Lahn-Eder cycle path

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Lahn-Eder cycle path
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overall length 29 km
location Burgwald , Lahn , Eder / Hessen
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Starting point Lahn valley  ( Bf )
Target point Frankenberg an der Eder  ( Bf )
Places along the way Wetter  ( Bf ), Münchhausen  ( Bf ), Burgwald  ( Bf )
Flooring approx. 92% asphalt
Height difference approx. 200  m to approx. 350  m /
approx. 276 m ascent /
approx. 171 m of descent
difficulty medium (up to 4%)
Traffic volume low
Connection to Lahntal-Radweg , Eder-Radweg , Hessische Fernradwege R2 , R6
Website URL www.marburg-tourismus.de

The Lahn-Eder cycle path starts in Lahntal- Sarnau , about twelve kilometers north of Marburg , on the Lahn and leads through the Wetschaft valley and along the western edge of the northern castle forest to Frankenberg an der Eder . The path is especially important as a connection between the long -distance cycle paths Eder cycle path and Lahntal cycle path .

District road in the Wetschaft valley, which can only be used in one direction (April 2017)

Route profile

  • Length: 29 kilometers (Lahntal-Goßfelden-Frankenberg (Eder))
  • Signs: available in both directions.
  • Gradients: from the Lahn up to Wiesenfeld , about 190 meters in altitude must be overcome, usually over smaller gradients; a somewhat longer slope has to be overcome between Wiesenfeld and the Birkenbringhausen train station below Burgwald , or in the opposite direction from the Eder bridge near Röddenau up to the train station
  • Path condition: partly asphalt paths and concrete paths (especially between Goßfelden and Ernsthausen), partly split field and forest paths (mainly between Ernsthausen and Frankenberg), gravel on shorter stretches
  • Traffic congestion: outside the villages, the route leads over back roads and paved field and forest paths
  • Suitable bike: touring bike with gearshift suitable for mountains, the route is unsuitable for racing bikes with narrow tires
  • Suitable for families: for a long part of the route, the path is flat with small inclines and is therefore well suited to partial routes with smaller children; if the condition is not sufficient, you can use the train (see below)
  • Inline suitability: only suitable on the paved routes, otherwise unsuitable

Transport links

Public transportation

  • with the upper Lahntalbahn to Lahntal-Sarnau, or with the Burgwaldbahn to Frankenberg; With the reopening of the railway line from Frankenberg (Eder) to Korbach, it is possible to continue towards the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, to Warburg and towards Kassel .
  • the Marburg-Frankenberg railway runs parallel to the bike path for a long time; Railway stations can be found in Sarnau, Wetter (Hessen), Simtshausen, Münchhausen, Ernsthausen (Frankenberg district), Wiesenfeld and Birkenbringhausen
  • The next supraregional train station is Marburg with stops for ICs as well as regional express and regional trains
  • Bicycles can be taken on the local trains of the transport associations RMV and NVV without registration

Connection to long-distance cycle paths

Signpost in Sarnau
Lahn-Eder cycle path at the elementary school in Burgwald -Ernsthausen

On the way there are connections to other regional cycle paths such as the Burgwald cycle path , Otto Ubbelode cycle path and the Treisbachtal cycle path, some of which run on the same paths.

Route description with sights

Corner points of the route

Landgrave Castle in Marburg
  • Lahntal-Sarnau
  • Wetter (Hessen) - Detour to Mellnau with its castle ruins
  • Todenhausen - former Huguenot settlement
  • Simtshausen
  • Münchhausen - Detour to the Christenberg: the Martinskirche was builton the area with originally Celtic and Franconian fortifications, in the former sexton's house excavated finds and models of the fortifications are shown as part of a permanent exhibition, there is also an excursion restaurant (here you can get the key for the sexton's house and the church) with a wonderful view of the Burgwald and the Rothaargebirge, barrows were found in the western area of ​​the summit
  • Ernsthausen - - Biotope network system Upper Wetschafttal between Ernsthausen and Roda
    Marsh marigold meadow in the Upper Wetschafttal biotope network between Ernsthausen and Roda
  • Wiesenfeld - Johanniter and Huguenot community
  • Birch Bringhausen
  • Burgwald
  • Frankenberg (Eder)
10-tower town hall in Frankenberg

References to literature and maps

  • General German Bicycle Club (2007): Bicycle tour map. Official card of the General German Bicycle Club eV; up-to-date map, all content newly researched; Long-distance cycle paths, train, bed + bike. Part: 16., Rhine, Main, North Hesse. 8th edition, completely revised. New edition with new digital cartography Bielefeld: BVA, ISBN 978-3-87073-372-8
  • Cycling and hiking map Burgwald, Kellerwald. Marburg, Kirchhain, Stadtallendorf, Neustadt, Schwalmstadt, Gemünden, Wetter, Rosenthal, Frankenberg, Frankenau, Waldeck, Bad Wildungen, Bad Zwesten, Medebach. New castle forest path with extra tours; Kellerwaldsteig with access roads; Nordic walking routes. (2007): New edition. Nordhausen: Kartographische Kommunale Verlags-Gesellschaft, ISBN 978-3-937929-79-8

Web links

Commons : Lahn-Eder-Radweg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Lahn-Eder Cycle Route  - travel guide

Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 13.1 "  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 26.3"  E