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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Philippsthal

Friedewald Water Castle – Schenksolz Former Railway Stop loop from Philippsthal (Werra)

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Philippsthal

Friedewald Water Castle – Schenksolz Former Railway Stop loop from Philippsthal (Werra)

Moderate

4.5

(17)

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Friedewald Water Castle – Schenksolz Former Railway Stop loop from Philippsthal (Werra)

01:35

33.3km

340m

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: May 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.4 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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678 m

Church in Heimboldshausen

Highlight • Religious Site

The parish consists of two parishes with five villages: Parish Heimboldshausen: Heimboldshausen, Röhrigshof, Harnrode and Unterneurode and parish Gethsemane. It has about 1,400 parishioners, two churches in Heimboldshausen (with a …

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10.4 km

Friedewald Water Castle

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The moated castle of Friedewald was built in the 13th century at this strategic point, because medieval military and long-distance trade routes met here. After it was destroyed in the …

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10.5 km

Friedewald Cycle Path Church

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The choir tower church was built in 1746 by Giovanni Ghezzy. Above the choir with a three-sided finish is an octagonal slate-covered floor with a belfry and tower clock. The …

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11.1 km

Friedewald–Bad Hersfeld Cycle Path

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Great cycle path with a gradient towards Bad Hersfeld

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16.9 km

Schenksolz Former Railway Stop

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The Schenksolz stop on the former Hersfeld circular railway can still be clearly identified. The well-preserved edge of the platform frames the Solztal cycle path, which runs along the former …

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20.3 km

Schenklengsfeld Village Linden (Thousand-Year-Old Linden)

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The lime tree in Schenklengsfeld (also called Schenklengsfeld village lime tree or giant lime tree) is a so-called millennial lime tree and perhaps the oldest tree in Germany. The lime …

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24.8 km

View over Ransbach to the imposing potash heaps

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33.1 km

Hersfelder Kreisbahn Railway Crossing

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Here the route of the Hersfeld circular path through the Solztal to Heimboldshausen crossed the B 62 at Röhrigshof. The potash salt mined in Hattorf and Heringen was used on …

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33.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

9.14 km

5.81 km

5.00 km

1.71 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.9 km

6.78 km

593 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Friedewald Water Castle – Schenksolz Former Railway Stop loop from Philippsthal (Werra)

Church in Heimboldshausen

Friedewald Water Castle

Friedewald Cycle Path Church

Friedewald–Bad Hersfeld Cycle Path

Schenksolz Former Railway Stop

Schenklengsfeld Village Linden (Thousand-Year-Old Linden)

View over Ransbach to the imposing potash heaps

Hersfelder Kreisbahn Railway Crossing

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