The Hohe Straße Cycle Path
The Hohe Straße Regional Park Route follows the historical course of an old trade route and leads through vast landscapes as a ridge-top trail. You quickly feel “far away” and closer to the sky. Spectacular panoramic views open up in all directions, from the settlements in the valley to the Frankfurt skyline and the Ronneburg hills.
Today’s Rhine-Main region, with its fertile valleys and the adjacent continuous mountain landscapes such as the Taunus or Vogelsberg, has always been a transit land for traders, peoples, pilgrims, and armies in all directions. The Hohe Straße was only one section of a road network spanning all of Europe.
You can join the route anywhere in the city area along the Nidda. The Hohe Straße ends at the train station in Büdingen and is signposted in both directions.
Distance: 43 km
ELEVATION GAIN: approx. 124 meters
CATEGORY: Moderate. Consistently well-maintained paths (asphalt, paved paths)
Train connection for the outward or return journey to the starting point or from the end point in Büdingen via the regional train through Glauburg-Stockheim.
Tour details
The Volcano Cycle Path largely follows the route of the former Oberwaldbahn, an old railway line that led from Lauterbach over the Vogelsberg mountain range and through the Wetterau region to Frankfurt.
The Regionalpark Nidda Route is a unique river experience full of contrasts. It leads through the fields of the Wetterau, one of Germany’s oldest cultural landscapes, to the source in the idyllic Vulkanland Hoher Vogelsberg Nature Park.
The Hohe Straße Regional Park Route follows the historical course of an old trade route and leads through vast landscapes as a ridge-top trail. You quickly feel “far away” and closer to the sky. Spectacular panoramic views open up in all directions, from the settlements in the valley to the Frankfurt skyline and the Ronneburg hills.
The cycling route “Around Bad Vilbel” is a 23-kilometer, easy-to-ride, highly varied circular cycling route with gentle inclines. It touches not only the core city of Bad Vilbel but also all its districts: Dortelweil, Gronau, Heilsberg, and Massenheim. Everywhere there are special features to discover, including nature, water, art, culture, and regional cuisine.
Consistently marked with the green “R4” sign, most of the route runs along low-traffic, quiet, and secluded paved cycle paths and farm tracks.
Marked throughout with the green “R4” sign, most of the route runs along low-traffic, quiet, and secluded paved cycle paths and farm tracks.
Consistently marked with the green “R4”, most of the route runs along low-traffic, quiet and secluded, paved cycling and farm roads.
Marked throughout with the green “R4” sign, most of the route runs along low-traffic, quiet, and secluded paved cycling and farm tracks.
Welcome to Bad Vilbel, the City of Springs and Festivals – and the perfect starting point for all cycling enthusiasts. Whether you’re looking for a sporty challenge, prefer a leisurely ride along the Nidda, or fancy a longer bike tour into nature: diverse cycling routes, services, and delightful moments await you here.
