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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Alheim

Fulda Cycle Route – Melsungen Old Town loop from Heinebach

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Alheim

Fulda Cycle Route – Melsungen Old Town loop from Heinebach

Hard

4.8

(136)

629

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Fulda Cycle Route – Melsungen Old Town loop from Heinebach

08:45

150km

790m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: July 13, 2026

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Naturpark Knüll

Waldauer Kiesteiche

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.3 km

Forbachsee bei Bebra

Nature Reserve

25.9 km

View of the Fulda River and its banks

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At Friedlos you cross the Fulda and can enjoy the wide view over the river, the green banks as well as the meadows and fields.

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41.7 km

Fulda weir, lock system and Rotenburg hydroelectric power station

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Here the boat captains have their fun.

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43.5 km

Viewpoint

94.3 km

Fulda Cycle Route

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A wonderfully beautiful cycle path.

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95.8 km

View of the Fulda River from the bridge

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7:45 AM at -1.5°C. Nice.🌞

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98.9 km

Covered bridge over the Fulda near Dennhausen

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Structurally impressive bridge on the R1 Fuldaradweg with a very nice view of the Fulda and the surrounding area. A rest area is right next to it.

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103 km

Waldauer Kiesteiche

Nature Reserve

128 km

Over 300 half-timbered buildings have been preserved in the old town of Melsungen. Particularly beautiful medieval old town with historic half-timbered streets. A tour is reminiscent of the city's economic prosperity in the Middle Ages.

Distance to the German Unity cycle path: around 100 metres. Accessible at any time.

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145 km

Haydau Monastery

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Haydau Abbey is located directly on the Fulda Cycle Path. It is the best-preserved Cistercian monastery in Hesse in terms of its structure. Today it is used as a hotel and conference venue. You ride your bike through the middle of this complex and find tradition and innovation, nature and culture, down-to-earthness and cosmopolitanism all connected.

Tucked away on the side of the monastery is a small café with tasty cakes at reasonable prices (not to be confused with the hotel café).

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147 km

Fulda Cycle Route — Through the Fulda Meadows

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A really great bike path that leads through the meadows of the Fulda in the best condition.

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150 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.9 km

41.7 km

23.7 km

20.6 km

1.42 km

321 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

146 km

1.69 km

1.39 km

346 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

31°C

14°C

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Comments

June 28, 2025,BadHersfeld-Melsungen-Kassel, m Ulf

24 km to and from Frankfurt Central Station must be added.

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July 20, 2025,Tag 3 Kassel - Bad Hersfeld ( Kathus )

We start in Kassel in perfect weather and will continue upstream along the Fulda River today. The route is excellently maintained and well-signposted. Some of the climbs are tough, but I'm still content with 5% engine power today. I've never crossed a river as often as on this stretch... it's all about climbing up the ramps and then back down …

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September 3, 2021,Bad Hersfeld - Rotenburg - Melsungen - Guxhagen - Kassel

Foggy start in Bad Hersfeld; the first few kilometers through the suburbs were not that great. The first stage destination Rotenburg was reached after about 1 hour. Then the fog had dissolved. A very beautiful half-timbered town (and major construction site). Then rest in the garden of Haydau Monastery. On the way to Melsungen under the ICE bridge - very …

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September 15, 2023,🚴 94 km Tag 2. Fulda-Radweg R1 🚴 15.9.2023

🚴👍 My day 2 with 94 km began at the former Oberrode manor near Bad Hersfeld.
We continued to Rotenburg a.d. Fulda, Melsungen, to Binsforth. At Binsforth I would have to hand-crank myself over the Fulda ropes. (was pretty tiring). We continued via Gershausen to Kassel to the orangery. The tour from day 2 ended in Kassel.

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June 11, 2024,Bad Hersfeld - Kassel

After a varied breakfast, we continued by bike along the Fulda river to Kassel. There was a strong headwind on the way and it was noticeably cooler than the last few days. 🥶 The sheep's cold here too? 🐑

Villages and small towns with many half-timbered houses were often seen on the way. Once there was an optional river crossing …

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September 9, 2021,Radweg R1 von Bad Hersfeld nach Kassel #RideCampRide

Start after a relaxing night and a good breakfast ...
Plan to see Melsungen!
The weather was a dream, the bike path was great, the bike ran 🚲
The decision in Melsungen ... we can do the rest today!

A tour with beautiful half-timbered villages, small lakes, great nature to the left and right of the Fulda ...

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June 13, 2025,JuniRide Tag 1 (13.06.2025) Von Bad Hersfeld nach Kassel

The start of this year's June tour is once again from Bad Hersfeld to Kassel. Today, I had a strong tailwind, so I reached my destination very quickly and was able to take a nice break by the lake. The train took me back to Hersfeld today and will take me back to Kassel tomorrow morning so I can continue …

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October 11, 2022,Schöne Tour bei bestem Wetter 👍 📸 mit Peter J. und neuen Eindrücken 🍰☕🍁🌻🚂🚃🚞☀️

We started at the Wilhelmshöe station parking deck, then continued to the platforms in the lower area. We waited a few minutes and then the Cantus left on time. We had arrived in Bebra 👍 actually a nice train station but also very run down. 🤦‍♂️🚂
Then we jumped on our bikes and off we went to the colorful landscape. …

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View of the Fulda River and its banks

Fulda weir, lock system and Rotenburg hydroelectric power station

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View of the Fulda River from the bridge

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