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Natural Monuments

Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Bad Schwalbach Moor Pits

Natural Monuments

Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Bad Schwalbach Moor Pits

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Bad Schwalbach Moor Pits

Hiking

4.5

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Cycling

4.7

(69)

Mountain biking

4.8

(40)

Location: Bad Schwalbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Tips

March 22, 2024

Mountain biking

Very interesting and many signs explain how the peat was mined in the past.

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August 27, 2025

Cycling

The moor pits of Bad Schwalbach are a fascinating relic from the time when the town achieved national fame as a moor and mineral spa. They are idyllically situated in the Gerstruth Valley, part of the extensive spa park, and tell of a very special healing tradition.

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October 6, 2018

Cycling

Here the peat extraction for the health resort of Bad Schwalbach is described. The Moorbahn, a narrow-gauge railway operated by Bad Schwalbacher Kurbahn-Verein, transports people from March to October. In season there are Sundays from Kurbahn club coffee and home-baked cake.

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Elevation 430 m

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Friday 9 October

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Location: Bad Schwalbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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