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Forest Descent to Lorsbach – Staufen Trail loop from Kelkheim-Hornau

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Forest Descent to Lorsbach – Staufen Trail loop from Kelkheim-Hornau

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Forest Descent to Lorsbach – Staufen Trail loop from Kelkheim-Hornau

03:16

33.4km

910m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 26.3 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.52 km

Forest Descent to Lorsbach

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Beautiful forest path! Incidentally, it can also be driven uphill easily (moderate incline) 👌😉

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7.82 km

Staufen Summit Cairn

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Not much to see other than the foundation of a shelter? and many stones.

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8.07 km

Staufen Trail

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Update 02/28/2021 The first part of the trail everything is wonderful, the last part of the trail large ruts (harvester) zero driving fun

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10.9 km

Born-Sauer's House, Eppstein

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In the middle of the Staufen/Judenkopf/Rossert and Bergpark trail area is the small but lovely half-timbered old town of Eppstein with its castle. The cafe is better than it looks. …

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14.7 km

Judenkopf Summit

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The Judenkopf is in the Eppstein-Hornau Vortaunus of the Vordertaunus the highest elevation west of the deeply cut Schwarzbach valley bottom and the center of a roughly 900-acre closed forest …

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16.8 km

View of the Frankfurt skyline

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We are here at the "Skyline View" lookout point below the Judenkopf summit.
The view here, through the forest clearing, of the Mainhattan skyline is absolutely impressive 🤩
The small …

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24.5 km

äußerer Ringwall

Archaeological Site

25.3 km

Observation Tower at Ringwall Lorsbach

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The tower at the ringfort stands at the top of a meadow slope northwest of Lorsbach. From there, one has a panoramic view over Lorsbach and the Lorsbach Valley.

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29.0 km

Gundelpfad

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Nice, easy mini single trail parallel to the Sonnenweg! Always a pleasure!

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31.5 km

Förstergrund von Kelkheim

Nature Reserve

33.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.5 km

4.00 km

3.80 km

513 m

480 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

8.98 km

4.65 km

3.96 km

1.74 km

1.39 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

40°C

22°C

3 %

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Forest Descent to Lorsbach – Staufen Trail loop from Kelkheim-Hornau

Forest Descent to Lorsbach

Staufen Summit Cairn

Staufen Trail

Born-Sauer's House, Eppstein

Judenkopf Summit

View of the Frankfurt skyline

Observation Tower at Ringwall Lorsbach

Gundelpfad

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