Hessian long-distance cycle route R8

R8 and Ederauenradweg before Frankenberg

Bike path between Frankenberg and Battenberg

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:
  • Ederauen cycle path
  • Hessian long-distance cycle route R6
• 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:
  • Lahn valley cycle path
  • Hessian long-distance cycle route R7
• Idstein:
  • Hessian long-distance cycle route R6
  • German Limes Cycle Route
• Frankfurt-Höchst
  • Hessian long-distance cycle route R3
  • Main cycle path
• Darmstadt:
  • Mountain road bike path
• Darmstadt-Eberstadt
  • Modau cycle route
• Bensheim - Heppenheim:
  • Hessian long-distance cycle route R9

See also : List of long- distance cycle routes in Germany  and the Hessen cycle route network

Web links

Commons : Hessischer Radfernweg R8  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Hessian long-distance cycle route R8  - travel guide

• 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