Hessian long-distance cycle route R7
The Hessian long-distance cycle route R7 is one of nine long-distance cycle routes in Hessen . It is under the motto From the Lahn to the Werra , but is also known as the cathedral cycle path , as it passes two cathedrals in Limburg and Wetzlar . It has a total length of 215 kilometers and roams through the Lahn valley , the Vogelsberg and the Fulda valley . The bike path is mostly paved.
course
| Stations | Attractions |
|---|---|
| Limburg | Limburg Cathedral |
| Runkel | Runkel Castle , Villmar marble bridge |
| Weilburg | Weilburg Castle |
| Braunfels | Braunfels Castle |
| Wetzlar | Wetzlar Cathedral , old town , museums , Kalsmunt castle ruins |
| to water | Mathematikum , Liebig Museum |
| Grossen-Buseck | Grossen-Buseck Castle , Evangelical Church |
| Grünberg | Historical old city |
| Ulrichstein | View over the Vogelsberg from the Schlossberg |
| Lauterbach | |
| Bad Hersfeld | Bad Hersfeld abbey ruins |
| Philippsthal |
Intersections with other cycle paths
The Hessian long-distance cycle path R7 is part of the Lahntal cycle path from Limburg to Gießen , which continues the long-distance cycle path on the Lahn via Diez , Nassau and Bad Ems to Lahnstein near Koblenz .
In Limburg an der Lahn and Dietkirchen there is a connection to the Hessian long-distance cycle route R8 , which runs in a north-south direction.
Shortly before Weilburg , the Weiltalweg , which comes from the Großer Feldberg, flows out. This cycle path runs on a flat former railway line to Weilmünster.
In Grünberg, the Hessian long-distance cycle route R6 is cut, which leads from Diemelstadt in the north via Kirchhain , Grünberg and Usingen to Lampertheim in the south.
From Ulrichstein , the R7 runs in an eastward direction parallel to the Hessian long- distance cycle route R4 , which leads in the north in Bad Karlshafen in the Reinhardswald via Alsfeld and the Wetterau to Hirschhorn in the Odenwald . In Lauterbach there are connections to the volcano cycle path and the Hessian long-distance cycle path R2 . In Philippsthal there is also a connection to the Ulstertal cycle path .
literature
- ADFC (Hrsg.): Hessian long-distance cycle path from cathedral to cathedral: between Fulda and Lahn . VUD Verlag und Druck, Freudenstadt 2001, ISBN 3-923719-48-5
Web links
- Hessian long-distance cycle route R7. In: hessen-tourismus.de
- Hessian long-distance cycle route R7. In: Hesse cycle route planner
- Relation to OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 50 ° 22 ′ 15.5 ″ N , 8 ° 0 ′ 15.2 ″ E