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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Bischofsheim an der Rhön

View of the Wasserkuppe – Radome on the Wasserkuppe loop from Bischofsheim in der Rhön

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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Bischofsheim an der Rhön

View of the Wasserkuppe – Radome on the Wasserkuppe loop from Bischofsheim in der Rhön

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View of the Wasserkuppe – Radome on the Wasserkuppe loop from Bischofsheim in der Rhön

02:41

36.0km

800m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

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After 15.1 km for 824 m

Deliveries only

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

1.11 km

Bischofsheim an der Rhön Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

A beautiful Lower Franconian place from which you can start wonderful hikes, MTB tours or the like.

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4.40 km

Feuchtbereiche am Steizbrunn-Graben

Nature Reserve

3

11.4 km

View of the Wasserkuppe

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nearby is a bench with a table that invites you to rest while enjoying the best view of the Wasserkuppe.

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4

13.5 km

Fulda Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Everything has to start small, and that also applies to the Fulda and its remarkable journey to the confluence with the Werra, which comes from Thuringia, and then flows from …

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5

14.4 km

Gliding Airfield Wasserkuppe

Highlight • Summit

The airport on the Wasserkuppe is located at the place where gliding was - as they say - "invented". As early as 1911, gliding pioneers started their first flight tests …

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6

15.5 km

Radome on the Wasserkuppe

Highlight • Summit

Instead of a summit cross, there is a summit stone, almost inconspicuous next to the towering radome and significant landmark of the Wasserkuppe.

If the weather is right, the view from up here is simply fantastic.

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7

19.0 km

View of Obernhausen and the Rhön Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

The journey from Gersfeld to the Wasserkuppe is very difficult as there are several meters of altitude to overcome. However, you are compensated by a great view.

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8

28.2 km

Cycling Path in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

Highlight • Cycleway

great cycle paths and views

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9

34.6 km

Historic town centre of Bischofsheim in the Rhön

Highlight • Historical Site

a beautiful town with a historic center

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B

36.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

7.87 km

6.16 km

3.53 km

2.50 km

659 m

129 m

Surfaces

25.9 km

6.63 km

1.72 km

1.00 km

418 m

352 m

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Comments

August 3, 2022,Vom Kreuzberg zur Wasserkuppe

A demanding tour with a fantastic landscape. The journey to the Wasserkuppe in the midday heat without shade was a bit of torture.

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