Hochtaunusstrasse
The Hochtaunusstraße is a holiday route in the Taunus , a German low mountain range that extends from Rhineland-Palatinate to Hesse .
Distance
The Hochtaunusstraße runs for around 55 kilometers across the Taunus from Bad Homburg vor der Höhe to Bad Camberg .
The main route (transit route) of the Hochtaunusstraße begins in the spa town of Bad Homburg. From there the path leads to Oberursel and on over the Hohemarkstraße to the Taunus Pass Sandplacken to Schmitten . From Schmitten, the Hochtaunusstraße follows the course of the Weil to Weilrod . In Altweilnau the road leaves the Weiltal and leads via Riedelbach to Bad Camberg.
In addition to the transit route, a number of secondary routes (tourist routes) are signposted. The eastern tourist route runs over the Saalburg to Neu-Anspach . Further stations are Brombach , Merzhausen and Oberlauken . In Emmershausen the road reaches the Weiltal and leads back to the main route via Rod an der Weil .
The western tourist route leads via Oberursel, Kronberg and the Opel Zoo to Königstein . From there it goes up to the Feldberg and via Niederreifenberg and Seelenberg into the Weiltal back on the main route.
Infrastructure
The route of the Hochtaunusstraße is marked with signs. At many parking and rest areas, information boards provide information about the route and places to visit that are worth seeing.
history
The Hochtaunusstraße was established in 1970 and was intended to lead automobile tourists to excursion destinations in the Hochtaunus. After a three-year preparatory phase, it was officially opened on October 13, 1973 by Minister of State Heinz Herbert Karry .
swell
- ^ Gerta Walsh, Auf zum Taunus !, in: Yearbook of the Hochtaunuskreis 2008, ISBN 978-3-7973-1049-1 , page 61
Web links
- Hochtaunusstraße on taunus.info