The salt flat is a small tributary of the Lahn in central Hesse. You can take a small day tour along its course.
Route profile
- Length: 29 km
- Signposting: Signposted with standardized FGSV signage ("ADFC norm"); Next to this there are place information boards and boards about sights along the way.
- Slopes: partly available
- Path condition:
- Traffic load:
- Suitable bike: Best touring bikes with tread tires and gearshifts suitable for mountain use.
- Family suitability:
- Inline suitability: No
background
getting there
Public transportation
With the regional train to Friedelhausen on the Frankfurt - Gießen - Marburg -Kassel railway line (Salzböde-Radweg upwards).
From May 1st to September 30th, the leisure bus "Blue Line" (with bicycle trailer) runs from Herborn (train station) to Bad Endbach on weekends and public holidays. There you have easy access to the Salzböde cycle path (downwards). The journey from Marburg with the overland bus 383 to Bad Endbach is currently not recommended due to a lack of bike racks.
By bicycle
In the street
- via the B3 Gießen - Marburg. For a day tour, it is a good idea to drive the car in Lollar, Friedelhausen or also Staufenberg to park.
Route description with sights
Corner points of the route
The Salzböde cycle path branches off at Odenhausen (approx. 5 km north of Lollar) Lahn valley cycle path from.
From approx. 160 m on the Lahn, the route climbs up to the Salzbödequelle to approx. 430 m. This is above Hartenrod, that too Bad Endbach belongs. The route still crosses en route Lohra and Gladenbach .
Worth seeing is next to the beautiful Low mountain range i.a. the Natural History House Damm at Lohra.
trips
Connection: From the Salzböde spring you can roll down the Aartal to Herborn after a climb to Günterod. There is a rail connection to the main line here Wins - Wetzlar - to water.
References to literature and maps
- ADFC regional map "Marburg" 1: 75000 - see Bielefelder Verlag
Web links
- Hesse cycle route planner - official website of the state of Hesse. The route is in the menu on the left below "Themed routes" to find.
- Marburg-Biedenkopf Tourism
- Tourist information Bad Endbach