Flörsheimer Watchtower – Ginsheim Rhine Ship Mill loop from Hattersheim (Main)

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Flörsheimer Watchtower – Ginsheim Rhine Ship Mill loop from Hattersheim (Main)

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Flörsheimer Watchtower – Ginsheim Rhine Ship Mill loop from Hattersheim (Main)

04:05

66.2km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.4 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Panorama Trail Wicker–Weilbach

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Flörsheimer Watchtower

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The Flörsheimer Warte, a former watchtower, was part of the Kasteler Landwehr in the 15th century, which the Archbishopric of Mainz had established to protect its possessions on the right …

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11.1 km

Wickerbachaue von Flörsheim und Hochheim

Nature Reserve

23.7 km

Schwedische Festung Gustavsburg

Castle

28.8 km

An authentic reconstruction of the last productive Rhine ship mill offers interesting and fascinating insights into the technology and working conditions of bygone times. Unfortunately, it can only be visited by appointment by phone or through the tourist information office.

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Vogelschutzgebiet "Im Schacht"

Forest

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Nature Reserve

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Hegbachsee

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The Hegbachsee was created in the mid-1960s through gravel extraction for the adjacent motorway. Before the current name caught on in 1987, six different names for the lake were in …

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50.0 km

Mönchbruch Pond

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From goose to duck to meanwhile koi carp and some nutrias everything is represented here.

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50.8 km

Mönchbruchallee

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Very nice bike path through an avenue, past storks and deer.

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59.9 km

Kelsterbach Riverside Terrace (Main River floodplain)

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Bierbaum.Aichele.Landscape Architects
2020

The open space design of the Main foreland is the result of a competition won in 2011. Thanks to the sensitive approach to the history and topography …

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66.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.2 km

13.5 km

8.29 km

3.78 km

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.2 km

15.5 km

10.2 km

4.17 km

3.05 km

201 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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6°C

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Comments

October 29, 2022,Ginsheim - Weilbacher Kiesgruben - Kelsterbach - Mönchbruch - Hegbachsee

A highly recommended and varied tour through the Main-Taunus foothills and the large Mönchbruch nature reserve south of the Main. Most of the route runs on sections of the Regionalpark Rundroute Rhein-Main and is therefore well signposted. The paths are marked by a lying red triangle that consists of three segments. The starting point was the parking lot at the …

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