View of the Taunus Hills – Freienfels Castle loop from Kubach

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Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

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View of the Taunus Hills – Freienfels Castle loop from Kubach

Moderate

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View of the Taunus Hills – Freienfels Castle loop from Kubach

03:20

11.9km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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716 m

Kubach Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Ne small but fine

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1.53 km

Bench with a view of Kubach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful place for a rest with a great view over Kubach and its adjacent fields, meadows and forests.

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4.70 km

Forest Trail Essershausen–Edelsberg

Highlight • Trail

7.92 km

Ruins of Freienfels Castle

Highlight • Castle

Castle in the Weiltal, built around 1300.
Knight festivals are held here today.
Entry to the castle is free as long as it is open.

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7.95 km

On a bike tour along the Weiltalweg, the short detour to the castle is definitely worthwhile! If you have already cranked up about 40 meters in altitude, a little exploration round through the pretty high altitude town of Freienfels is recommended (gemeinde-weinbach.de/ortsteile-geschichte/freifels/).

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8.61 km

Beer Garden at the Old Train Station

Highlight • Pub

On weekends and public holidays you can get refreshments, delicious beer and something to eat here.

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10.6 km

Kubach Crystal Cave

Highlight • Cave

Always a nice visit. The cave is great and depending on the guide there are sometimes interesting stories about it.

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11.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.43 km

2.02 km

832 m

639 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

2.49 km

2.33 km

1.31 km

845 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

6°C

97 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

July 24, 2022,UNFUG Runde - Kuhbacher Kristallhöhle + Burg Freienfels 🏰

The second UNFUG round.

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The beer brewing colleague opened the first UNFUG bar in the old train station in Freienfels, directly on the Weiltal cycle route.
Was supplied with beer and sausage in a beautiful beer garden in nature.
Of course there are also non-alcoholic drinks and certain types of coffee or ice cream.

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April 20, 2024,Kubacher Kristallhöhle - Burg Freienfels

I have now lived in the greater Rhine-Main area for almost 30 years and have never been to the Kubach Crystal Cave. (Steffi has) ;)
Time to change that, so we planned a hike in and around the cave.
We started with a guided tour of the cave, which was discovered during drilling in 1974 and entered by people for …

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