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Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe – Fulda Spring loop from Besucherparkplätze

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Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe – Fulda Spring loop from Besucherparkplätze

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Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe – Fulda Spring loop from Besucherparkplätze

02:58

38.5km

970m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 20.2 km for 7 m

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Parking

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9.59 km

Steep Mountain = Great Views ⛰️ Rodenbacher Küppel, Gersfeld

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very steep mountain, but the view is fantastic.

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12.4 km

Fulda River Trail: Gersfeld to Obernhausen

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The route along the Fulda is very scenic. Due to the steep gradient combined with loose, coarse gravel, the route is sometimes dangerous and at best recommended for mountain bikers. …

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19.3 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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20.1 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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21.8 km

View of Obernhausen and the Rhön Mountains

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The journey from Gersfeld to the Wasserkuppe is very difficult as there are several meters of altitude to overcome. However, you are compensated by a great view.

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27.9 km

View of Gersfeld

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Gersfeld is a small town in the east Hessian district of Fulda with about 5500 inhabitants (12/2022).

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30.2 km

Schwedenschanze

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The ascent from Arnsberg is tough, especially for our pack mules. However, the descent to Gersfeld is a pleasure - for the eyes as well as for the joy of the speed rush!

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31.1 km

Cycling Path in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

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great cycle paths and views

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38.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

8.85 km

4.02 km

3.77 km

3.71 km

452 m

166 m

Surfaces

31.5 km

2.80 km

2.78 km

953 m

494 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (490 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

18°C

9°C

29 %

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Steep Mountain = Great Views ⛰️ Rodenbacher Küppel, Gersfeld

Fulda River Trail: Gersfeld to Obernhausen

Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe

Fulda Spring

View of Obernhausen and the Rhön Mountains

View of Gersfeld

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