Lahn-Ferien-Strasse
The Lahn-Ferien-Straße runs on district, country and federal roads along the Lahn . The marketing of this leisure route relates to day tourism or short vacations and includes cultural, historical and scenic offers.
course
The Lahn-Ferien-Straße begins at the source of the Lahn in Lahnhof . The first few kilometers are reserved exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists, from Glashütte onwards , motor vehicles are also permitted on Kreisstraße 34. The Lahn holiday route runs from Volkholz to Saßmannshausen on the North Rhine-Westphalian state road 719. Then it follows the old federal road 62 via Bad Laasphe and Biedenkopf to Marburg , which was replaced by a bypass road at Biedenkopf. However, an alternative route has been set up for cyclists.
In Marburg, the imposing Landgrave Castle towers over the winding old town.
The section from Marburg via Gießen to Wetzlar runs on quiet side streets.
In Wetzlar, the picturesque, winding old town attracts with the cathedral , Lahn bridge and museums.
The section from Wetzlar to Weilburg follows the old federal road 49 , which has been replaced by a motor vehicle. The city of Weilburg is characterized by its baroque buildings such as the castle with orangery and castle church or the Lahn bridge . From Weilburg the Lahn valley is reserved for cyclists, drivers have to use an alternative route over the mountains to Villmar . The following section of the route via Runkel and Dehrn leads back along the banks of the Lahn to Dietkirchen with its St. Lubentius Church towering high above the river.
The last section begins in Limburg an der Lahn with the cathedral , the Lahn bridge and the half-timbered houses in the old town. It leads to Lahnstein on federal roads 417 (to Nassau) and 260 (from Nassau). Between Nassau and Lahnstein, federal highway 260 crosses the Bad Ems spa .