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Fulda Bike Path R1 ALL ALONG THE RIVER
Fulda Bike Path R1
     ALL ALONG THE RIVER
Families
Bike enthusiasts
Culture lovers
Fulda Bike Path R1 ALL ALONG THE RIVER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS               RELEASED by:                       CARTOGRAPHY:
                                Regionalmanagement                 Map basis: ALPSTEIN Tourismus
SECTION 1:         Pages 4/5
                                Nordhessen GmbH                    GmbH & Co.KG; Geo information
From Gersfeld in the Rhön
                                c/o Arbeitskreis Fulda-Radweg R1   of the © surveying services
biosphere reserve to the
                                Ständeplatz 17, 34117 Kassel       of the Federal States and BKG
baroque city of Fulda
                                Tel. +49 (0) 561-97062240          (www.bkg.bund.de)
SECTION 2:          Pages 6/7   Fax +49 (0) 561-9706222
                                                                   IMAGES:
From the baroque town           info@fuldaradweg-r1.de
                                                                   Cover photo: Rotenburg an der
of Fulda to the festival town   www.Fuldaradweg-r1.de
                                                                   Fulda, Photographer: Paavo
of Bad Hersfeld
                                CONCEPT DESIGN:                    Blåfield, 2017. If you are inte-
MAP              Pages 8/9      GrimmHeimat NordHessen             rested in individual images,
FULDA Bike Path R1                                                 please contact the publisher.
                                DESIGN:
SECTION 3: Pages 10/11          Zündstoff Designbüro,        Any publication of this brochu-
From the festival town          Regina Sternstein            re, including sections thereof,
of Bad Hersfeld to the half-                                 is only permitted with special
                                PRINTET by: www.saxoprint.de
timbered town of Melsungen                                   authorization from the publisher
                                EDITION: 3.000 Stück
SECTION 4: Pages 12/13                                       and citation of all references.
                                                             Liability for the correctness of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       © GrimmHeimat NordHessen
From the half-timbered
idyllic town of Melsungen                                    the information, in particular for
to Hann. Münden                                              changes after the editorial dead-
                                                             line, is not accepted. The pub-
SECTION 5: Pages 14/15                                       lisher is not liable for printing
From Hann. Münden                                            errors. Kassel, in March 2020.
to Bad Karlshafen

                                                                                                                  Welcome
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                                Fulda Bike Path R1
                                255 km of cycling from the source of the Fulda river in the Rhön
                                                                                                                  to the R1 Fulda Bike Path
Hessen route planner            region to the mouth of the river in the Weser Uplands.
                                                                                                                  „All along the river“ is the motto of the R1 Fulda Bike Path, which crisscrosses through Hesse for 255
                                                                                                                  kilometers from the South to the North of the state. And in fact, between the Rhön and the southern
                                Explore a variety of landscapes, no matter what time of year, and
ARRIVAL AND                                                                                                       Weser Hills, there are many unique natural and cultural experiences to be enjoyed. Calm, lazy sec-
                                experience the wonderful variety of sights all along the Bike Path.
DEPARTURE BY TRAIN                                                                                                tions of the river alternate from romantic half-timbered backdrops to an urban metropolitan flair.
  ICE/IC connections in:
                                                                                                                  But the R1 Fulda Bike Path is not only an experience for cyclists, because the long-distance bike
• Bad Hersfeld
                                                                                                                  path is part of a broad network of regional bike paths and thus offers a variety of possibilities for
• Bebra                                                                      © Town of Bad Hersfeld, Salih Usta
                                                                                                                  day trips as well.
• Fulda
• Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
                                                                                                                  On the river bike path, you can cycle through the gentle low mountain ranges with almost no
                                                                                                                  inclines. This makes a tour on the R1 Fulda Bike Path well suited for families and pleasure cyclists.
                                                                                                                  The moderate elevations and the numerous possibilities for rest and nourishment invite you to an
                                                                                                                  enjoyable and relaxing ride. More ambitious cyclists are able to find athletic challenges, particularly
                                                                                                                  on the connector of the R1 Fulda Bike Path to the Eder, Weser and Werra Valley Bike Paths.

