Hessian long-distance cycle route R8
The Hessian long-distance cycle route R8 is one of nine long-distance cycle routes in Hessen. It is under the motto Westerwald-Taunus-Bergstraße and starts in Frankenberg (Eder) , then runs through the Gladenbacher Bergland , the Westerwald , the Taunus , Frankfurt am Main , the Odenwald and ends on the Bergstraße behind Heppenheim . This results in a total length of approximately 310 kilometers. The various Hessian landscapes are roamed through.
Attractions
- Orange city of Dillenburg
- historic old town of Herborn
- Limburg Cathedral
- historical old town and cultural and tourist attractions of Idstein
- historic old town of Dreieichenhain
- Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt
- Mountain road
En route stations
Frankenberg (Eder) - Battenberg - Breidenbach - Eschenburg - Dillenburg - Herborn - Driedorf - Mengerskirchen - Waldbrunn (Westerwald) - Hadamar - Elz - Limburg an der Lahn - Brechen - Selters - Bad Camberg - Idstein - Niedernhausen - Oberjosbach - Eppstein - Frankfurt- Höchst - Neu-Isenburg - Dreieich - Darmstadt - Zwingenberg - Bensheim - Heppenheim .
Flooring
The R8 runs mainly on paved sections (67%), field and forest paths (approx. 16%) and water-bound surface (9%).
Intersections with other cycle paths
- Frankenberg:
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Wallau (Lahn) :
- Hessian long-distance cycle route R2 - Along the Lahn , Fulda , Lüder and Lauter in the direction of Vogelsberg / Spessart
- Lahn Valley Cycle Path - Along the Lahn to Lahnstein
- Lake cycle path - through the Lahn-Dill-Bergland to Aartalsee
- Limburg:
- Idstein:
- Frankfurt-Höchst
- Darmstadt:
- Darmstadt-Eberstadt
- Bensheim - Heppenheim:
Web links
- Hessian long-distance cycle route R8. In: Hesse cycle route planner
- Hessian long-distance cycle path R 8 - " Off through the low mountain ranges " rad-reise-service.de
- Relation to OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 27 ″ N , 8 ° 47 ′ 41 ″ E