VILBELSTEIG
VILBELSTEIG
Certified Premium City Hiking Trail / German Hiking Institute
Access points at the Bad Vilbel Süd S-Bahn stop, on Niddaplatz, at the access from the Nidda to the festival grounds, at the cemetery parking lot – Lohstraße, at Ritterweiher, and at the Vilbeler Wald forest parking lot (B 521). The Vilbelsteig is a city hiking trail certified by the German HikingInstitute, combining interesting areas of city and nature. And here, everything is truly represented; it offers a wealth of information on the most important historical sites of the city of 35,000 inhabitants and the landscape around it.
The Vilbelsteig can be walked in both directions.
If you choose the starting point at the South train station, the route leads clockwise first through the urban areas with the lively shopping street Frankfurter Straße. From the new city center at Niddaplatz, across the library bridge through the historic spa park, along the Nidda, the path follows the river – the green soul and historical lifeline of the city. Via the market square with its historic buildings, past the castle and the castle park. A stop here is worthwhile to visit the arboretum, the Kneipp facilities, and the Aqua-Park.
After the Old Mill, the path continues through the old town, followed by a short ascent with beautiful views over the city. Across meadow paths, the lovely orchards are traversed before the path reaches the cooling city forest through idyllic areas. Along the historical border and the Berger Wiese, once the scene of the Battle of Bergen and Vilbel, known as the “Bloody Good Friday,” the journey continues.
Past the Alter Schießplatz biotope, where even native orchids can be seen. After the nature meadow project, it goes uphill again to the Heilsberg district with its young but no less interesting history. Before reaching the South train station again, we pass the former grounds of the Siesmayer nursery and learn why it was so famous at the time.
If the route is walked counter-clockwise, the stations appear in reverse order.
Massenheim’s history stretches back many millennia. Its sunny hillside location, fertile land, and access to water made the region a sought-after settlement site from early on.
The modern-day Bad Vilbel district of Heilsberg has a relatively young history: in 2023, it celebrated its 75th anniversary. Many settlements in the region are far older—ten times as old or more.
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