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Landkreis Gießen

Trais-Horloffer Lake – Lower Knappensee loop from Inheiden

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Landkreis Gießen

Trais-Horloffer Lake – Lower Knappensee loop from Inheiden

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Trais-Horloffer Lake – Lower Knappensee loop from Inheiden

02:21

9.23km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 5, 2026

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An der Kühweide bei Steinheim

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

713 m

Trais-Horloffer Lake

Highlight • Lake

Due to the large car park, the snack bar and the restaurant, there is always a high number of visitors on the Inheiden side of the lake, which is why …

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906 m

Inheiden Lake (Trais-Horloffer Lake)

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The Inheidener See or Trais-Horloffer See, whatever it is called, is a relic of the former lignite mining in the Wetterau and has been a popular bathing lake for decades, …

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1.70 km

Kühweide Wetland near Steinheim

Highlight • Natural

Don't be surprised you have to walk along the train tracks.

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1.86 km

Wetlands at An der Kühweide bei Steinheim

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There's a lot going on there

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5.70 km

Lower Knappensee

Highlight • Lake

6

6.56 km

Utpher Mill

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The mill has been owned by the Krauss family in the district of Gießen in der Wetterau for generations. It is not far from the upper Knappensee, an opencast mining …

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7.39 km

Old fire station Trais-Horloff

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8

7.45 km

Evangelical Church, Trais-Horloff

Highlight • Religious Site

Directly on the bike path of the Wetterauer Lake District actually a "hotspot" for cyclists....
Unfortunately always closed but nice church

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9.23 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.20 km

2.66 km

248 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.69 km

1.46 km

923 m

131 m

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