Rückinger Mill – Gelnhausen Old Town loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

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Rückinger Mill – Gelnhausen Old Town loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

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Rückinger Mill – Gelnhausen Old Town loop from Bad Soden-Salmünster

04:45

82.6km

220m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Weideswiesen-Oberwald bei Erlensee

Erlensee bei Erlensee

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.29 km

Kinzigtal Cycle Path: Wächtersbach to Höchst

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nice flat path

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17.7 km

Kinzigaue bei Gelnhausen

Nature Reserve

28.8 km

Spake Bridge over the Kinzig River

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The bridge is located between Gründau-Rothenbergen and Hasselroth and offers beautiful views of the Kinzig.

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33.2 km

Kinzig Loop

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Just sit down on the grass and follow the play of the water whirlpools!
In February/March the forest behind you is full of wild garlic.

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33.9 km

Stellweg

Forest

38.3 km

Weideswiesen-Oberwald bei Erlensee

Nature Reserve

39.4 km

Rückinger Mill

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The old mill in Rückingen has a very interesting and eventful history.
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41.8 km

View of Erlensee

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nature reserve! accessible nature reserve! Accessible private property. To keep it beautiful - don't throw away rubbish and stay on the paths.

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63.1 km

In the entire old town one finds affectionately restored half-timbered buildings beside certificates of medieval architecture. Many small shops and restaurants "sweeten" the sightseeing of the city.

In addition, the …

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63.2 km

Untermarkt (Lower Market) and the Romanesque House, Gelnhausen

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Gelnhausen was founded in 1170 by the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick I, nicknamed Barbarossa. The Romanesque House on the Untermarkt dates from this period, but the construction of the Marienkirche, located …

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69.9 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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82.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.3 km

13.1 km

12.5 km

11.9 km

592 m

194 m

101 m

Surfaces

73.9 km

5.00 km

2.95 km

560 m

292 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

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Comments

March 16, 2022,Wenn Bärlauch und Buschwindröschen sich küssen, hält mein Stahlross nichts mehr im Stall

On the way in the Kinzig valley. Nature explodes. Within a few days, the wood anemone blossomed and even the hawthorn adorned itself in bright white.

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July 28, 2026,Tour

Wanted to visit my friend Mario in Bad Orb - but he was unfortunately already in Würzburg, appointment on Wednesday ....
Nice tour through the Kinzigtal back and forth.....👌🚴‍♂️

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June 24, 2023,BahnRadweg Hessen//Etappe 6-von Birstein nach Hanau 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️☀️😀

After a total of approx. 415 km you reach the start and end point in Hanau. 😁 Great landscapes, very good bike paths. Almost the entire route was paved. The signage is great. The Hessen railway cycle path is highly recommended. 👍🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

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June 27, 2026,Grimm 1

In great heat, we drive from the birthplace Hanau to Steinau an der Straße, where the father was a district administrator.

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July 8, 2023,Kinzig-Radweg: Steinau an der Straße | Wächtersbach | Gelnhausen | Hanau

Yesterday at the Hattsteinweiher, I spontaneously thought about doing a bike ride on the Kinzig. I know Steinau an der Straße from my childhood and it is simply a beautiful little town and our starting point today. This was followed by a nice, varied, mostly flat tour with many half-timbered towns and castles and a bathing lake.

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June 4, 2023,Fahrradtour > Von Langenselbold nach Bad Orb >zurück

Just great to drive through the Kinzig valley at this time of year. Everything is green and lush, and the farmers bring in the first hay. 😃🍀🌞

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May 29, 2026,🏁 Stadtradeln Finale

Had a meeting in BSS - that still goes on the account of Stadtradeln
The chamomile field has captivated me for weeks on my way to work and today the smell was so wonderful! Bewitching

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July 17, 2022,Schwester im Krankenhaus Gelnhausen besucht. Mit kleinem Umweg über den Erlensee und den Kinzigsee🤫🙃👍

Finally a really successful tour. Because of Lyme disease with the worst headache and after the Corona aftermath finally subsided, back on the bike. Man, what did I miss that. First towards Langenselbold and on to Erlensee. You have to push your bike around the Erlensee, but it's worth it. An absolute oasis of calm, so beautiful.😍 Relaxed in a …

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