Kinzig Reservoir – Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path loop from Schlüchtern

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Kinzig Reservoir – Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path loop from Schlüchtern

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Kinzig Reservoir – Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path loop from Schlüchtern

03:52

62.0km

580m

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: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.33 km

Strutwiesen bei Steinau

Nature Reserve

5.82 km

Brothers Grimm Fairy-Tale Fountain, Steinau an der Straße

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Here you can always take a short break and feast on an ice cream.

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8.37 km

Ardeas Seenwelt Birdwatching Platform

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Interesting and informative boards around the reservoir

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8.39 km

View of the Kinzig Reservoir

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The 6.5 km circular route around the reservoir is very popular with cyclists, joggers and walkers

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10.4 km

Kinzig Reservoir

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The Kinzig Valley between Gelnhausen and Schlüchtern is, apart from a few short sections, a natural cycle route. I always enjoy cycling it.

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11.4 km

Feuchtwiesen bei Ahl

Nature Reserve

31.9 km

Rest Area for Everyone (Reichenbachtal)

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Very nice place to rest.

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35.1 km

Vogelsberg Southern Railway Cycle Path

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The Vorgelsberger Südbahnradweg is characterized by a beautiful route and is completely paved. Just the thing for a nice bike ride.

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36.6 km

View of the rapeseed fields in the Vogelsberg Mountains

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A great view, I was there on 26.10.2019 and the rapeseed smell and you thought it was spring

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37.5 km

Wooden Minion Sculpture

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Wood carvings - art along the way

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62.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

14.9 km

11.0 km

8.40 km

642 m

206 m

Surfaces

57.2 km

2.00 km

963 m

961 m

959 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 26, 2026,Runde von Schlüchtern über Kinzig-Stausee und Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg

Our tour today starts at the train station in Schlüchtern. First, an approximately three-kilometer-long gravel forest path runs along the railway tracks to Niederzell. From there, we continue on well-developed cycle paths to Steinau an der Straße, the famous Brothers Grimm town.

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