Wirtheim Castle – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

Wirtheim Castle – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

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Wirtheim Castle – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

02:32

61.5km

320m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Start point

Train Station

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12.1 km

Kurmainz Administrative Building Wirtheim

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A Renaissance building from the 15th/16th. Century, which as a former Kurmainz office building reminds of the centuries-long affiliation to the Electorate of Mainz. The ground floor is now broken …

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12.1 km

Wirtheim Castle

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The castle was first mentioned in 1426 as a fiefdom of the Electorate of Mainz. Above the entrance there, Johann Philipp Friedrich Forstmeister von Gelnhausen had the coat of arms …

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17.4 km

Kinzigaue bei Gelnhausen

Nature Reserve

20.2 km

Scenic trail through the Kinzig Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

23.5 km

Kinzigtal Cycle Path

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It's nice to have a cycle path next to the motorway, but you don't have to. But the problem remains throughout the Kinzigtal that there are hardly any quiet corners due to the ICE route and the A66.

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24.1 km

Kinzig Valley Cycling Path in Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful but sometimes tricky road surface. A few meters gravel strip during which you might need to step down when on the road bike. But overall managable and worth it!

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32.2 km

Alte Weide bei Neudorf

Nature Reserve

35.4 km

View of Brachttal

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The municipality of Brachttal is located at the foot of the Vogelsberg.

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39.6 km

Asphalt Cycle Path Through Vogelsberg Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The asphalt cycle path is probably a few meters higher than the road, but it leads through the forest without traffic. The section recommended by komoot, which consists of fine gravel, runs parallel to this.

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42.7 km

Locomotive on the Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path

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The locomotive is not the original locomotive of the former Südbahn, but is the identical locomotive of the Gelnhausen district railway, whose operation was also discontinued in 1974.

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