The best running trails in Main-Taunus-Kreis

The water police (WSP) in the Mainspitze area are divided into two due to the state borders between Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, with the distinctive building on the Kasteler Stromarm (Mainz-Kastel) playing a central role. The building in Mainz-Kastel (Hesse) Directly on the border between the Rhine and the Main, on the opposite side of Mainz's Old Town, is the headquarters of the Hessian water police. Location & Architecture: The station is located at Biebricher Straße 1. The building has recently been extensively and energetically renovated and solemnly reopened in June 2023. It serves not only as the seat of the departmental management and leadership group for all of Hesse, but also houses the Wiesbaden water police station. Special Feature: The station is "built right on the water" and coordinates operations on the Rhine and the Main from here. In the immediate vicinity on the Maaraue, there is also the mooring for the modern patrol boats.

Stone for the Light (Livia Kubach & Michael Kropp, 2010): The stone sculpture with the many holes you described is this work made of black granite. The artist couple drilled numerous cylindrical openings into the massive stone to make the heavy material permeable to light. Thus, the stone is dematerialized: the incoming light travels through the holes, making the hard core appear alive and fragile from the inside out.

Origin: It comes from the former Hoechst AG dye works (known as the "Red Factory"). Location: It stands in the orchard in Hattersheim, a site within the Rhine-Main Regional Park. Function: The machine was formerly used in the chemical industry to mix pigments and dyes on a large scale. Symbolism: As a technical monument on the Industrial Heritage Trail, it commemorates the importance of the chemical industry to the region. Special Feature: It forms a deliberate visual contrast between massive industrial technology and the surrounding natural landscape of the orchards.

Wonderful trees from many regions of our planet. Worth a visit at any time of year.

St. Margaret's Chapel (Little Turnip Chapel) Location: The chapel is situated in the vineyards between Mainz-Kastel and Mainz-Kostheim. It is located on the slope of the Turnip Hill, which is why it is commonly known as the Little Turnip Chapel. History: The building recently celebrated its 300th anniversary, as it was built in 1723 according to the inscription. Hiking Trail: It is one of the stops on the well-known Three Chapels Circular Hiking Trail. This trail connects: The Chapel at the Pond Fountain St. Margaret's Chapel (Little Turnip Chapel) The Chapel on the Geisberg (near the Fähncheskreuz)

The Main-Taunus Arboretum is a park-like woodland landscape of approximately 76 hectares located between Eschborn, Schwalbach, and Sulzbach. It was established in the early 1980s as compensatory reforestation for the expansion of Frankfurt Airport on the site of a former airfield. Today, over 600 species of trees and shrubs from the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere grow here. Instead of individual display trees, complete forest communities have been planted, allowing visitors to experience a small "botanical world tour" through forests from Europe, North America, and Asia along its walking paths. The freely accessible arboretum combines nature experiences, environmental education, and recreation and is considered one of the most important tree collection areas in the region – a tranquil, green contrast to the nearby metropolis of Frankfurt.

By far the most beautiful bridge between Wiesbaden and Mainz, which not only appears very metropolitan due to its wide lanes, but also because the two state capitals seem to merge here.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionalpark-Turm