Kinzig Spring – View of the Kinzig Valley loop from Schlüchtern

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Kinzig Spring – View of the Kinzig Valley loop from Schlüchtern

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Kinzig Spring – View of the Kinzig Valley loop from Schlüchtern

02:03

29.9km

400m

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: August 17, 2026

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.37 km

Napoleon Tower Schlüchtern

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The corner tower is part of the old town fortifications and the walling of the former monastery district. The name Napoléon tower recalls the overnight stay of the French Emperor from October 28th to 29th, 1813 on his way back from the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig to Paris.

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1.80 km

Half-timbered alley in Schlüchtern

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Really beautiful half-timbered houses in the old town

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1.96 km

Old Town Hall Schlüchtern

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Beautiful building and beautiful sight 🙌

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16.8 km

Kinzig Spring

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Everything has to start small. The Kinzig River meanders for almost 90 kilometers before flowing into the Main River near Hanau-Kesselstadt. The extensive valley it has carved out between the Spessart and Vogelsberg mountains gives its name to the entire district.

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22.2 km

View of the Kinzig Valley

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The Kinzig is a river approximately 86 kilometers long. It rises in Sterbfritz, flows southwest through the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse, and flows into the Main from the right in Hanau. The Kinzig is a second-order river in low mountain ranges. It overcomes an elevation of 301 meters and has a bed gradient of 3.5 per thousand. The Kinzig's catchment area covers 1,058 square kilometers, and the calculated mean discharge (MQ) at the mouth of the Kinzig is 10.97 cubic meters per second.

The Kinzig was first documented in 796 as "iuxta fluvium Kincihen." In 815, the name was written as "Chinzicha," around 900 as "Kincicha"/"Kinzicham," in 1364 as "Kinzige," in 1584 as "Kintzig," in 1607 as "Bintz," in 1681 as "Kintz," in 1716 as "Kins," in 1769 as "Kinzing," and in 1802 as "Kinzig." In the river's headwaters, there was the now-defunct village of Kinzig, mentioned in 815 as "Chirizichheimero." The village and river were often confused by monastery scribes at that time with "Chizzicha" (now Bad Kissingen), both of which were described as being located in the Saalegau.

The name presumably derives from the ancient Celtic *ku̯anti̯o- meaning "flat hill, valley." The name was therefore derived from the mountainous region from which the Kinzig flows.

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23.0 km

Fallow Deer Enclosure on the Vollmerz-Herolz Cycle Path

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Here you can watch a large herd of fallow deer, they also come to the fence 😀

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24.1 km

View of Brandenstein and Breitefeld

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from Mühlenweg Herolz-Vollmerz great weather in November

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28.3 km

Schlüchtern Monastery

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The former monastery has been used as a school since the Reformation.

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29.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

10.0 km

5.88 km

2.67 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.4 km

3.98 km

1.94 km

1.51 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Kinzig Spring – View of the Kinzig Valley loop from Schlüchtern

Napoleon Tower Schlüchtern

Half-timbered alley in Schlüchtern

Old Town Hall Schlüchtern

Kinzig Spring

View of the Kinzig Valley

Fallow Deer Enclosure on the Vollmerz-Herolz Cycle Path

View of Brandenstein and Breitefeld

Schlüchtern Monastery

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