Nister cycle path

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Nister cycle path
overall length Around 71 km
location Westerwald / Rhineland-Palatinate
Starting point Willingen
50 ° 40 ′ 8.6 ″  N , 8 ° 5 ′ 1.5 ″  E
Target point Knowledge
50 ° 46 ′ 57.2 ″  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 19.7 ″  E
Places along the way Bad Marienberg , Nistertal (Bf) , Unnau-Korb (Bf) , Hachenburg (Bf) , Stein-Wingert , Helmeroth
Flooring Mainly asphalt farm and forest roads
Height difference +680 Hm on ascents
-1050 Hm on descents
difficulty light
Traffic volume Around 20 km in town and 11.5 km outside town without a cycle path
Connection to Via the Westerwaldschleife to the Rhine cycle path near Linz
Website URL Nister cycle path
The valley of the nests between knowledge and Helmeroth

The Nister bike path is about 71 km long cycle route in the northern Westerwald , the Nister from the source until after knowledge shortly before its mouth in the victory accompanied. It takes its starting point in the High Westerwald west of the Fuchskaute near Willingen . Via the cities of Bad Marienberg and Hachenburg , it leads along the lower course of the Nister through Kroppacher Switzerland to Wissen an der Sieg.

particularities

The Nister cycle path can be experienced both as a stage tour and in several stages. He mostly uses paved farm and forest roads. About 48 km of the total route are asphalted; the remaining 23 km is a water-bound ground cover . From Willingen it runs steadily downhill, interspersed with smaller climbs and a larger ascent just before Hachenburg. A total of 680  vertical meters of climbs and 1050 vertical meters of descents have to be overcome. In Wissen, the Westerwaldschleife, which circles the Westerwald in three stages, connects to Linz and thus to the Rhine cycle path . The Nister cycle path is indicated with a green and white sign on which a bicycle can be seen. At the top, the logo contains the words "Westerwald Rad", at the bottom you can read "Nister-Radweg". The cycle path is suitable for experienced leisure cyclists, only the main ascent from the Nistertal to Hachenburg is sporty and demanding. This section can be bypassed from Unnau-Korb train station using the railway line between Limburg / Westerburg and Au (Sieg) , and bus lines also run between Unnau-Korb and Hachenburg. The period between March and October is particularly suitable for a tour on the Nister cycle path.

Route

Together with the Nister , also known as the Great Nister, the cycle path begins at the western foot of the Fuchskaute . From Willingen you pass bird sanctuaries in the High Westerwald, first in a southerly, then in a south-west direction. The cycle path crosses the course of the Nister several times until Bad Marienberg is reached via a disused railway line . The cycle path leads over Nistertal and Alpenrod in wide loops up to Hachenburg . A descent back into the valley of the Nister follows. Passing the Marienstatt monastery with its basilica, you first turn right, then left the Nister north-west towards Heimborn-Ehrlich . Here the small nest flows into the large nest. In the Kroppacher Switzerland the valley of the Nister condenses. Between Stein-Wingert and Helmeroth , the Nister cycle path leaves the narrow, rock-framed river course. On both sides of the river from Helmeroth to Wissen , where the bike path officially ends.

Rail connection

Knowledge of the victory is linked by the railway via the victory route. The RegionalExpress (RE) between Cologne and Siegen runs every hour. Hachenburg, Unnau-Korb and Nistertal-Bad Marienberg are on the railway line between Limburg / Westerburg and Au (Sieg). The Nisterquelle near Willingen cannot be reached directly by train.

literature

  • Westerwald cycle touring and mountain bike map . 1: 80,000. Compass.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nister bike path . Tour planner Rhineland-Palatinate. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Nister cycle path: characteristics of the cycle path . Rhineland-Palatinate Tourism website. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ Nister bike path . Tour planner Rhineland-Palatinate. Retrieved October 30, 2013.