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Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Mapper Schanze Ruins

Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Oestrich-Winkel

Mapper Schanze Ruins

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Mapper Schanze Ruins

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Location: Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Towpath on the Rhine – St. Hildegard Abbey loop from Erbach (Rheingau)

118km

08:59

2,030m

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

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2. Little Black House – Mapper Schanze loop from Eltville

44.5km

03:38

730m

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

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5.0

(10)

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3. Mapper Schanze – Rhine Cycle Path near Geisenheim loop from Niederwalluf

48.8km

03:39

640m

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

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🚴‍♂️Ulrich 🚴🏿‍♂️

October 12, 2022

Old Bollwerck well worth seeing.

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Tobi Sp.

August 3, 2025

always very beautiful walls

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August 31, 2025

A very beautiful old piece of history. The Mapper Schanze is the last remaining gateway through the so-called Rheingauer Gebück, a type of defensive hedge that was planted around the entire Rheingau region.

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Elevation 520 m

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Location: Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Mapper Schanze Ruins

1. Towpath on the Rhine – St. Hildegard Abbey loop from Erbach (Rheingau)

2. Little Black House – Mapper Schanze loop from Eltville

3. Mapper Schanze – Rhine Cycle Path near Geisenheim loop from Niederwalluf

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