Local museum – Kalkofenschneise loop from Messel

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Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Messel

Local museum – Kalkofenschneise loop from Messel

Easy

4.3

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riders

Local museum – Kalkofenschneise loop from Messel

01:31

21.4km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Hegbachaue bei Messel

Faulbruch bei Erzhausen

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.30 km

Urpferd Trail Markers to Messel Pit

Highlight • Trail

Bike and footpath from Messel to the Messel pit. Marked with great horse and footprints.

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2.16 km

local museum

Highlight • Historical Site

small museum in Messel

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7.06 km

Hegbach Bridge in the Hegbach Meadow near Messel

Highlight • Bridge

Relatively large bridge over the Hegbach

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7.16 km

Hegbach Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice to driving forest path along the Hegbach

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9.98 km

Faulbruch bei Erzhausen

Nature Reserve

10.4 km

Frankfurt–Darmstadt Cycle Superhighway: Egelsbach to Wixhausen Section

Highlight • Cycleway

@Kubi: Service station with tools and air pump

Whoever puts the valve on the air pump loses in 1 second:

Air pressure escapes 😭

Inflating is impossible 😭

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14.8 km

Benz Farm Shop Darmstadt-Wixhausen

Highlight • Rest Area

A very nice farm shop, well located with a large selection. In summer strawberries for picking yourself are highly recommended.

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18.6 km

Forest Trails in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Highlight • Forest

It is a wide forest path. It is usually easy to cycle here.

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19.5 km

Kalkofenschneise

Highlight • Trail

Always dead straight to the Altes Forsthaus Kalkofen, super cool approach from Messel. Unfortunately, the floor covering is already thick in places, so it's better not to be distracted here

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21.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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