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Main Riverbank Access Point – Opelsteg loop from Mainz-Bischofsheim

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Main Riverbank Access Point – Opelsteg loop from Mainz-Bischofsheim

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Main Riverbank Access Point – Opelsteg loop from Mainz-Bischofsheim

03:20

13.2km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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55 m

Locomotive Sculpture by Ludwig Gützkow

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Fitting to the station, an installation of a locomotive made from old railway parts.

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3.39 km

Main Riverbank Access Point

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Easily accessible place directly on the Main. Apart from the points set up by the Rhine-Main Regional Park, the banks of the Main are mostly inaccessible in this area because they are overgrown.

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3.68 km

Opelsteg

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The Opelsteg runs along the former Opelhafen. Previously this area was inaccessible. The Opel factory had to be bypassed extensively via Mainzer Strasse. The Opelsteg is a real highlight, which …

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4.15 km

Opel Power Plant M3 and Harbor

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Rest area directly on the Main. 2 benches and many information signs on the history of the Opel power plant, the former port, the Opel factory itself and the Opelsteg.

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4.86 km

The city park, now called Verna Park, historicizing and enhancing its image, offers many interesting details. The "Trompe-l`oeil" illusion painting on the replica of a castle ruin is impressive. You should plan at least one hour for a tour.

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5.17 km

Long-term Parker Opel Manta Sculpture

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Beautiful image of a Manta A.

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5.52 km

Main Meadow, Rüsselsheim

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The Mainwiese in Rüsselsheim used to be a fairly overgrown area. The view of the Main was only possible in very few places. Everything completely overgrown. We owe the now spruced-up area to the Rhine-Main Regional Park.

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8.42 km

Riverside Promenade on the Main in Rüsselsheim

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The Leinreiter monument on the River Main is reminiscent of the time when the ships were pulled upriver with horses.

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13.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.24 km

3.49 km

1.47 km

Surfaces

6.38 km

2.78 km

2.62 km

789 m

462 m

170 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

29°C

15°C

31 %

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Main Riverbank Access Point – Opelsteg loop from Mainz-Bischofsheim

Locomotive Sculpture by Ludwig Gützkow

Main Riverbank Access Point

Opelsteg

Opel Power Plant M3 and Harbor

Verna Park, Rüsselsheim

Long-term Parker Opel Manta Sculpture

Main Meadow, Rüsselsheim

Riverside Promenade on the Main in Rüsselsheim

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