Rhönexpress Rail Cycle Path – Paula's Chicken loop from Gersfeld (Rhön)

Road cycling routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Rhönexpress Rail Cycle Path – Paula's Chicken loop from Gersfeld (Rhön)

Moderate

4.5

(11)

riders

Rhönexpress Rail Cycle Path – Paula's Chicken loop from Gersfeld (Rhön)

02:52

58.7km

850m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Thalaus–Schmalnau Cycle Route

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Quiet route that is easy to drive.

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19.5 km

Rhine/Weser Watershed Above Motten

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If you drive on the newly created hairpin bends between Motten and Kothen, you will cross the Great Hood at a height of 498 m. The Great Hood, along with …

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32.4 km

Old Town Hall and Fountain, Bad Brückenau

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The old town hall serves as a tourist information center. With the fountain in front of it, it makes a beautiful photo opportunity.

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38.1 km

Rhönexpress Rail Cycle Path

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Very nice bike path through the Sinn valley to Wildflecken. I call the route the "Kreuzberg Autobahn". It's not easier to get to the monastery beer by bike.

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38.5 km

Rhönexpress Rail Cycle Path: Oberbach to Riedenberg

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A beautiful section of the Rhönexpress cycle path. A wonderful ride.

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43.5 km

Oberbach–Wildflecken Cycle Path

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Quiet route with good surface.

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53.8 km

Schwedenschanze Pass (Hessian-Bavarian Border)

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Here it is a short and sweet climb up to the Schwedenschanze on the Hessian-Bavarian border.

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56.9 km

Paula's Chicken

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The chickens are always fresh and delicious! And a Kreuzberg beer. Also popular with the locals, if it's not beer garden weather you definitely have to make a reservation.

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58.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.6 km

14.8 km

5.03 km

4.21 km

1.89 km

239 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.8 km

979 m

555 m

348 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (720 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

7°C

3°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

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Comments

October 25, 2024,Bayerische Rhön

Beautiful tour through the Bavarian Rhön. Bright sunshine at a cool 10 degrees. But the altitude means you hardly freeze. We passed the watershed between the Weser and Rhine. There is a great cycling museum in Bad Brückenau. We arrived during the midday rest, however.
Suddenly we couldn't see our hands in front of our faces. In the high fog, …

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