With its market square lined with half-timbered buildings, Gersfeld offers the ideal starting point for an unforgettable cycling experience in the Fulda Valley. The small town is a recognized climatic health resort and Kneipp spa and offers many attractions for all ages, including the 50-hectare wildlife

The cathedral city of Fulda, with its Baroque quarter, numerous churches, the city palace, and lively old town, exudes a very special charm. From here, you cycle along the river through a scenically impressive part of the Fulda Valley.



On partly hilly paths, you pass meadows and fields, just beyond the

Meadows and ochre yellow are the ripe grain fields that line the Fulda Cycle Route R1 for the next few kilometers. As the Fulda Cycle Route R1 moves closer to the river, you've arrived in the Middle Fulda Valley. Near the village of Bebra-Breitenbach, you can cool off in the Breitenbach Lakes from the

The fourth stage of the Fulda Cycle Route R1 runs approximately 65 kilometers from the medieval half-timbered town of Melsungen to Hann. Münden – a tour along green meadows, through small villages, and past exciting crossroads of regional cycle paths.



Just beyond Melsungen, the route runs through Guxhagen

The fifth and final stage of the Fulda Cycle Route R1 runs approximately 43 kilometers from Hann. Münden to Bad Karlshafen – and is a successful conclusion to a varied river tour through Hesse.



It starts at the famous Weserstein in Hann. Münden, where the Fulda and Werra rivers converge to form the Weser