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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Birlenbach

View of Burgschwalbach Castle – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Fachingen (Lahn)

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Birlenbach

View of Burgschwalbach Castle – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Fachingen (Lahn)

Moderate

4.8

(44)

74

riders

View of Burgschwalbach Castle – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Fachingen (Lahn)

02:43

36.8km

500m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 35.1 km for 103 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

3.65 km

Waterfall on the Aar

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You drive past this small waterfall far too quickly without even seeing it....

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2

13.9 km

Ergenstein Summit

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Be sure to enter it in the summit book (built and maintained by my friend Wilfried, by the way). Access can be from 3 directions. Via a paved but rutted …

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3

18.3 km

Small shelter

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Really very small refuge, but after all; )

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18.7 km

Hohlenfelsbachtal

Nature Reserve

5

19.1 km

View of Burgschwalbach Castle

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A beautiful view of the castle ruins, even though they are still far away.

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6

20.6 km

Dicke Buche

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Due to leaf growth, the sign may not be directly visible in summer.

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7

25.5 km

Oberneisen Castle and Round Church

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beautiful church with castle ruins with a beautiful view of the Aartal

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8

30.2 km

Ardeck Castle Ruins

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Ardeck Castle towers high on a rock in a bottleneck in the Aar Valley directly above the cycle path. From up there you have a great view of the Aartal …

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9

34.2 km

View of the Lahn River

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A great view of the Lahn near Diez.

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36.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.2 km

5.91 km

3.80 km

2.75 km

2.57 km

1.41 km

112 m

Surfaces

19.1 km

4.98 km

4.95 km

4.83 km

2.87 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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