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View of the Rhön Mountains – Ulster River at Günthers loop from Geisa

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Thuringia

View of the Rhön Mountains – Ulster River at Günthers loop from Geisa

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View of the Rhön Mountains – Ulster River at Günthers loop from Geisa

01:14

20.4km

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 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

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2.86 km

Parish Church of Maria Schnee, Schleid

Highlight • Religious Site

If you like to see churches, you will particularly like this gem. The baroque hall church in Schleid was built in 1736. Its facade has the typical white-red coloring and it is known as one of the most attractive baroque buildings in the Ulstertal.

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3.19 km

Alder-Dauer Border Stone on the Ulstertal Cycle Path

Highlight • Monument

Bike Audio Tour Limit experience

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6.75 km

View of the Rhön Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.00 km

Ulster River at Günthers

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The Ulster is a 57 km long river and flows into the Werra.

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8.96 km

View Towards Motzlar and Geisa

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A view of Thuringia.

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11.2 km

Cycle Path Entrance to Neuswarts

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15.1 km

Motzlar Village and St. Valentinus Church

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Motzlar is located on the Hessian-Thuringian border in the Rhön biosphere reserve on the federal road 278 from Tann to Geisa via Schleid. The geographic height of the place is 310 m above sea level. NN. Motzlar has about 350 inhabitants and was first mentioned in a document on September 9, 1186. The Ulster flows through the village. The center of the village is the St. Valentinus Church. The village linden, a Dutch linden tree, was designated as a natural monument in 1957. In the west of the village you can see the 529 m high Rockenstuhl.
The location directly on the inner-German border had a strong influence on the development of the place from 1945 to 1990. During this time, the place lost its connection to the Ulstertal Railway, which had existed since 1909. On October 3, 1961, the "Cornflower Campaign" was carried out in Motzlar; many families were forcibly evacuated. The hamlet of Langzüge, which belongs to the municipality, was depopulated in 1972 and demolished in the course of border security. The same happened to other looped farms such as the Mückenhof, the Weidhof (also: Waidhof), the Kohlbachshof in neighboring Schleid and the more than 1000 year old Seeleshof (summer 1973) east of Walkes.

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15.7 km

Ulster Bridge in Motzlar

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Near the bridge is the mill with hydropower generation

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20.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

5.78 km

1.19 km

270 m

199 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

464 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

26°C

13°C

24 %

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View of the Rhön Mountains – Ulster River at Günthers loop from Geisa

Parish Church of Maria Schnee, Schleid

Alder-Dauer Border Stone on the Ulstertal Cycle Path

View of the Rhön Mountains

Ulster River at Günthers

View Towards Motzlar and Geisa

Cycle Path Entrance to Neuswarts

Motzlar Village and St. Valentinus Church

Ulster Bridge in Motzlar

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