The Lahn-Eder cycle path branches off at Lahntal-Sarnau (located approx. 10 km north of Marburg) from the Lahn and leads through the valley of the Wetschaft and the Nemphe on the edge of the castle forest and through the castle forest to Frankenberg at the Eder.
Route profile
- Length: approx. 29 km (Lahntal-Sarnau - Frankenberg (Eder))
- Signposting:Excellent, presumably new, standardized signposting with a lot of rectangular signposts.
- Slopes: from the Lahn up to Frankenberg you have to conquer about 230 meters in altitude. It goes up to Burgwald, then down again. This area also has the greatest slopes.
- Path condition: Largely asphalted, although the asphalt is a bit worn at times. Approx. 1.5 km of gravel paths in the Burgwald area.
- Traffic load: between Sarnau and Wetter (approx. 6 km!) the route runs on a narrow side road in moderate condition with a lot of traffic. Outside the villages, the rest of the route leads over field, forest and bike paths
- Suitable bike: Touring bike with gearshift suitable for mountains, the route is unsuitable for racing bikes with narrow tires
- Family suitability: For a long time, the path is flat with small inclines and is therefore well suited to possibly driving parts of the route with smaller children; if you are not fit enough, you can take the train (see below).
- Inline suitability: hardly suitable
background
The route goes through the Burgwald.
getting there
Public transportation
- The Marburg-Frankenberg railway runs parallel to the cycle path for a long time; There are train stations along the way in Goßfelden, Wetter (Hessen), Simtshausen, Münchhausen, Ernsthausen (Frankenberg district), from Ernsthausen the bike / train routes diverge to meet again in Frankenberg.
- The next national train station is Marburg: Stop of the IC's (bicycles can be reserved and paid for) and the regional express and regional trains (bicycles can be transported free of charge on the local trains of the respective transport associations RMV and NVV without registration) Frankfurt-Kassel; From Marburg you can get there from the train station on the Hess. Long-distance cycle route R2 / Lahn valley cycle path or take the train upstream to Goßfelden.
- If you want, you can take the Burgwaldbahn to Birkenbringhausen and let yourself roll down into the valley.
By bicycle
In Frankenberg begins or ends the Hess. Long-distance cycle route R8. The R 2 / Lahntal cycle path leads through Marburg and Lahntal-Goßfelden. From Frankenberg, the Hessian long-distance cycle route R6 leads through the castle forest. On the new one Treisbachtalweg you can reach Wetter from Biedenkopf.
In the street
By car you can drive from the south on the B 3 to Marburg or directly to Sarnau (exit towards Biedenkopf / Frankenberg via the B 252 and B 62).
Route description with sights
Corner points of the route
Note: With the reorganization of the regional cycle route network in the Burgwald region in 2011, the Lahn-Eder cycle path was partially relocated. The route now runs completely parallel to the Burgwaldbahn. Almost every place on the route has a stop that is not far from the bike path.
- on the Lahn valley cycle path to Sarnau. The train crosses behind the village and it follows a rather uncomfortable stretch on a narrow, at times (on weekdays) overcrowded country road.
- Weather (Hessen) - Detour to Mellnau with its castle ruins.
- → Connection to the Treisbachtal cycle path to Amönau with the Rapunzelhaus. This rather demanding route reaches the Lahn again in Biedenkopf.
- Todenhausen - former Huguenot settlement (place will not be passed)
- Simtshausen - consists of 3 parts.
- Munchausen | - Detour to
1 Christenberg
[1] possible: the Martinskirche was built on the area with originally Celtic and Franconian fortifications, in the former sexton's house excavated finds and models of the fortifications are shown as part of a permanent exhibition, there is also an excursion restaurant on the site (here you can get the key for the sexton's house and the Church) with a wonderful view of the Burgwald and the Rothaargebirge, barrows have been found in the western area of the summit
- Ernsthausen - If you feel like it, you can eat and sleep here:
- 1 La Marina at the Burgwald, Marburgerstrasse 19a. Tel.: 49(0)6457 89907 64. Open: Mondays are closed.
- Meadow field
- Birch Bringhausen - The place will not be driven through.
- South from Röddenau the route meets the Eder and the Eder cycle path, over which they Frankenberg (Eder) reached. It ends in the old town, where you meet the old signposts for the old route.
Other places to stay
Go on
- Lahn valley cycle path
- Eder cycle path
- Hess. Long-distance cycle route R2: The Four Rivers Tour
Individual evidence
References to literature and maps
- An overview map with the Lahn-Eder cycle path and the other new regional routes in the Burgwald is on the website of the Burgwald Touristservice to find.
- General German Bicycle Club (2007): Bicycle tour map. Official map of the General German Bicycle Club e.V .; up-to-date map, all content newly researched; Long-distance cycle paths, train, bed & bike. Part: 16., Rhine, Main, North Hesse. 8th edition, completely revised. New edition with new digital cartography Bielefeld: BVA, ISBN 978-3-87073-372-8
- Cycling and hiking map Burgwald, Kellerwald. Marburg, Kirchhain, Stadtallendorf, Neustadt, Schwalmstadt, Gemünden, Wetter, Rosenthal, Frankenberg, Frankenau, Waldeck, Bad Wildungen, Bad Zwesten, Medebach. New castle forest path with extra tours; Kellerwaldsteig with access roads; Nordic walking routes. (2007): New edition. Nordhausen: Kartographische Kommunale Verlags-Gesellschaft, ISBN 978-3-937929-79-8
Digital maps
- Route of the Lahn-Eder cycle path openstreetmap.org
- Or here on Opencyclemap (LER)
