View of the Loreley Rock – Ox Tower, Oberwesel loop from Kaub

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View of the Loreley Rock – Ox Tower, Oberwesel loop from Kaub

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View of the Loreley Rock – Ox Tower, Oberwesel loop from Kaub

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19.0km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.22 km for 294 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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457 m

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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The best way to see it is by ferry.
It stops there on every crossing. You can leave the ferry, look around and get on again on the next crossing.

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3.78 km

View of Schönburg Castle

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On the left bank of the Rhine, above the picturesque wine town of Oberwesel with its city wall, the Schönburg stands guard. Part of the Schönburg, with the keep, is …

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5.38 km

View of the Rhine Bend Between Boppard and Osterspai

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The Rhine loop between Boppard and Osterspai is beautiful and the cycle path on the left bank of the Rhine is very well developed.

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8.73 km

View of the Loreley

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Here you have one of the first views of the famous Loreley, a 132 meter high slate rock face near Sankt Goarshausen. The Rhine narrows near the Loreley is the deepest and narrowest place in the Middle Rhine.

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9.61 km

View of the Loreley Rock

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Between the Mouse Tower in Bingen and the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz, 29 castles, palaces or castle ruins tell of the important history of the Middle Rhine Valley. Kings, princes, …

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13.3 km

Ochsenturm (Ox Tower), Oberwesel

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The ox tower was once part of the city fortifications and was intended to demonstrate the size and power of the city of Oberwesel. Following the bend in the road …

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13.5 km

Ox Tower, Oberwesel

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Oberwesel with its city wall and towers on the Rhine is also called the city of towers.

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18.0 km

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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The Zollburg Pfalzgrafenstein stands on a Rhine island in the amount of the wine village Kaub. From Kaub can be translated with a passenger ferry to the island. A visit is highly recommended and becomes a lasting memory.

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19.0 km

End point

Train Station

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