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Germany
Hesse
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Lorch

Clemens Chapel – Sauerthal loop from Lorch (Rhein)

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Hesse
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Lorch

Clemens Chapel – Sauerthal loop from Lorch (Rhein)

Hard

5.0

(1)

8

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Clemens Chapel – Sauerthal loop from Lorch (Rhein)

01:39

20.1km

450m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nollig bei Lorch

UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

737 m

Hilchenhaus

Highlight • Historical Site

The ancestral home of the Knights of Hilchen was built around 1500

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896 m

Strunk Tower (Strunk Round Tower)

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The medieval Strunk round tower stands today directly behind the railway embankment on the south bank of the Wisper River. When the tower was built in 1567 (the timber used …

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941 m

View of the Strunk Tower

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The tower was built around 1567 and served to defend the mouth of the Wisper and the Wisper Bridge, built in 1556, as well as being used as a prison. …

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2.92 km

Clemens Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful little chapel (unfortunately closed) above Lorchhausen. Accessible via the Stations of the Cross. There are benches at the chapel for resting and a beautiful view of the Rhine and Lorchhausen.

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3.30 km

View of Lorchhausen and the Rhine

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Beautiful view of the small town of Lorchhausen. Some sheep and goats live on the slopes around Lorchhausen, which are used as landscape conservationists. They keep vegetation low and stabilize the earthy ground with their hooves.

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4.42 km

Most Beautiful Wine View Rheingau

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With a beautiful view of the Rhine

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7.56 km

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13.3 km

Sauerthal

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This small town with a very special charm is hidden deep in the valley at the end of a cul-de-sac. The beautiful Sauerburg castle towers above the village, while below the small stream flows peacefully towards the Wisper.

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20.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.92 km

4.39 km

3.17 km

1.55 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

4.18 km

2.66 km

2.65 km

229 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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