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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Melsungen

Melsungen Old Town – View of Spangenberg Castle loop from Melsungen-Bartenwetzerbrücke

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Melsungen

Melsungen Old Town – View of Spangenberg Castle loop from Melsungen-Bartenwetzerbrücke

Moderate

4.4

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Melsungen Old Town – View of Spangenberg Castle loop from Melsungen-Bartenwetzerbrücke

01:49

25.2km

320m

Cycling

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: April 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.53 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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118 m

Bartenwetzer Bridge (Melsungen)

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The bridge takes its name from the woodcutters who moved into the city forest. They whipped their axes (whiskers) at the sandstones of the bridge to sharpen them.
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404 m

Melsungen Old Town

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Over 300 half-timbered buildings have been preserved in the old town of Melsungen. Particularly beautiful medieval old town with historic half-timbered streets. A tour is reminiscent of the city's economic …

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1.35 km

View of the Fulda River Near Melsungen

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The Fulda near Melsungen in the middle of beautiful nature

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1.36 km

Boat Dock on the Fulda in Melsungen

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There are such moorings for boats and canoes every few kilometers along the Fulda. From here, boarding and disembarking the boats is more pleasant and safer. Some also try to …

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2.38 km

Half-timbered Town Melsungen Sculpture

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Melsungen with its many half-timbered houses is definitely worth a trip

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8.65 km

Treibach water-treading facility

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Water treading area to get your tired feet fit again.

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11.9 km

View of Spangenberg Castle

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Beautiful view of Spangenberg Castle.

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16.6 km

Brühbachhütte

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This new hiking hut was built on the "Dicken Eiche" in August 2022. The hut was opened on the occasion of his 60th birthday by the Spangenberg doctor Dr. Henner …

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25.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

3.93 km

3.55 km

2.59 km

408 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

4.84 km

3.56 km

941 m

508 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Melsungen Old Town – View of Spangenberg Castle loop from Melsungen-Bartenwetzerbrücke

Bartenwetzer Bridge (Melsungen)

Melsungen Old Town

View of the Fulda River Near Melsungen

Boat Dock on the Fulda in Melsungen

Half-timbered Town Melsungen Sculpture

Treibach water-treading facility

View of Spangenberg Castle

Brühbachhütte

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