Ulster Cycle Path
| Ulstertal cycle path | |
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| overall length | 53 km |
| location |
 Hessen Thuringia
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| Starting point | Philippsthal (Werra) |
| Target point | Source near desert Saxony |
| Places along the way | Unterbreizbach , Wenigentaft , Buttlar , Borsch (Geisa) , Geisa , Schleid , Motzlar , Tann , Hilders , Thaiden , Seiferts , Melperts |
| Flooring | in Hessen approx. 90% asphalt |
| Height difference |
225 m to 803 m / approx. 806 m ascent |
| difficulty | up to Hilders easy (0–2%), then sporty (up to 12%) |
| Traffic volume | low |
| Connection to | Railway cycle path Hessen , Werra valley cycle path , Rhön cycle path , Hessian long-distance cycle paths R3 , R7 , Milseburgradweg |
| Website URL | ulstertal.de |
The Ulsterradweg (or Ulstertal-Radweg ) runs in the Ulster valley and connects the source of the Ulster with its confluence with the Werra near Philippsthal . It also connects the Milseburgradweg (Hessian Rhön ), which is now part of the BahnRadweg Hessen , with the Thuringian Werra Valley . The "BahnRadweg Hessen" runs along this section before it continues to Bad Hersfeld.
The entire length of the Ulstertal cycle path is part of the Rhön cycle path , which leads from Bad Salzungen to Hammelburg through Thuringia, Hesse and the Bavarian Rhön.
course
The route partly follows the former route of the Ulstertal Railway , so that there are no significant gradients to be climbed from Philippsthal to Hilders.
The old railway line ran from Vacha to Ehrenberg - Wüstensachsen . From Philippsthal in Hessian territory the cycle path crosses the state border to Unterbreizbach. The region has long been characterized by potash mining. You drive past the huge mountains of potash overburden and reach the old railway line around Räsa . Via Pferdsdorf through the so-called Ulstersack in the area of the former inner-German border , the route briefly crosses Hessian territory again. Since this section in the border area was not accessible to the general public until the end of the GDR , nature has been preserved here in a remarkable way. Even today there is no road for motorized traffic to cross this section. Before Wenigentaft the cycle path changes back to Thuringia and follows the Ulster along the villages of Buttlar , Borsch and Geisa to Motzlar , in longer sections on the old railway line. Before Günthers (Tann) the state border to Hesse is crossed again. The Milseburgradweg is reached at Aura shortly before Hilders .
As part of the expansion of the Rhön Cycle Path, the Ulstertal Cycle Path follows the river upwards, but no longer on the railway line from Hilders. From here on some steeper passages are to be expected. From Ehrenberg-Wüstensachsen to the Ulsterquelle am Heidelstein there is a steep incline in the " Langen Rhön " area.
Connections with other national cycle routes
- Milseburgradweg to Fulda to the Fulda cycle path .
- Werratal cycle path in Philippsthal.
- Kegelspiel cycle path from Wenigentaft to Hünfeld , thus into the Haunetal and Fulda valley to the Hessian long-distance cycle path R1 .
photos
literature
- ADFC regional map Rhön 1: 75,000, Bielefelder Verlag (BVA), ISBN 3-87073-222-9
- Topographic leisure map Rhön North 1: 50: 000, Hessian State Office for Soil Management and Geoinformation, ISBN 978-3-89446-313-7
Web links
- Image documentation for the Ulstertal Cycle Path In: www.bahntrassenradwege.de
- Ulstertal and Ulstertal-Radweg In: www.ulstertal.de
- Information about the Rhönradweg In: www.rhoenactive.de
Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 37 ″ N , 9 ° 59 ′ 10.9 ″ E