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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Witzenhausen

Herkules-Wartburg Cycle Path – Gelstertal Viaduct Uengsterode loop from Witzenhausen Nord

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Witzenhausen

Herkules-Wartburg Cycle Path – Gelstertal Viaduct Uengsterode loop from Witzenhausen Nord

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Herkules-Wartburg Cycle Path – Gelstertal Viaduct Uengsterode loop from Witzenhausen Nord

01:43

28.1km

240m

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: August 28, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.20 km

Gelster Cycle Path

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Cycle path on a former railway line, smooth and level

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5.87 km

Herkules-Wartburg Cycle Path

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Beautiful bike path!

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9.75 km

Gelster Cycle Path in Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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great for long rides

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13.4 km

Gelstertal Viaduct Uengsterode

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A viaduct is a bridge whose supporting structure consists of several arches. Such an 80m long structure is located in the north of Uengsterode.

The sandstone arch viaduct was built …

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18.3 km

Courthouse square with fountain in Hundelshausen

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The semicircular walled meadow with two linden trees and a fountain is the former courthouse of Hundelshausen.

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18.4 km

Neogothic Church in Hundelshausen

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The listed Protestant church with its pointed stone roof was built between 1863 and 1867. Characteristic of the neo-Gothic building are the alternating layers of light and dark sandstone of the ashlar masonry.

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24.7 km

Gelstertal Railway Viaduct

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The Gelstertalbahn was a 25 km long railway line between Velmeden and Eichenberg. It was opened in 1915. After the cessation of passenger traffic in 1973, freight traffic was continued …

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28.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.2 km

5.56 km

5.45 km

555 m

383 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

739 m

309 m

209 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

22°C

9°C

59 %

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Comments

April 7, 2024,Zum Eisessen nach Witzenhausen / Tour mit Kind

The trailer will soon be of no use: the youngest now has a mountain bike with gears and today we tried out the first longer tour. The destination was the ice cream parlor in Witzenhausen. In case of need, I had a bike tow rope with me.
Going down was of course great, so the ice cream reward came before …

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April 21, 2025,Eisdielen-Radtour 2025/1 Witzenhausen

A short Easter Monday bike ride with my youngest daughter in fine weather:
To Witzenhausen to the ice cream parlor and back. And since my little one doesn't have a battery, I naturally rode the route without one 😊

Unfortunately, Komoot interrupted the tour on the way there, so I replanned it and came up with 27 km and 200 …

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August 17, 2022,Von Großalmerode nach Witzenhausen ein Teil auf der Gelstertal Bahnstrecke

Stations
Witzenhausen - Hundelshausen - Trubenhausen - Großalmerode (- Helsa - Kaufungen - Kassel)
History
The Gelstertalbahn was a railway line that ran from Eichenberg in northern Hesse (now a border station to Lower Saxony) via Witzenhausen to Großalmerode and Velmeden. It went into operation in 1915, both for passenger transport and for freight transport for brown coal from the …

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Herkules-Wartburg Cycle Path – Gelstertal Viaduct Uengsterode loop from Witzenhausen Nord

Old Railway Bridge

Gelster Cycle Path

Herkules-Wartburg Cycle Path

Gelster Cycle Path in Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Gelstertal Viaduct Uengsterode

Courthouse square with fountain in Hundelshausen

Neogothic Church in Hundelshausen

Gelstertal Railway Viaduct

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