View of the Wasserkuppe – View of Sandberg loop from Forst Schmalwasser-Nord

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View of the Wasserkuppe – View of Sandberg loop from Forst Schmalwasser-Nord

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View of the Wasserkuppe – View of Sandberg loop from Forst Schmalwasser-Nord

05:22

60.0km

1,510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 35.7 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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25.6 km

Wüstensachsen

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The climatic health resort Wüstensachsen captivates with its dreamlike idyllic location in the Ulstertal on the slope of the Ehrenberg. Exploring the surrounding area by bike is just incredibly beautiful. …

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30.7 km

Schafstein bei Wüstensachsen

Nature Reserve

34.9 km

Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe

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The airport on the Wasserkuppe is located at the place where gliding was - as they say - "invented". As early as 1911, gliding pioneers started their first flight tests …

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35.7 km

Fulda Spring

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Everything has to start small, and that also applies to the Fulda and its remarkable journey to the confluence with the Werra, which comes from Thuringia, and then flows from …

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37.8 km

View of the Wasserkuppe

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Nearby is a bench with a table that invites you to rest while enjoying the best view of the Wasserkuppe.

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48.7 km

View of the Rhön

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The Rhön is a fantastic landscape and can be reached quickly from Frankfurt.

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52.0 km

View of Kreuzberg

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The Kreuzberg is within reach.

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55.4 km

View of Sandberg

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In the southeast wind you can watch the paragliders at the start and at the soar

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55.4 km

View of the Gleichberge from Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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Here you have a great view of the valley. On clear days you can see up to the small and large mountain.
There is a seating area that invites you …

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60.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.1 km

11.8 km

6.26 km

1.18 km

995 m

623 m

179 m

Surfaces

23.8 km

21.7 km

12.0 km

2.52 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (920 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

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6°C

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View of the Wasserkuppe – View of Sandberg loop from Forst Schmalwasser-Nord

Wüstensachsen

Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe

Fulda Spring

View of the Wasserkuppe

View of the Rhön

View of Kreuzberg

View of Sandberg

View of the Gleichberge from Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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