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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Schwalmstadt

Rückershäuser Pond – Former Nausis Train Station loop from Treysa

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Schwalmstadt

Rückershäuser Pond – Former Nausis Train Station loop from Treysa

Moderate

4.7

(205)

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Rückershäuser Pond – Former Nausis Train Station loop from Treysa

03:06

52.8km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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6.19 km

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf wooden sculpture

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A successful representation of the “fairy tale”.

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9.88 km

Rotkäppchenland railroad cycle path near Riebelsdorf

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On the entire route from Treysa to Oberaula-Wahlshausen a very nice to drive paved bike path. The constantly slight incline is also very easy for children and older people to master.

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12.9 km

Rückershäuser Pond

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Nice place in the beautiful Schwalm.

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15.5 km

Wooden sculptures „Zuschauer“ by Kurt Makowski on the Rotkäppchenradweg

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Along the Little Red Riding Hood cycle path you can admire some works of art made of wood.

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18.0 km

Former Nausis Train Station

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The Nausis train station on the former Hersfeld-Treysa railway line. The railway line was also called the Knüllwaldbahn. It is a partially disused railway line in northern Hesse and ran …

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26.4 km

Weissenborn rest area

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Nice space with a nice view

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47.3 km

Rotkäppchenweg near Loshausen

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On the entire route from Treysa to Oberaula - Wahlshausen a very nice to ride asphalted bike path. The constant slight slope is also very good for children and older people.

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49.2 km

Railroad line near Ziegenhain - Ascherode

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52.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.2 km

2.24 km

1.25 km

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.8 km

1.82 km

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

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Comments

June 9, 2024,Rotkäppchenradweg 2024: Ottrau - Ziegenhain - Olberode - Ottrau

Today we visited the wonderful Little Red Riding Hood cycle path again. We parked the car at the old Ottrau train station. This is the shortest route for us.
First we drove down to Ziegenhain. After a short break, during which we watched the gliders, we went back via Ottrau to Olberode. There is a wonderful snack bar at the …

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August 12, 2025,Rotkäppchenradweg 2025: Ottrau - Treysa - Olberode - Ottrau

Today we visited the wonderful Little Red Riding Hood Cycle Path again. We parked the car at the old Ottrau train station. This is the shortest route for us.
First, we cycled down to Ziegenhain. After a short break to watch the gliders, we continued to the end of the Little Red Riding Hood Cycle Path in Treysa. Then we …

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May 10, 2026,Rotkäppchenradweg 2026: Ottrau - Treysa - Olberode - Ottrau

Today we visited the wonderful Rotkäppchen cycle path again. We parked the car at the old Ottrau train station. This is the shortest route for us.
First, we rode downhill to Treysa. The cycle path ends in Treysa. There we rode a short distance into the town and took a break at the Schwälmer Brotladen. Afterwards, we went back via …

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July 21, 2022,Rotkäppchenradweg 2022: Ottrau - Ziegenhain - Olberode - Ottrau

Today we rode the wonderful Little Red Riding Hood bike path again. This time we parked the car at the Ottrau train station. This is the shortest route for us.
First we went to Ziegenhain. After a short break back via Ottrau to Olberode. There is a wonderful snack bar at the old train station.
After a break back to …

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July 13, 2023,Rotkäppchenradweg 2023: Ottrau - Ziegenhain - Olberode - Ottrau

Today we were once again on the very beautiful Little Red Riding Hood bike path. We often have it from Oberaula, from there it runs on the old railway line to Ziegenhain or Treysa. We had already parked the car in Oberaula, Neukirchen or Olberode. It is best to leave the car at the Ottrau train station. This is the …

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July 10, 2025,Rotkäppchen Bahnradweg mit netter Komootlerbekanntschaft 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴

This morning we drove to the Haaßehügel car park in Treysa! We loaded up our bikes and cycled to the train station 🚴‍♀️🚴 Komoot rider Astrid arrived by train from Gensungen at 10 a.m. sharp 🚆 In perfect weather, we cycled 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴 across the market square, past the Totenkirche (church of the dead), under the railway viaduct and onto the …

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July 12, 2021,Bahnradweg Rotkäppchenland Schwalmstad Oberaulat bis Treysa 12.07.2021 13:33

the railway line from Treysa was opened on June 1st, 1907 and was the addition from Bad Hersfeld to Oberaula which was opened on May 1st, 1906. 😊

The section from Oberaula to Treysa, which was part of the Bad Hersfeld route, was not closed until 1995. The other parts were already history by then

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May 13, 2025,Fahrradtour von Oberaula nach Treysa

Today I rode the Little Red Riding Hood Cycle Path from Oberaula to Treysa, with a short detour to Ziegenhain. The cycle path is in good condition and well signposted. This railway cycle path is the best I've ridden in recent years. The pictures show a beautiful landscape, and I really liked the many shady sections, which are very welcome …

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Rückershäuser Pond – Former Nausis Train Station loop from Treysa

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf wooden sculpture

Rotkäppchenland railroad cycle path near Riebelsdorf

Rückershäuser Pond

Wooden sculptures „Zuschauer“ by Kurt Makowski on the Rotkäppchenradweg

Former Nausis Train Station

Weissenborn rest area

Rotkäppchenweg near Loshausen

Railroad line near Ziegenhain - Ascherode

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