized by a beautiful route and is completely paved. Just the thing for a nice bike ride.

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19.1 km

View of the rapeseed fields in the Vogelsberg Mountains

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A great view, I was there on 26.10.2019 and the rapeseed smell and you thought it was spring

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20.0 km

Wooden Minion Sculpture

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Wood carvings - art along the way

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28.2 km

Evangelical Church Lichenroth

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Lichenroth was first mentioned in a document in 1241. The main entrance of the village church, built in 1732, is adorned with the Isenburg patronage coat of arms.

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45.0 km

Long Meadow Near Weilers

Highlight • Natural

53.7 km

Alte Weide bei Neudorf

Nature Reserve

56.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.5 km

14.1 km

8.15 km

1.37 km

976 m

123 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.0 km

1.78 km

397 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

10°C

5°C

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Additional weather tips

Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

June 12, 2023,Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg zwischen Wächtersbach und Hartmannshain Mo12.6.2023

The Bahnradweg goes steadily uphill from around 200 m to 600 m to the Vulkanradweg near Hartmannshain, provided it starts in Wächtersbach. It pleases with its magnificent mountain meadows, tranquil villages and grandiose views. At the top it has a self-imposed burden, but at the bottom it's pure fun.
The few forest sections were welcome because they provided cooling in …

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July 18, 2023,Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg-Bahntrassenweg

Start in Wächtersbach at the train station. There is only paid parking.
Coordinates 50.254768, 9.294746

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July 5, 2025,Südbahnradweg: Hartmannshain > < Wächtersbach

This morning we drove to Hartmannshain! With sunshine and a pleasant breeze, we hit the bike path 🚴‍♀️🚴 The highlight of the tour was the bike path itself 👌 On consistently beautiful asphalt, we cycled through a lot of shade 😊 There's a lot of up and down and to the right and left! It never got boring 😃 After …

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