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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Melsungen

Melsungen Old Town – Melsungen Market Square loop from Melsungen-Schwarzenberg

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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Melsungen

Melsungen Old Town – Melsungen Market Square loop from Melsungen-Schwarzenberg

Moderate

4.7

(140)

278

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Melsungen Old Town – Melsungen Market Square loop from Melsungen-Schwarzenberg

02:26

39.9km

320m

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: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 33.0 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.67 km

Melsungen Town Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

Melsungen has an almost intact half-timbered old town. Additionally, the old stone bridge "Bartenwetzerbrücke"

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2.74 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 …

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2.77 km

Melsungen Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

With an ice cream you can admire beautifully renovated half-timbered houses. In Brückengasse there is a drinking water fountain in front of a bicycle shop, where you can fill up your drinking bottles.

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3.69 km

View of the Fulda River Near Melsungen

Highlight • River

The Fulda near Melsungen in the middle of beautiful nature

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10.1 km

In der Aue bei Malsfeld

Nature Reserve

16.0 km

Fuldatal Bridge Morschen

Highlight • Bridge

Good guide for those who are not familiar with it

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16.4 km

Fulda Cycle Path R1 Near Neumorschen

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A beautiful section of the Fulda cycle path R1.

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25.7 km

View of Spangenberg Castle

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Beautiful view of Spangenberg Castle.

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29.0 km

Treibach water-treading facility

Highlight • Rest Area

Water treading area to get your tired feet fit again.

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39.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

10.4 km

8.25 km

6.73 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.6 km

838 m

467 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Sunday 6 September

27°C

11°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

June 21, 2025,Melsungen-Spangenberg-Altmorschen und zurück

Beautiful tour, highly recommended 👍🌞🚴‍♂️ Unfortunately, the crank on one side of the Fulda cable ferry is broken 😭

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February 23, 2025,Familienrunde (1/25) nach Spangenberg

Family trips are not easy to plan, everyone should have fun 😜
This time it worked out reasonably well - at least I hope so. 😅

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April 21, 2025,Saisonstart zum Klostercafé Haydau ☕🍰

Sunshine instead of the rainy weather predicted, so off we go to the monastery café. It's so lovely to smell the rapeseed and see all the blossoms on the apple, cherry, and pear trees. The blackthorn along the roadside is in full bloom, and I love cycling. This feeling of freedom is incredible; I think it only exists on a …

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January 19, 2025,Endlich mal wieder Sonne pur!

Finally, the sun all day again!!! And we really took advantage of it. Wrapped up warm, it was great to ride, not even the fingertips got cold 😜

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November 9, 2024,Samstagnachmittagsrunde

The sun is shining, so get out into the fresh air without thinking too much 😜

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May 20, 2024,Zum Ars Natura Morschen

After the constant rain we had here yesterday, my bike was crying out for some fresh air. Since my husband wanted to come with me, we mostly rode on bike paths and roads today, only the small part of the Morschen Ars Natura was on packed gravel. But that doesn't matter - the main thing is to ride your bike!

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May 25, 2022,🏰Stadt- Land🏕- Hügel🏰

A nice round of pedaling with 🏖 Komootlers 😂 and looking at beautiful strawberry cake 🤣🤣

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October 10, 2022,Radtour Nachmittags mal um die Ecken

A wonderful afternoon round after a day in the office. . . Just get out!

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