Descent at the ammunition depot! – Waldbahn Ascent from Köppern loop from Bad Homburg

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

Descent at the ammunition depot! – Waldbahn Ascent from Köppern loop from Bad Homburg

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Descent at the ammunition depot! – Waldbahn Ascent from Köppern loop from Bad Homburg

02:00

43.1km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.36 km for 68 m

Open: • 6:00 AM-10:00 PM (otherwise closed)

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Empress Victoria Monument – Bad Homburg 🚴‍♂️

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2nd September 2018

The Landgravine Elizabeth monument is a portrait bust and a cultural monument in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hesse. Elisabeth of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover …

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Protestant church (1727) - Köppern/Friedrichsdorf 🚴‍♂️

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Protestant Church (1727) - Köppern/Friedrichsdorf 🚴‍♂️
The church in the center of Köppern dates back to 1727. The bells, like those of many other churches, were confiscated for the armaments …

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12.0 km

Waldbahn to the Köppern Munitions Depot

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The forest railway up 👆 and down 👇 to/from the Muni is a racing bike highlight. The descent to Wehrheim is also great 👍

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12.6 km

Descent at the ammunition depot!

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The military brought something good after all - an almost always completely empty, very wide and steeply sloping road down to Köppern to really accelerate. (It's much easier to work …

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16.2 km

Fountain of Friendship (Brunnen der Freundschaft), Wehrheim

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Below the entrance to the Protestant church in Wehrheim stands the imposing Fountain of Friendship. It was erected in 1994 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the town's twinning with Werischwar (Hungarian: Pilisvörösvár).

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26.9 km

Access to the Bundeswehr depot Köppern from Wehrheim

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Absolutely low-traffic residential road with a slight incline through the middle of the forest. Insider tip among racing cyclists, if you don't want to take the busy, fast-paced country road through the Köpperner Tal.

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29.3 km

Waldbahn Ascent from Köppern

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Great way in the shade. Hardly any traffic and only a moderate gradient of between four and five percent.

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35.2 km

RMV/flux bike sharing at Köppern station

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Köppern station is on the southern edge of Köppern, immediately after the Köpperner Straße/Homburger Landstraße level crossing on the Friedrichsdorf–Albshausen railway line.

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