Country road along the Gelbach – Gelbachtal Valley loop from Niederlahnstein

Country road along the Gelbach – Gelbachtal Valley loop from Niederlahnstein

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Country road along the Gelbach – Gelbachtal Valley loop from Niederlahnstein

04:25

101km

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: November 2, 2026

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After 15.3 km for 327 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.95 km

View of Deutsches Eck

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From the opposite bank you have a beautiful view of the German Corner.
However, the view from the top of the fortress is unique.
Here you can see it even more clearly how beautifully the Moselle and Rhine connect.

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16.5 km

View of Isenburg Castle and the Sayn Valley

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From Sayn to Isenburg 7 km moderate ascent or descent on the best asphalt and with beautiful surroundings. However, relatively wide street with corresponding traffic.

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55.4 km

Country road along the Gelbach

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Idyllic stretch of country road with very good and level asphalt along the Gelbach.

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59.1 km

Gelbachtal Valley

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Here you can cycle 23 km from the Lahn to Montabaur through the scenic Gelbachtal with mostly moderate gradients. However, the valley is also popular with motorcyclists and day trippers, …

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79.4 km

Nassau Chain Bridge

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Beautiful architecture.

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83.2 km

Dausenau Village and Lahn River

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A little quieter, because of the bypass road

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87.1 km

Bad Ems Spa Town

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On the bike path along the Lahn always good for a quick rest with coffee or ice cream.

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99.5 km

Rudi Geil Bridge

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There is a small beer garden right at the mouth of the Lahn, and a brewery is a few meters away. (Maximilians)

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101 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.6 km

21.4 km

17.7 km

5.21 km

389 m

383 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

96.1 km

2.77 km

1.82 km

143 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 11 November

9°C

2°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

June 19, 2025,Sayntal – Gelbachtal Runde von Niederlahnstein

A beautiful, flat tour for cycling (or racing). Be sure to plan a break in the stunningly beautiful spa town of Bad Ems. The Lahn cycle path is beautiful, but in good weather it's busy and narrow—if you want to go fast, you'd better take the road. Otherwise: Enjoy!

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June 11, 2023,RR - 2 Mann🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️ -> 4 Täler🏞🏞🏞🏞 -> 1 lose Kurbel🚏 -> 2 lecker Kuchen🍰🍰 😋

Today "4 valleys" were on the program. We went down through the "Sayntal" (1.🏞) to Bendorf.

Oops, the tour was almost over there. In the middle of the ride, Marco's left crank came loose from the axle! Luckily his tool had a nut large enough to loosen the bolt and reattach the crank.

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July 28, 2023,Gelbachtal - Lahntal - Sayntal (ab Ötzingen)

Weather 🌧️ is what you make of it - three digits for the first time 😄

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April 16, 2022,Schöne Ostersamstag Tour 🚲🚲🚲🚲🌤🌞

Nice group tour 🙍🏼‍♀️🙍🏼‍♂️🙍🙎🏼‍♂️ and it got even warmer 🌞
And ☕&🍰 in Nassau there was also 😋

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October 3, 2024,RR - Mit dem Besuch aus 🐻-lin durch den Wester-🌳🌳🌳🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️

Today with "Icke"-Armin a nice ride through the Ww!
At a cool 8 degrees through the Gelbachtal down to the Lahn. Along it to Koblenz, to say "hello" to the Kaiser.
Back over the Urmitz 🚂 bridge and through the Sayntal to Maxsain.
Thanks Armin for the slipstream and for driving slowly 😀😀😀!

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March 9, 2024,Westerwaldrunde

And always the entire time as travel time. I cycled in under 5 hours. The rest were food or other stops.

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July 21, 2024,RR - "April" 🌦Wetter🌦 im Gelbachtal und mit ⛅Sonne⛅ durch's Sayntal zurück

The start of the tour was marked by rain jacket on, rain jacket off.
I either drove behind the rain or in front of it.
Unfortunately, the road was always wet until the middle of the Gelbachtal. Then it dried out and the weather improved. Along the Lahn, finally, there was sunshine.
We briefly visited the Kaiser at the Deutsches …

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