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Gradierbau I Bad Nauheim – Kransberg Castle loop from Bad Nauheim

Gradierbau I Bad Nauheim – Kransberg Castle loop from Bad Nauheim

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Gradierbau I Bad Nauheim – Kransberg Castle loop from Bad Nauheim

02:06

48.4km

430m

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: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 846 m for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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887 m

Gradierbau I Bad Nauheim

Highlight • Monument

A graduation tower is used to extract salt. The impressive buildings were built in the 18th century. Of the 23 graduation towers that once existed in Bad Nauheim, five remain today. Information boards tell you more about the history of salt extraction and how a graduation tower works. By the way: The buildings are particularly beautiful in the morning and evening light when the sun's rays break through the millions of drops of water.

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5.35 km

Castle Ockstadt/Frankenstein + defense towers -Ockstadt/FB 🚴‍♂️

Highlight • Castle

Ockstadt/Frankenstein Castle + Defense Towers - Ockstadt/FB 🚴‍♂️

Defensive Towers + Ockstadt Castle / Frankenstein Castle
• Condition: preserved
• Built: 13th century (previous building) / 1490 (successor building)
• Ownership: Private
• Use: Residential

Visit
• Exterior viewing: accessible at any time from public paths
• Interior viewing: generally not possible

Notes
• Little is known about the history of the building.
• It is believed that the previous building was built in the 13th century by the Lords of Eppstein.
• In 1490, a new castle was built on the same site – for unknown reasons – presumably by the Lords of Cleen.
• A few centuries later, the castle came into the possession of the von Fran(c)kenstein family, who also owned the Frankenstein Castle of the same name in Darmstadt.
• During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was besieged but not destroyed. Subsequently, the complex gradually fell into disrepair due to its insignificance.
• After the sale of the Franckenstein estate, the Franckenstein family withdrew to their estates in Ockstadt and the Wetterau region.
• Today, the property is privately owned and used as a residential building. 🚴‍♂️

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15.7 km

Paved Farm Track

Highlight • Cycleway

These quiet bike paths are very easy to ride on a racing bike.

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21.9 km

Waldbahn to the Köppern Munitions Depot

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful climb through the forest. The gradient is not very demanding and is suitable for all ability levels. Unfortunately, the asphalt is not in such good condition in places. There are a few cracks and the asphalt is quite rough in places. You should be particularly careful when descending, as you cannot immediately see the holes or cracks due to the shadow of the trees.

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22.4 km

Descent at the ammunition depot!

Highlight • Trail

The military brought something good after all - an almost always completely empty, very wide and steeply sloping road down to Köppern to really accelerate. (It's much easier to work your way up through the forest to the top - it gets really boring up here).

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25.0 km

Access to the Bundeswehr depot Köppern from Wehrheim

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Absolutely low-traffic residential road with a slight incline through the middle of the forest. Insider tip among racing cyclists, if you don't want to take the busy, fast-paced country road through the Köpperner Tal.

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32.0 km

Kransberg Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle was first mentioned around 1250, and in 1874 it was rebuilt into a neo-Gothic palace. In 1956, a BND office moved in, later parts of the German Air Force and the American Army. An American command post was set up in the bunkers for a possible attack by the Eastern Bloc countries. Today the castle is used for cultural events, weddings and corporate events.

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38.8 km

Usatalradweg Section Between Ober-Mörlen and Langgöns

Highlight • Cycleway

The landscape is great and the path is also good for racing bikes in summer. A little bit of gravel at first, probably muddy on wet roads

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48.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.4 km

9.73 km

6.16 km

4.37 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

47.9 km

187 m

181 m

143 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

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Gradierbau I Bad Nauheim – Kransberg Castle loop from Bad Nauheim

Gradierbau I Bad Nauheim

Castle Ockstadt/Frankenstein + defense towers -Ockstadt/FB 🚴‍♂️

Paved Farm Track

Waldbahn to the Köppern Munitions Depot

Descent at the ammunition depot!

Access to the Bundeswehr depot Köppern from Wehrheim

Kransberg Castle

Usatalradweg Section Between Ober-Mörlen and Langgöns

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