Kanonenbahn cycle path
Map with all linked sites of the places: | Kanonenbahn cycle path | |
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| overall length | 31.7 km |
| location | along a section of the former Leinefelde – Treysa railway line |
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| Course of the Kanonenbahn cycle path | |
| Starting point |
Dingelstädt 51 ° 19 ′ 24.7 ″ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 24.2 ″ E |
| Target point |
Frieda 51 ° 11 '2.1 " N , 10 ° 7' 26.2" E |
| Places along the way | Dingelstädt , Küllstedt , Effelder , Großbartloff , Lengenfeld unterm Stein , Geismar , Großtöpfer , Frieda |
| Flooring | asphalt |
| Height difference | 74 m ↓, 285 m ↑ |
| difficulty | light |
| Connection to |
Unstrut-Radweg , Unstrut-Leine-Radweg and Unstrut-Hahle-Radweg in Dingelstädt, Werratal-Radweg and Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg in Frieda |
The Kanonenbahn-Radweg is an approximately 31 km long cycle path along the disused Leinefelde – Treysa railway in the Eichsfeld and Unstrut-Hainich districts in Thuringia and in the Werra-Meißner district in Hesse . The cycle path begins in Dingelstädt and leads via Küllstedt and Lengenfeld unterm Stein to Geismar and from there via Großtöpfer to Frieda an der Werra .
Origin of name and history
The strategic military “Berlin-Coblenz Railway”, better known as the “ Kanonenbahn ”, ran from Berlin to Koblenz and on to Metz . After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871 and the subsequent founding of the German Empire , they wanted to combine the realm of Alsace-Lorraine , which had been ceded by France, with the capital of Berlin. The route, which was built without regard to economic or civil traffic importance, soon lost its importance. The route chosen for strategic reasons far away from metropolitan areas and the lack of rail connections in most towns were an obstacle to the demand for transport. After the First World War , at the instigation of the Inter-Allied Military Control Commission, the second track, which had only been laid in 1906/07, had to be dismantled again as a reparation payment. In 1945 the route was interrupted by the destruction of the Friedaviadukt and the inner-German border between Frieda and Geismar. The casting bridge near the Küllstedter train station was also blown up, but it was rebuilt as a temporary bridge in 1946 . It only got its current condition in 1985. In 1996 the last railcar ran on the Thuringian remnant section of the cannon railway. Since then, efforts have been made to set up a trolley route on the disused track , combined with a cycle path on the second track bed. The first section of the cycle path was opened in 2017, the entire cycle path was completed in October 2019.
Route profile
Between Dingelstädt and Geismar, the route runs on the former second track of the railway line to Geismar, largely free of intersections and with a low incline (1%) through five tunnels and over two viaducts - driving over the Lengenfeld viaduct is not permitted. From Geismar to Frieda, the cycle path runs close to the road on paved paths.
Route and security
About 1.5 km west of Silberhausen train station , the route begins at the Dingelstädter cycle path intersection. There is a connection to the Unstrut-Radweg , Unstrut-Leine-Radweg and Unstrut-Hahle-Radweg . The path leads on the former second track around Dingelstädt over the Unstrut Viaduct (53 m), past Küllstedt over the Gießebrücke at Büttstedt (39 m) through the Küllstedter tunnel (1530 m) and Mühlberg-I tunnel (155 m), past Effelder , through Mühlberg-II tunnel (343 m) and Heiligenberg tunnel (198 m), past Großbartloff through the Entenberg tunnel (288 m) to Lengenfeld. There the track makes a hairpin bend with an angle of more than 210 ° and a 400 m radius around the place and crosses the Frieda river with the Lengenfeld Viaduct (244.1 m) . The rail line ends between Geismar and the Hülfensberg . A connection to the “Südeichsfeldroute” to Fürstenhagen, Kalteneber to Heiligenstadt is planned there. The cycle path runs alongside the road via Großtöpfer to Frieda, where there is a connection to the Werra Valley cycle path and the Herkules-Wartburg cycle path . For the safety of cyclists, automatic lights were installed in the tunnels and four emergency telephones were installed in the Küllstedter tunnel (1530 m long).
Sights along the way
From the Kanonenbahndamm there are paths to Kefferhausen (Unstrut spring), Küllstedt, Effelder (“ Eichsfelder Dom ”), Großbartloff ( Lutter waterfall ). The Franciscan monastery Kerbscher Berg , the former Cistercian monastery Anrode , Schloss Bischofstein and the "Holy Mountain of Eichsfeld" - the 448 m high Hülfensberg with another Franciscan monastery are on the way. There are places to stop for refreshments, overnight stays and resting places along the route for cyclists and draisine users. In the Dingelstädter train station, accommodation and a restaurant are being built. The special thing about the Kanonenbahn-Radweg is the unique route far away from the road network with historical buildings in one of the most beautiful natural areas of the Eichsfeld.
See also
- List of long-distance cycle routes in Germany
- List of cycle routes in Thuringia
- List of cycle paths on disused railway lines
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ TH02 Kanonenbahn-Radweg: Geismar - Lengenfeld unterm Stein - Dingelstädt. Retrieved November 26, 2013 . , on bahntrassenradeln.de
- ↑ Kanonenbahn , on regiowiki.hna.de
- ↑ The Berlin-Coblenz Railway , on hainichland.de
- ↑ The Kanonenbahn - Part 1: The section Leinefelde - Waldkappel , on eichsfeld-archiv.de
- ↑ First section of Kanonenbahn-Radweg opened , on welt.de, accessed on December 5, 2019
- ↑ Opening of the Kanonenbahnradweg , on lg-suedeichsfeld.de, accessed on December 5, 2019
- ↑ The Kanonenbahn cycle path from the Dingelstädter cycle path intersection to the Werra valley - cycle path in the Eichsfeld region , in Unstrut-Journal issue 10/2019
- ↑ Facts about the Kanonenbahn-Radweg , Thüringer Allgemeine from October 30, 2019, accessed on December 5, 2019