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Natural Monuments

Darmstadt District

Kinzig Floodplains

Natural Monuments

Darmstadt District

Kinzig Floodplains

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Kinzig Floodplains

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Location: Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Kinzig River in Haitz – Kinzig Floodplains loop from Romsthal

46.3km

02:39

180m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Kinzigtal Cycle Path – Kinzig Reservoir loop from Hailer-Meerholz

113km

06:51

700m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Rückinger Mill – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

81.4km

04:42

190m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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Tobias

June 28, 2020

If it weren't for the A66 ...

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Seitan Dude

November 1, 2021

The Kinzig sometimes provides idyllic moments along the R3 despite the A66

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Thorsten Apollo

November 19, 2021

very flat terrain with a lot of nature

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AMK🌿

January 22, 2022

When the Kinzig floods, especially in winter, the R3 can sometimes be impassable due to flooding.

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Peter Langstrumpf

July 31, 2023

The Kinzig is also used by the brave (not just children) to cool down. Very romantic.

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Siegfried Kühn

June 8, 2024

It is a great place to cycle all year round.

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MS 🚴‍♂️

August 31, 2025

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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Location: Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Kinzig Floodplains

1. Kinzig River in Haitz – Kinzig Floodplains loop from Romsthal

2. Kinzigtal Cycle Path – Kinzig Reservoir loop from Hailer-Meerholz

3. Rückinger Mill – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

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