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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Frankenheim/Rhön

Fulda Spring – Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe loop from Frankenheim/Rhön

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Frankenheim/Rhön

Fulda Spring – Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe loop from Frankenheim/Rhön

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Fulda Spring – Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe loop from Frankenheim/Rhön

03:18

59.9km

1,250m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 2.22 km for 277 m

After 38.5 km for 93 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.54 km

Viewpoint

3.48 km

Hochrhönstraße between Dreiländereck and Schornhecke

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Mega nice to drive! Great surface, every now and then impressive panoramic view! Slightly wavy, which makes northern Germans in the Rhön very happy! : D

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11.4 km

Hochrhönstraße near Oberelsbach

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The Hochrhönstrasse is a hit and can be recommended without reservation: great surface, relatively quiet, impressive view. I can't (yet) say anything about the Franzosenweg, which crosses at this point.

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14.6 km

Descent from the Hochrhön to Bischofsheim

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This descent from the Hochrhön to Bischofsheim, or vice versa, is a tough climb, and is characterized by a good surface that you can really roll on. However, you should …

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24.6 km

Feuchtbereiche am Steizbrunn-Graben

Nature Reserve

26.5 km

Schwedenwall Parking Lot

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It is worthwhile to hike or drive for a view.

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27.3 km

Kümmelhof

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The last farm before Bavaria

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38.5 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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39.3 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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39.5 km

View of the Wasserkuppe and Air Sports Centre

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A variety of refreshment options and varied perspectives on the Rhön

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56.3 km

Langenstüttig und Basaltblockmeer am Buchschirmküppel bei Batten

Nature Reserve

59.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.8 km

10.2 km

4.88 km

3.08 km

672 m

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.6 km

812 m

229 m

160 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

26°C

14°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Fulda Spring – Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe loop from Frankenheim/Rhön

Hochrhönstraße between Dreiländereck and Schornhecke

Hochrhönstraße near Oberelsbach

Descent from the Hochrhön to Bischofsheim

Schwedenwall Parking Lot

Kümmelhof

Fulda Spring

Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe

View of the Wasserkuppe and Air Sports Centre

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