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Umschwang Pass

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Umschwang Pass

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Umschwang Pass

Recommended by 14 cyclists out of 15

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Münden

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Fulda Cycle Path (Fuldaradweg) – Fulda Cycle Path loop from Uschlag

76.8km

04:55

650m

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

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2. Steinertsee Park – Gelster Cycle Path loop from Uschlag

72.0km

04:40

720m

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

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3. Diebesturm Witzenhausen – Gelster Cycle Path loop from Uschlag

58.0km

03:49

730m

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

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Randi S

June 21, 2025

Today we completed the Umschwang ⛰️ by bike 🚴🏻🚴🏾‍♀️. 😉😂 And that wasn't primarily due to the fact that we now ride e-bikes, but also because we do. The main reason, however, was that many, many years ago, as simple occasional cyclists, we rode the 🚴🏾‍♀️ from Witzenhausen via Kleinalmerode and the Umschwang to Kassel. Then we rigorously avoided the route for decades because of the extremely unfriendly traffic (cars, trucks, motorcycles). Today, on June 21, 2025, we seized the opportunity. The road from Kleinalmerode via the Umschwang to Nieste has recently been closed for months, just before Nieste (see mobil.hessen.de/presse/l-3237-nieste-grossbaustelle-in-der-ortsdurchfahrt). However, with the 🚴🏾‍♀️ through the Niester Endschlagsiedlung, this was no problem at all. From Kleinalmerode onwards, we had the road, similar to a two-lane cycle path, to ourselves. We only encountered other cyclists who were just as happy about this experience as we were and who were truly enjoying the truly beautiful landscape in the most beautiful, and up to this point still pleasant, temperatures and weather. Everything to the right and left was lush green. And on the slopes, mostly to the right of the road, in many places everything was covered with wild, pink to purple flowering foxgloves. And the best part: once we reached the 450m elevation, the descent seemed to flow naturally. The sporty racing cyclists we encountered had a harder time—by design. We'll certainly be taking advantage of the road closure, which will last until at least the end of 2025, if not until next spring, at least once this summer and fall, and we can only recommend it to all other cyclists. Especially if they shy away from the otherwise prevalent traffic there like we do, and the devil shy away from holy water.🖐️

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Randi S

June 21, 2025

For the Umschwang as the shortest connection from Witzenhausen to Kassel itself, see de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umschwang

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Elevation 440 m

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Fulda Cycle Path (Fuldaradweg) – Fulda Cycle Path loop from Uschlag

2. Steinertsee Park – Gelster Cycle Path loop from Uschlag

3. Diebesturm Witzenhausen – Gelster Cycle Path loop from Uschlag

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