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Germany
Hesse
Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Bad Orb

Obermarkt Gelnhausen – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Orb

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Germany
Hesse
Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Bad Orb

Obermarkt Gelnhausen – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Orb

Moderate

4.6

(236)

796

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Obermarkt Gelnhausen – Kinzigtal Cycle Path loop from Bad Orb

02:09

36.8km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.62 km

Autal bei Bad Orb

Nature Reserve

2

5.91 km

Railway Bridge Wächterbach–Bad Orb

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It is a bridge connecting Wächterbach to Bad Orb. Only infrequent trains of the "museum railway" run here.

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12.4 km

Kinzig River at Haitz

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The Kinzig is a small river that flows leisurely under normal conditions. During a long period of rain, the Kinzig can overflow its banks in some places.

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14.2 km

Kinzigaue bei Gelnhausen

Nature Reserve

5

15.9 km

Gelnhausen was founded in 1170 by the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick I, nicknamed Barbarossa. The Romanesque House on the Untermarkt dates from this period, but the construction of the Marienkirche, located …

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16.4 km

Obermarkt Gelnhausen

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There are impressive half-timbered houses here. No modern architect can do that 😒😢

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21.1 km

Gelnhausen Old Town and Imperial Palace

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Gelnhausen has a beautiful imperial palace, two large churches, many old half-timbered houses, defense towers (witch tower) and two marketplaces.
Two large markets, the Barbarossamarkt in March and the Schelmenmarkt …

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26.8 km

Kinzig Floodplains

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If it weren't for the A66 ...

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27.4 km

Kinzigtal Cycle Path

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It's nice to have a cycle path next to the motorway, but you don't have to. But the problem remains throughout the Kinzigtal that there are hardly any quiet corners due to the ICE route and the A66.

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32.9 km

Auen Valley near Bad Orb

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The narrow-gauge railway runs through the floodplain.

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36.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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14.7 km

9.96 km

8.06 km

4.00 km

Surfaces

32.5 km

2.63 km

864 m

498 m

259 m

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Thursday 20 August

21°C

12°C

79 %

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Comments

September 10, 2025,Gründau - Bad Orb
The tour begins in the Gründau industrial park and leads past the Gelnhausen airfield into the Kinzig valley. The flora is worth seeing from spring to autumn – here you can find rare field and meadow flowers, and the view of the Kinzig River, sometimes flowing lazily and then babbling merrily, fills me with inner peace.
Shortly before Bad Orb, …

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June 4, 2022,Fahrradtour
Today... a small route... the MEDIEVAL .RADTOUR rode BÜD-...GN.... Lohr....👌👋👍🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

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Today a visit to the Barbarossa market in Gelnhausen. The route from the Brachttal to Gelnhausen is very easy to drive. And the calories burned through cycling are more than compensated for thanks to garlic bread, Langosch, etc.

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