Melsungen Old Town – Melsungen Market Square loop from Körle

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Körle

Melsungen Old Town – Melsungen Market Square loop from Körle

Moderate

4.3

(3)

riders

Melsungen Old Town – Melsungen Market Square loop from Körle

02:34

52.3km

720m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.73 km for 116 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.51 km

Melsungen Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Over 300 half-timbered buildings have been preserved in the old town of Melsungen. Particularly beautiful medieval old town with historic half-timbered streets. A tour is reminiscent of the city's economic …

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7.54 km

Melsungen Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

With an ice cream you can admire beautifully renovated half-timbered houses. In Brückengasse there is a drinking water fountain in front of a bicycle shop, where you can fill up your drinking bottles.

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7.81 km

Bartenwetzer Bridge (Melsungen)

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The bridge takes its name from the woodcutters who moved into the city forest. They whipped their axes (whiskers) at the sandstones of the bridge to sharpen them.
This gave …

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21.0 km

Günsteröder Heights

Highlight • Summit

Hiking car park and one of the highest points of the Günsteroder Höhe

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24.1 km

Old town hall Hessisch Lichtenau

Highlight • Historical Site

The beautiful town hall is in He-Li and not in Eschwege.

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32.7 km

Scenic Country Road in Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

slightly uphill (starting from Eiterhagen), great paved and beautiful view of the countryside

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36.7 km

Eiterhagen Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The village of Eiterhagen is somewhat isolated in the Söhrewald. Very nice landscape, nice bike paths.

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40.7 km

View Towards Wattenbach

Highlight • Viewpoint

nice descent, rolls in relaxed to Melsungen :)

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52.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.6 km

2.96 km

2.22 km

1.47 km

902 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.0 km

872 m

299 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

8°C

26 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

May 24, 2025,Kleines Ründchen über die Günsteröder Höhe 🌬️🌤️🚴🏽‍♀️

A sunny start to the morning, so I quickly hopped on my bike before the clouds rolled in 😉. Today, I only planned a short ride, so I just set off and gave it a bit of gas. That wasn't so easy, because the wind was against me again. Of course, it was only coming from the front until I …

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