Mapper Schanze Gatehouse (Rheingauer Gebück) – Mapper Schanze Ruins loop from Schlangenbad

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Mapper Schanze Gatehouse (Rheingauer Gebück) – Mapper Schanze Ruins loop from Schlangenbad

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Mapper Schanze Gatehouse (Rheingauer Gebück) – Mapper Schanze Ruins loop from Schlangenbad

02:24

27.8km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.56 km

St. Josef Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

In 1938, Richard Graf Matuschka-Greiffenclau and his wife Eleonore had a small chapel built on the edge of the forest south of Mapper Hof. An inscription there reads:

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3.92 km

Mapper Schanze Gatehouse (Rheingauer Gebück)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Mapper ski jump is a well-preserved gate fortification of the Rheingau region - one of the strongest medieval land forces in Germany.

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3.95 km

Mapper Schanze Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Good opportunity to take a break with shady seating.

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3.97 km

Götzenstein viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.05 km

Seven Signposts

Highlight • Trail

The "Sang" path is overgrown and therefore impassable. A short detour via the Rheinhöhenweg leads to the Sanger Chaussee and finally to the country road.

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12.9 km

Spring at Wickersheller Bridge

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great place for a short break to take a photo.

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22.4 km

Hinterlandswaldstraße

Highlight • Trail

The Hinterlandswald special purpose association was founded in 1939 with the aim of more intensive forest management. To improve access to the remote forest areas, the Reich Labor Service built …

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27.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

4.52 km

111 m

Surfaces

16.7 km