{"id":3646,"date":"2025-04-16T18:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viltour.de\/services\/the-volcano-cycle-path\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T23:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:58:06","slug":"the-volcano-cycle-path","status":"publish","type":"cpt_services","link":"https:\/\/viltour.de\/en\/services\/the-volcano-cycle-path\/","title":{"rendered":"The Volcano Cycle Path"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Volcano Cycle Path<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1692170124402{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1693255545647{margin-top: 17px !important;}”][vc_column_text]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. After the railway line to Glauburg-Stockheim was decommissioned, the Volcano Cycle Path, paved with fine asphalt, was created, winding through a magnificent open forest and meadow landscape with a barely noticeable incline from Altenstadt-H\u00f6chst in the south to Schlitz in the north of the Vogelsberg Volcanic Region. <\/p>\n

Across the plateaus of the Hoher Vogelsberg Nature Park, Central Europe’s largest volcanic massif, cyclists are treated to magnificent views of fields, forests, and meadows, as well as insights into idyllic villages and rural cultural heritage.
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\nBad Vilbel \u2013 Schlitz Castle Town (end of Volcano Cycle Path) 118 km
\nBad Vilbel \u2013 Lauterbach (train connection) 99 km<\/p>\n

ELEVATION DIFFERENCE<\/strong>: approx. 400 meters, maximum incline 3%
\nCATEGORY<\/strong>: Difficult. Continuously well-paved paths <\/p>\n

Access is possible anywhere in the city area along the Nidda.<\/p>\n

Train connection for outward or return journey to the starting or ending point Lauterbach with the regional train from Lauterbach Nord via Frankfurt Central Station.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, “The Best of Volcano Cycle Path” as a moderately difficult tour:<\/strong> Take the regional train from Bad Vilbel to Glauburg-Stockheim. Cycle 66 km to Lauterbach, always on the former railway line, and from Lauterbach, take the regional train via Frankfurt Central Station back to Bad Vilbel.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space hide_on_mobile=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3647″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#706f6f”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1692226847396{margin-top: 130px !important;}”][vc_column]\n\t\t\t

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