Forest restaurant Fuchstanz – Großer Feldberg Summit loop from Eschborn

Forest restaurant Fuchstanz – Großer Feldberg Summit loop from Eschborn

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Forest restaurant Fuchstanz – Großer Feldberg Summit loop from Eschborn

03:23

50.9km

930m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Oberurseler Stadtwald und Stierstädter Heide

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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17.6 km

Forest restaurant Fuchstanz

Highlight • Restaurant

With this highlight I mean the better of the two restaurants on the Fuchstanz: "Fuchstanz - das Waldgasthaus". There are, for example, very tasty tarte flambées, as well as decent …

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22.6 km

Großer Feldberg Summit

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The Große Feldberg is not only the highest peak of the Taunus, but of the entire Rhenish Slate Mountains. The information about its exact height varies between 879 and 881 …

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22.8 km

Brunhildis Rock (Großer Feldberg)

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The meeting point is on the summit plateau. A little away from the road, you can enjoy the wide view over the Hintertaunus from here. When the visibility is good, …

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27.3 km

View of Frankfurt Skyline

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The Frankfurt skyline is above all the impressive eye-catcher here!

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29.6 km

The path is easy to drive on because it is paved. Fastest connection between Saalburg and Sandplacken. Due to the unfortunately necessary deforestation, visual axes have emerged that I would like to do without in favor of an intact forest.

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32.7 km

Saalburg Roman Fort and Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The archaeological excavations at the Saalburg began in the mid-19th century. From 1894, the ancient studies Louis Jacobi led the excavations and from 1897 to 1907 the reconstruction of the …

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33.2 km

Jupiter Column near Saalburg

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Not far south of the Saalburg is a replica of a Jupiter column found in Mainz in 1904/05. The replica was made by the Mainz sculptor Eduard Schmahl and completed …

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45.8 km

View of the Taunus

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Beautiful section across the fields with a good view of the Taunus. In the direction of Schwalbach there is a rest area at the Westerbach.

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50.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.5 km

5.50 km

1.69 km

1.23 km

872 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

13.9 km

9.97 km

5.19 km

250 m

Elevation

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Highest point (870 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

10°C

17 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

January 28, 2024,Sandplacken-Runde

Nice round in cold but dry and partly sunny weather.

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November 10, 2024,Über die Saalburg zum Feldberg, der Sonne entgegen

Up to a height of about 600 m we had dense fog in places, above that there was sun and blue sky - what a contrast!

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February 4, 2024,Feldbergrunde über Saalburg und Sandplacken

The tour was quite strenuous due to the wet ground and rainy weather. With the mild temperatures. But I can't resist the Feldberg...

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October 27, 2024,Über den Herzberg zum Sandplacken

Beautiful, varied, sometimes challenging tour. The descent at Bleibeskopf (km 14) is borderline for gravel bikes - I pushed (steep and blocked). But it's easy to get around. Unfortunately, I had two flat tires on the way back. Luckily I had a spare tube and a repair kit with me...

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