Wirtheim Castle – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Gelnhausen

Wirtheim Castle – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Gelnhausen

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Wirtheim Castle – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Gelnhausen

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31.7km

170m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 31.6 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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515 m

Ziegelturm Gelnhausen

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The Ziegeltor tower was built in the 14th century. The tower was then located on the outer ring of the city fortifications.

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7.25 km

Wirtheim Castle

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The castle was first mentioned in 1426 as a fiefdom of the Electorate of Mainz. Above the entrance there, Johann Philipp Friedrich Forstmeister von Gelnhausen had the coat of arms …

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7.27 km

Kurmainz Administrative Building Wirtheim

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A Renaissance building from the 15th/16th. Century, which as a former Kurmainz office building reminds of the centuries-long affiliation to the Electorate of Mainz. The ground floor is now broken …

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15.6 km

Milk Hut Hof Sonnenberg

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The operators of Hof Sonnenberg at the gates of Bad Orb have come up with something special that is now a small attraction: the milk hut. Here you can buy …

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17.5 km

Countryside Path Through the Fields – Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice to include as a connection-piece. Alternatively, you can also take the path North of the tracks. Great road surface, playful turns.

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21.0 km

Kinzig Valley Cycling Path in Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful but sometimes tricky road surface. A few meters gravel strip during which you might need to step down when on the road bike. But overall managable and worth it!

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24.0 km

Kinzigtal Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

It's nice to have a cycle path next to the motorway, but you don't have to. But the problem remains throughout the Kinzigtal that there are hardly any quiet corners due to the ICE route and the A66.

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