Rhönexpress Rail Trail – Sinn River loop from Steinau (Straße)

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Germany

Hesse

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Steinau an der Straße

Rhönexpress Rail Trail – Sinn River loop from Steinau (Straße)

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Rhönexpress Rail Trail – Sinn River loop from Steinau (Straße)

03:36

54.4km

680m

Cycling

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

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.67 km

Brothers Grimm Fairy-Tale Fountain, Steinau an der Straße

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Here you can always take a short break and feast on an ice cream.

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3.15 km

Strutwiesen bei Steinau

Nature Reserve

28.9 km

Sinntal Bridge

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A large building

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29.3 km

Start of the Rhönexpress Rail Trail (Sinntalbahn) at Zeitlofs

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The "Rhönexpress Bahn-Radweg", which opened in 2019, begins near Altengronau (Hessen) on the state border with Bavaria (Zeitlofs).
The beautiful bike path leads over the Staatsbad Brückenau with a moderate gradient along the Sinn to Wildflecken.

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29.4 km

RöhnExpress Railway Cycle Path - Start

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The Jossa–Wildflecken railway, also known as the Sinntalbahn, was a branch line in Hesse and Bavaria. It branched off the Flieden–Gemünden railway line in Jossa and ran in the Sinntal …

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29.9 km

Rhönexpress Rail Trail

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The Rhönexpress Bahn-Radweg is brand new (completed June 2019) and a special experience. The 26.3 km long route runs from the Hessian border near Zeitlofs to the Wildflecken market on …

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31.5 km

Sinn River Cycle Path

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The Sinnradweg has a section with a disused railway line - this is uphill cycling at its finest. You practically glide along. The route runs through the forest for a lot of the way, so it's doubly good!

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31.8 km

Sinn River

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One of the most beautiful bike paths in this area

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34.0 km

Jossa Railway Viaduct

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The most outstanding building in the area... I wonder if I would want to live there directly...🤔

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37.5 km

Müsbrücke-Speckesteg

Nature Reserve

54.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

15.8 km

10.4 km

7.96 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.2 km

8.58 km

1.66 km

928 m

872 m

154 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

12°C

3°C

63 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

July 22, 2024,Dorfgasthaus-Rundtour durch die Täler der Kinzig-Sinn und Jossa

Today I did a Spessart tour through three river valleys. Many village inns are located on the route, which I transferred from the "Hessen Cycle Route Planner" to Komoot and adapted a little. I started in Schlüchtern at the train station. I went along the Kinzig to Sterbfritz, where the Kinzig source is. At Mottgers I changed into the valley …

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August 26, 2023,Dorfgasthaus-Route Spessart

The route was taken from the Hesse cycle route planner and slightly adapted.
Basically easy to drive and mostly clearly signposted, but long sections of it run on county roads.
It's also a bit of a shame that the village inns no longer exist or are not open on Saturday lunchtime. It is therefore advisable to pack something yourself if …

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