All around Hofgeismar were from the City of Hofgeismar a multitude of local circular bike paths through the Hofgeismar city forest, the Diemel and Essetal and the western one Reinhardswald which are listed and described in more detail below in this article. For supra-regional cycle routes and long-distance cycle paths that run through the Hofgeismar city area, see the articles Cycle routes in Hessen and Hofgeismar, section Arrival on foot.
For better orientation, the city of Hofgeismar has set up information boards at several starting points for the local cycle routes, such as at Bad am Park and Sababurg Zoo, which provide a good overview of the respective hiking trails. As a rule, however, these are only poorly signposted, so that it is easy to get lost. To be on the safe side, you should therefore always take a corresponding cycling and hiking map with you; all marked cycle routes are also shown on the OpenStreetMap map linked to the right.
Route profile
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In contrast to the Hiking routes around Hofgeismar no fixed starting points. Only information boards, for example at the Bad am Park and at the Sababurg zoo, provide clues as to where the cycle routes begin or end. However, since now all bus routes around, except for the school bus routes Hofgeismar If you use bike racks in the summer season, the bike routes can be extended or shortened as required. It is uncertain whether the signposting of the local cycle routes will be adapted to the standard of the Hessian long-distance cycle paths in the future.
| title | length | Start point / end point | description | picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R6 "Hümme - Stammen - Schöneberg" | 17 km | Hofgeismar-Hümme station | The R6 cycle path runs from Hofgeismar-Hümme station down into the Diemeltal and together with the Diemel cycle path to Stammen, where it branches off in the same way as the R5 into the Reinhardswald. On gravel paths you finally reach the Moosgrund hiking car park on Kreisstraße 55, from which you can return to Hümme via Schöneberg and the Hümmer Dicke. |  |
| R7 "Hümme - Hümmer Dicke - Schöneberg" | 16 km | Hofgeismar-Hümme station | The R7 cycle path starting from Hümme or Schöneberg, over the Hümmer Dicke and the Essetal, once circles the wooded Schöneberg, on the summit of which is the castle ruin of the same name. The cycle route leads exclusively over asphalt farm roads, as well as west of the Schöneberg together with the Hessian long-distance cycle path R4 and the Wonderland cycle path. |  |
| R8 "Cherry Plantation - Schießbach - Hofgeismar" | 10 km | Cherry plantation car park | The R8 cycle path leads from Hofgeismar once around the Westberg in the Hofgeismar city forest. Starting from the Kirschenplantage hiking car park or the old town of Hofgeismar, you cycle along gravel forest paths north of the Westberg to the Schießbach settlement. You can get back to the starting point via the Essetal and Landesstraße 3212. |  |
| R9 "Hofgeismar - Gesundbrunnen - Carlsdorf" | 15 km | Bad am Park car park | The R9 cycle path runs through the southeastern urban area of Hofgeismar, which is characterized by agricultural fields. The Gesundbrunnen, Carlsdorf and the Kelzerberghof lie along the route, which leads through Essetal and Lempetal. With the exception of two sections on state road 3212, you only drive on asphalt farm roads. |  |
| R12 "Gesundbrunnen - Schöneberg - Hombressen" | 14 km | Bad am Park car park | The R12 cycle path leads from Gesundbrunnen via Schöneberg, Reinhardswald, Selzer Teich, Kreisstraße 53, Hombressen, Carlsdorf and the Lempetal. Since there is little traffic on the district road 53 and is in very good condition, the cycle route, which mostly runs over asphalt farm roads, is also suitable for families despite the longer stretch of road. |  |
| R13 "Carlsdorf - Hombressen - Udenhausen" | 13 km | Huguenot Church Carlsdorf | The R13 cycle path circumnavigates the Hombresser Berg once only via asphalt farm roads or district roads with little traffic. East of Udenhausen you can make a short detour to the edge of the Reinhardswald forest to the Kaiserteich with a grill hut or refuge. Instead of using the Soodehöfe, you can also use the Reinhardswald cycle path drive. |  |
| R14 "Carlsdorf - Grebenstein - Kelze" | 17.5 km | Huguenot Church Carlsdorf | The R14 cycle path connects Carlsdorf with Grebenstein, Kelze and the Kelzerberghof and leads continuously away from car traffic on paved farm roads. A bike tour on the R14 can be easily combined with a visit to the Kelzer Waldschwimmbad, which has existed since 1959, is only a few meters away from the bike path east of Kelze and is open daily in summer. |  |
| R20 "Sababurg - FriedWald - Beberbeck" | 24 km | Sababurg Zoo | The R20 cycle path is the longest cycle route in the Hofgeismar urban area. It initially runs along the forest road past FriedWald to Kühbacher Wiese, from which it leads down gravel paths into the Lempetal. You cycle past the Waldhaus and the Mühlstädter pond up to the Molkenkopf and past the Selzerteich to Kreisstraße 55, on which you reach the Sababurg again via Beberbeck. |  |
| R29 "Wedding Forest - Srufus Cross - Kaiserteich" | 13 km | Wedding forest Hombressen | The Cycle route R29 leads from the Hochzeitswald east of Hombressen first on paved forest paths to the Waldhaus and then on gravel paths through the Lempetal past the Srufus cross to the state road 3229 near the Udenhäuser Stockes. This one then follows to the forester's house Mariendorf, before one on the Reinhardswald cycle path reached the wedding forest again. |  |
| R31 "Hochzeitswald - Kaiserteich - Soodehöfe" | 6.5 km | Wedding forest Hombressen | The R31 cycle path connects Hombressen with the Kaiserteich. While walking past the wedding forest on the Reinhardswald cycle path If you drive over gravel forest roads through the Reinhardswald, you cycle back over asphalt farm roads past the Soodehöfen through the Soodetal. The forester's house of the same name and a barbecue hut or refuge are located at the Kaiserteich pond. |  |
| R32 "Carlsdorf - Haldessen - Offenberg" | 9 km | Huguenot Church Carlsdorf | The R32 cycle route is the second shortest cycle route in the Hofgeismar urban area and runs from Carlsdorf via Hof Butzbach past Oberhalalis to Hof Sprinkenthal. From here you cycle back via Niederhalalis and the Offenberg to Carlsdorf. The R32 also runs continuously on asphalt farm roads and not on county roads or state roads. |  |
literature
- Cycling and hiking map with city map "Hofgeismar". Scale: Cycling and hiking map on a scale of 1: 50,000; City map with districts on a scale of 1: 7,500. Nordhausen: KKV Kartographische Kommunale Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (KKV), 2015 (5th edition), ISBN 978-3-86973-106-3 ; including UTM grid for GPS use.
- "Reinhardswald" cycling and hiking map. Scale: Biking and hiking map on a scale of 1:33,000. Nordhausen: KKV Kartographische Kommunale Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (KKV), 2011 (2nd edition), ISBN 978-3-86973-012-7 ; including UTM grid for GPS use.
