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Darmstadt District

Kinzig River at Haitz

Darmstadt District

Kinzig River at Haitz

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Kinzig River at Haitz

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

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1. Kinzigtal Cycle Path – Kinzig Reservoir loop from Haitz-Höchst

51.4km

02:58

170m

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

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

46.3km

02:39

180m

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3. 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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Siegfried Kühn

November 29, 2024

The Kinzig is a small river that flows leisurely under normal conditions. During a long period of rain, the Kinzig can overflow its banks in some places.

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🚴‍♂️ Klaus 🥾 🛤️ 🌴

June 30, 2024

Very nice view of the natural Kinzig from the bridge in Haitz.

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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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Elevation 180 m

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

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Kinzig River at Haitz

1. Kinzigtal Cycle Path – Kinzig Reservoir loop from Haitz-Höchst

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

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

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