Rotkäppchenland railway cycle path
Map with all linked sites from the | Rotkäppchenland railway cycle path | |
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| overall length | 49.1 km |
| location |
 Hesse
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| Starting point |
Treysa 50 ° 54 '44.8 " N , 9 ° 11' 33" E |
| Target point |
Niederaula 50 ° 47 ′ 53.5 ″ N , 9 ° 36 ′ 34.9 ″ E |
| Places along the way | Treysa , Ziegenhain , Loshausen , Riebelsdorf , Neukirchen , Nausis , Kleinropperhausen , Steinmühle (Schorbach) , Ottrau train station , Görzhain , Weißenborn , Olberode , Hausen , Oberaula , Wahlshausen , Gersdorf , Frielingen (Kirchheim) , Heddersdorf , Kirchheim (Hessen) , Kleba , Niederaula |
| Flooring | 100% asphalted ground |
| Height difference | moderate gradient, in the area of the former route max. 2.8% |
| difficulty | light |
| Traffic volume | Carless |
| Website URL | Rotkäppchenland railway cycle path |
The Rotkäppchenland railway cycle path is a northern Hessian railway cycle path that runs between Treysa and Niederaula over a length of 49.1 kilometers. The centerpiece is the old route of the Knüllwaldbahn between Treysa and Wahlshausen . It connects the valley of the Schwalm with the valley of the Fulda over the Knüllgebirge while avoiding steep inclines. The medieval towns of Treysa, Ziegenhain and Neukirchen (Knüll) are on the route . The railway cycle path is part of the German Mittelland Route (D4) , which leads from Aachen via Bonn and Siegen , Erfurt , Jena and Chemnitz to Zittau and of the German Unity cycle path .
Furnishing
The cycle path is designed as a premium route on the section that runs on the old railway line. The approximately three-meter-wide carriageway is paved throughout, intersections with federal , state and district roads are particularly well developed, and there are no barriers throughout. Cyclists enjoy right of way except for the intersections with the streets mentioned above. Sloping embankments are secured by railings and there are a large number of rest areas along the route. It is therefore suitable for all types of bicycles, including narrow-tire racing bicycles and bicycles with (children's) bicycle trailers, and is also suitable for inline skates .
The section between Wahlshausen and Niederaula, which runs away from the old railway line, leads over continuously paved field paths, village streets and specially created cycle paths away from busy roads through the Aula valley , which flows into the Fulda in Niederaula.
The path from Treysa to Niederaula is consistently signposted with (names and) the logo of the railway cycle path, the Mittelland route and the German Unity cycle path, signs have been placed on the parallel streets. From the start on the Treysaer Haaßehügel to Wahlshausen, the section that runs on the former railway line has been equipped with a kilometer that shows the full and half kilometers. For a long distance, the path is marked as a shared walking and cycling path with the road sign 240.
Various works of art were created in the Neukirchen area as part of the Art on the Bike Path project .
Connection to other cycle paths
In Treysa and Ziegenhain, the railway cycle path has a connection to the Hessian long -distance cycle path R4 , the Schwalm cycle path and the highland cycle path leading through the Gilserberg highlands . In Neukirchen the regional cycle route R 17 branches off in the direction of Remsfeld and Homberg , in Kleinropperhausen the regional cycle route R 11, which runs through the Schwalmtal and Willingshausen back to Treysa. From Wahlshausen the route continues alongside the railway line on the R 11 via Kirchheim to Niederaula , where it meets the Hessian long-distance cycle route R1 / Fulda-Radweg (identical to the German Mittelland routes ( D routes 4 and 9), on the in to the north the festival town of Bad Hersfeld and to the south the castle town of Schlitz and the baroque town of Fulda can be reached.
Web links
- Rotkäppchenland / D4 rail cycle path at ADFC Schwalmstadt (with photos and films)
- Rotkäppchenland railway cycle path In: Hesse cycle route planner.
- Description of the Rotkäppchenland tourism service
- Rotkäppchenland railway cycle path In: www.bahntrassenradwege.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ D-Route 4 / Mittelland-Route. Deutscher Tourismusverband Service GmbH, accessed on October 14, 2013 .
- ↑ Art on the bike path