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Wide River Beach on the Rhine – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

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Wide River Beach on the Rhine – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

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Wide River Beach on the Rhine – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

01:44

27.5km

40m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Hammer Aue von Gernsheim und Groß-Rohrheim

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.39 km

Biblis Nuclear Power Plant

Highlight • Monument

A victim of Merkel's politics. Everything shut down.

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8.89 km

Altrhein

Lake

10.2 km

WWII Rhine Crossing Memorial Stone, Gernsheim

Highlight • Monument

One must never forget history. Liberation from the
US Army on March 26th, 1945

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10.9 km

Rhine River in the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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13.0 km

View of the Rhine at Rheinufer Park, Gernsheim

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At this place are some nice restaurants with outdoor area and view of the Rhine

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21.7 km

Weghäusel Memorial and Shelter at the Weschnitz

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The memorial near the mouth of the Weschnitz is to commemorate the work on the channeling of the river and the tasks of retaining the dam.

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24.3 km

In 1897, the Rheindürkheim half of the Rhine was designated as the navigable channel for large ships. As a result, the ferry could only dock on the Nordheim side at night. This had the disadvantage for the ferryman that he had to row back across the Rhine to Rheindürkheim in his small boat to begin and end his shift. This was particularly arduous in winter, and sometimes he even slept in the simple waiting room for passengers. This was unsustainable. Therefore, in 1901, the Hessian state government commissioned the construction of the ferry tower as the ferryman's residence. The tower was built using Neckar stone by the master builder Michael Dennier from Rheindürkheim, incorporating Neo-Romanesque architectural elements. The upper floor housed the bedroom, the middle floor the living room, and the ground floor the kitchen, which also served as a waiting room for passengers in bad weather. The Nordheim Local History Society took over the ferry tower in 2014 and set up an exhibition inside about Rhine shipping and ferry operations.

The tower is sometimes open to visitors; see heimatverein-nordheim.de

Source: Nordheim Local History Society

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24.4 km

To the Rheinfähre Nordheim Café

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An idyllic spot. Very good for a stopover.

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27.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

2.68 km

2.19 km

2.12 km

1.65 km

Surfaces

12.0 km

4.83 km

4.23 km

3.79 km

2.70 km

Elevation

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Friday 3 July

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Wide River Beach on the Rhine – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

Biblis Nuclear Power Plant

WWII Rhine Crossing Memorial Stone, Gernsheim