Fulda Cycle Route – Melsungen Old Town loop from Heinebach

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Alheim

Fulda Cycle Route – Melsungen Old Town loop from Heinebach

Hard

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Fulda Cycle Route – Melsungen Old Town loop from Heinebach

07:25

126km

690m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Waldauer Kiesteiche

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.3 km

Forbachsee bei Bebra

Nature Reserve

18.6 km

Fulda weir, lock system and Rotenburg hydroelectric power station

Highlight • Waterfall

Here the boat captains have their fun.

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20.4 km

Viewpoint

68.6 km

Guntershausen Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Great object for photography.

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71.2 km

Fulda Cycle Route

Highlight • Cycleway

A wonderfully beautiful cycle path.

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72.6 km

View of the Fulda River from the bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

7:45 AM at -1.5°C. Nice.🌞

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75.8 km

Covered bridge over the Fulda near Dennhausen

Highlight • Bridge

Structurally impressive bridge on the R1 Fuldaradweg with a very nice view of the Fulda and the surrounding area. A rest area is right next to it.

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75.8 km

Covered Bridge Over the Fulda

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Nice covered bridge on the bike path and hiking trail to Dennhausen. If you are lucky you will see beavers at work here.

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79.9 km

Waldauer Kiesteiche

Nature Reserve

105 km

Over 300 half-timbered buildings have been preserved in the old town of Melsungen. Particularly beautiful medieval old town with historic half-timbered streets. A tour is reminiscent of the city's economic …

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Melsungen Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

With an ice cream you can admire beautifully renovated half-timbered houses. In Brückengasse there is a drinking water fountain in front of a bicycle shop, where you can fill up your drinking bottles.

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126 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.1 km

39.7 km

20.4 km

18.0 km

1.07 km

321 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

123 km

1.51 km

1.48 km

346 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 9, 2025,R/ST (1/5) "Fulda- & Lahntalradweg 2025" Kassel -> Rotenburg a.d.Fulda. Fulda entlang – Guxhagen – Melsungen -> Rotenburg a.d.Fulda. 70,2 KM. 300 HM.

Day 1.
I moved my arrival a few hours earlier, which was ultimately lucky for me, as the later train would have been much busier (many other trains were canceled), and the sun (finally) started to shine a bit in the afternoon, which was enough to give me sunburn on my shoulders 🙈
You really can't be too careful.

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September 30, 2026,Radweg Deutsche Einheit von Rotenburg nach Kassel!

After staying overnight at the Rotenburg youth hostel, I started this morning at 8:55! Today everything went smoothly, komoot didn't cause any problems. I took a break in Melsungen, ate Latte Macchiato and 2.) scoops of pistachio ice cream with cream. In Kassel I finished the tour and went to the Kulturbahnhof and was lucky again, the RB 98 to …

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June 26, 2022,ST-2022 Tag 7 - von Kassel/Berghausen nach Bebra

Another day along the Fulda cycle path.
The sun beat down on us mercilessly with 34 degrees.
As soon as we checked into our hotel in Bebra, Petrus opens all the locks, it's raining young dogs 🤪
Hopefully that cools it down a bit.

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April 12, 2024,Fahrradtour

Great tour for pensioners, just right for me. Everything is blooming and green, wonderful.

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July 7, 2025,2025-07-07 Etappe 3 von Rotenburg a.d.Fulda nach Kassel 70 km- Fulda-Radweg

It was a very strenuous tour, not only because of the climbs (which involved pushing the bikes several times), but also because of the interruptions caused by rain showers and thunderstorms.
The tour followed well-maintained cycle paths, with good signage. Unfortunately, the hand-operated cable ferry was out of service. I would have been interested to experience what it was like …

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May 14, 2023,16 Von Bebra nach Kassel (14.05.2023)

Today was another nice tour through the Fulda river landscape and through the beautiful half-timbered towns. Today I crossed the Fulda 13 times, once with the cable ferry between Binsförth and Beiseförth, where I had to crank hard to get to the other bank.

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May 24, 2023,Fulda-Radweg R1 - Tag 3 - Von Bebra nach Kassel

6°C, overcast and headwind. This is how our third day on the Fuldaradweg started.
But before that we had slept very well and had a good breakfast.
Equipped with a hat, gloves and a warm jacket, we set off. Over fields and meadows, with the wind in our faces, we cycled in the direction of Rotenburg. The route was still …

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May 18, 2023,Vatertag auf " Achse" - durch Landetal über Alheimer nach Braach zum Hof Habermas.😎😎🚴🚴😜😜

Did a super nice "Father's Day" round with Günter and Didi.
The weather played along, the sun accompanied us all day.
And the most important thing of the tour - the bratwurst and the steak at Hof Hafermas tasted really good 😎😎
It was worth driving the 130 km to eat a good steak with good company 😜😜🤣🤣

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