The best hikes from bus stations around Neu-Isenburg

The covered wooden bridge over the Darmstädter Landstraße is a well-known and striking structure in the Frankfurt Green Belt. It is located in the dense city forest south of Frankfurt am Main, where it spans the busy federal road about 900 meters past the historic Sachsenhäuser Warte. The bridge was specifically designed as a safe crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. It connects the hiking and cycling trails on the Oberschweinstiegschneise and allows excursionists to cross the heavily frequented road without an intersection. In the immediate vicinity, there is also a popular starting point for excursions into the forest, such as to the nearby Jacobiweiher or the Oberschweinsteige. Architecturally, the structure impresses with its rustic wooden construction, which, thanks to the protective roof, not only offers shelter to passers-by but, above all, protects the load-bearing structure itself from the weather. Among outdoor enthusiasts and cyclists, the bridge is considered a popular stage destination and photo motif due to its idyllic forest location, which lends a touch of natural idyll to the otherwise urban space. Thanks to the bridge, the connection to the large urban recreational areas for pedestrian and bicycle traffic is seamlessly guaranteed.

a beautiful floodplain and biotope

The bridge is part of the expanded junction (AS) Zeppelinheim. It allows drivers coming from the south to turn directly towards Terminal 3 or to merge onto the A 5 in the northbound direction from the terminal.

The Luderbachaue nature reserve in Dreieich, with an area of around 300 hectares, is one of the most important protected areas in the Offenbach district. It extends along the Luderbach stream, which gives it its name, and as an FFH area, it forms a valuable mosaic of near-natural oak-beech forests, moist floodplain meadows, and still waters. The ecological significance lies primarily in the protection of rare species: the area provides habitat for the protected stag beetle, the green broom moss, as well as numerous endangered bird and amphibian species. For visitors, the floodplain is an important local recreation area with a well-developed network of paths. Popular destinations in the immediate vicinity include Hayn Castle in Dreieichenhain and the modern land art installation, the Stangenpyramide. To avoid endangering the sensitive flora and fauna, a strict path requirement applies throughout the entire area, as well as a leash requirement for dogs.

The covered bridge makes crossing the busy Darmstadt country road easy.

From the bridge you have a great view of both parts of the beautiful "Jacobiweiher".

A cast-iron plaque at this spot originally commemorated the last wolf in Dreieich, bearing the inscription: "Here, in 1784, the Princely Isenburg-Birstein Forester Siebenlist shot the last wolf." In the hyperinflation of 1923, the memorial plaque was stolen and replaced in 1933 by a new wooden monument, which was then badly damaged by vandals in 1991. Although the Wolfsstock (Wolf's Stick) is located within the Dreieich municipal boundaries, a support group was formed at the initiative of the Dietzenbach Senior Citizens' Advisory Board. This group campaigned for the monument's restoration and collected donations. Wooden Wolfsstock in the Local History Museum Enlarge image: wooden Wolfsstock © Hedi Weilmünster In the summer of 1998, the Neu-Isenburg Forestry Office placed a boulder from the Odenwald forest at the site and prepared it as a rest area. The boulder bears the inscription "WOLFSSTOCK," the image of a wolf's head, and the date November 26, 1784. Source: https://www.dietzenbach.de/Kultur-Freizeit/Freizeit-Bewegung/Ausflugsziele/Kunst-in-der-Stadt/Wolfsstock.php?object=tx,1799.20291.1

The Jacobiweiher is a pond in the city of Frankfurt am Main, in the state of Hesse. With a surface area of six hectares, it is the city's largest body of still water, located in the Frankfurt city forest in the Sachsenhausen district on the south side of the Main River. The Jacobiweiher is part of the protected landscape area of Frankfurt's green belt.