Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins – Vorderburg, Schlitz loop from Großenlüder

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Großenlüder

Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins – Vorderburg, Schlitz loop from Großenlüder

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Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins – Vorderburg, Schlitz loop from Großenlüder

05:32

91.4km

570m

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: October 8, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.1 km

View of the Fulda near Üllershausen

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beautiful natural meadow landscape, you can let your thoughts wander

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32.0 km

Bruchwiesen bei Mengshausen

Nature Reserve

41.0 km

Alte Fulda bei Bad Hersfeld

Nature Reserve

41.4 km

Ruins

43.8 km

Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins

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After a major fire in 1038, the new building began and the collegiate church was built. In 1761, when the French army withdrew, burned down the supplies they had piled …

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45.0 km

Statues of Konrad Duden and Konrad Zuse

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Two Konrads who are connected with the city history of Bad Hersfeld: K. Duden, author of the German standard dictionary, was the school director in Bad Hersfeld. K. Zuse, inventor …

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55.6 km

Fuldaradweg Near Niederaula

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Relaxed cycling along the Fulda on smooth asphalt is guaranteed here.

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70.7 km

Fulda Cycle Path near Sandlofs

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Beautiful bike path, great to ride

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74.9 km

Vorderburg, Schlitz

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A quaint, very old, sealed well in front of the front castle.

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75.0 km

Historic Old Town of Schlitz

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The town has four castles. The centre of the town is the market square with the St. George's fountain. The town is a medieval jewel. Be sure to go up …

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81.7 km

Schlitz River along the railway cycle path

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Like the entire cycle path, this section is well developed. A normal trekking bike is sufficient.

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91.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.9 km

24.8 km

23.8 km

13.8 km

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

72.7 km

12.3 km

2.61 km

2.25 km

1.55 km

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

July 8, 2022,Etappe 2 Von Fulda nach Bad Hersfeld – Fulda-Radweg R1

Very nice bike ride. Start is at the WoMo pitch johannesaue. Via the Wiesenmühle brewery, shortly to the parking space weimarers@trasse, it goes in the direction of Bad Hersfeld. Everything paved. Super flat bike path. In Schlitz I can recommend the country butcher shop in the center of town.

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September 2, 2024,Fulda Radweg, Fulda bis Bad Hersfeld

The altitude is not correct at all, maybe 150 m altitude, mostly downhill.

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April 29, 2024,Von Fulda nach Bad Hersfeld Tag 2

The Fulda cycle path from Fulda to Bad Hersfeld is fantastically beautiful! Constantly changing landscapes, great quality cycle paths and cozy places on both sides of the path. Make sure you take a detour to Schlitz!!! Very beautiful castle town with winding alleys, great half-timbered houses and a quaint brewery! It's worth taking a short break here!

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May 20, 2024,Fulda-Radweg: Von Fulda nach Bad Hersfeld

I started the day... with breakfast! Then off to the city tour, which was only a short distance but very worth seeing and hearing. The 44 hours in Fulda impressed me.

In the afternoon, a nice, leisurely route to Bad Hersfeld. Great weather, no cars and always nice along the fairly wide Fulda valley, forests, meadows and floodplains.

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July 20, 2024,Bad Hersfeld -Fulda Domplatz Konzert am Abend

Very nice route with a few nice climbs at the end as the heat increases...the reward is at the Wiesen Mühle🍻

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May 1, 2024,Fuldaradweg R1 von Fulda-Bad Hersfeld

Started today in Fulda in the best weather. A very beautiful route through lots of nature. Made a lovely detour to Schlitz, the city of four castles, which is well worth seeing.
The destination is Bad Hersfeld, also a very beautiful place with lots of half-timbered houses (over 200 houses) and its abbey ruins (the largest Romanesque church ruin in …

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May 9, 2024,Fulda-Radweg Etappe 3 / Bad Hersfeld - Fulda

Today's 3rd stage led from beautiful Bad Hersfeld to a detour to the castle town of Schlitz, then on to Fulda. Compared to the first two stages, the landscape on this section of the route was not quite as idyllic and romantic, because the Fulda Valley here consists mainly of a wide, flat strip of land on which the authorities …

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August 15, 2024,7te Etappe von Bad Hersfeld nach Bronnzell

I started quite early today. The temperatures were pleasant at first. Later it was hot again, but long stretches were in the shade. The detour to Schlitz meant a 5 km detour, but it was worth it. There were a few short and steep climbs along the route. This applies to trips in both directions. It was a bit of …

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