                                                                                                                  Discover cycling pleasures in the heart of Germany
                                                                                                                  – the R1 Fulda Bike Path.
Fulda Bike Path R1 ALL ALONG THE RIVER
Places worth seeing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                         experiencing along the route:

                                                                                                                                                                                                         © Wildpark Gersfeld

SECTION 1:
From Gersfeld in the Rhön
biosphere reserve to the
baroque city of Fulda

Distance and duration:
about 40 km | 3 hours                                                                                                                                                                                    wild animal park Gersfeld
                                                                                                                                                                                                         36129 Gersfeld/Rhön
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Phone +49 (0) 6654-680
Degree of difficulty:                                                                                                                                                                                    www.wildpark-gersfeld.de
Easy                                © Rhön GmbH - Foto: Arnulf Müller
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Opening hours:
                                                                                                                                                                                                         April - October: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

                                   from GERSFELD …                                                          to FULDA                                                                                     November - March: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

                                   Gersfeld Market Square (Rhön)                                                                                                                                                               © Barockstadt Fulda
Arrival/departure                                                                                                                                                   Hofbieber
                                    © Rhön GmbH - Image: Arnulf Müller
ICE/IC connections in:
                                                                                                                    Petersberg
• Fulda
                                                                                                                          Fulda
Regional train connections:                                                                                                                           Dipperz
• RB52 Gersfeld – Fulda                                                                                               Künzell

                                                                                                                                          H aune
                                                                                                                    B254                                            B458
RMV service telephone                                                                                                                 7
+49 (0) 69-24248024
                                                                                                                      Eichenzell
                                                                                                                                                                           Wasserkuppe
                                                                                                                                                                                            950          Fasanerie Palace
                                                                                                                                E45
                                                                                                                     66                                                     Poppenhausen                 36124 Eichenzell
                                                                                                                                                                            (Wasserkuppe)                Phone +49 (0) 661-94860
Tourist Information Gersfeld       Enjoying nature and baroque flair                                                                               Ebersburg
                                                                                                                                                                                                         info@schloss-fasanerie.de
Brückenstr. 1                                                                                                                   B27                                                                      www.schloss-fasanerie.de
                                   Gersfeld, with its market square lined with half-timbered buildings,                                                              Gersfeld (Rhön)                     Opening hours:
36129 Gersfeld (Rhön)                                                                                                                      B279
Phone +49 (0) 6654-1780
                                   offers the ideal starting point for an unforgettable cycling expe-                                                                                        B284
                                                                                                                                                                                                         April 2 – November 3, 2019
tourist-info@gersfeld.de           rience through the Fulda valley. The small town is well-known for            0                                     10 km                                              Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
www.gersfeld.de                    its Spa facilities and healthy climate. It offers many attractions for                                                                                                (for guided tours only)
                                   adults and children alike. The 50-acre wildlife park, for example,       Cartography and elevation profile: ALPSTEIN Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG                                                 © Barockstadt Fulda
Tourist Information Fulda
                                   to name just one.                                                         m
Bonifatiusplatz 1, 36037 Fulda                                                                              600
Phone +49 (0) 661-1021814                                                                                   450
tourismus@fulda.de                 The slightly sloping terrain facilitates a relaxing cycling experience   300
                                                                                                            150
www.tourismus-fulda.de             through forests and meadows along the Fulda river. The route is           0
                                   very suitable for beginning riders, families and leisure cyclists.
Tourist-Information Eichenzell                                                                                 km           5             10        15             20              25               30
Schlossgasse 4, 36124 Eichenzell                                                                                                                    © aktiv Radfahren, Image: F. Emberger
Phone +49 (0) 6659-97943           Charming villages such as the towns of Hettenhausen, Schmalnau,
gemeinde@eichenzell.de             Ried and Eichenzell offer opportunities to stop for a good meal                                                                                                       German Firefighter Museum
www.eichenzell.de                  along the way. One of the most beautiful baroque palaces of Hesse                                                                                                     Fulda e.V.
                                   is located In Eichenzell, the 18th century Fasanerie Palace. It is                                                                                                    St. Laurentius-Str. 3, 36041 Fulda
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Phone +49 (0) 661-75017
                                   definitely worth a stopover, and not just because of their significant                                                                                                info@dfm-fulda.de
                                   collections of antiques and porcelain.                                                                                                                                www.dfm-fulda.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Opening hours:
                                   After riding past the district of Löschenrod, the districts of Fulda-                                                                                                 Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
                                   Bronnzell and Fulda-Johannesberg with the German Firefighters                                                                                                         closed on Mondays
                                   Museum, you finally reach the beautiful baroque city of Fulda.           Orangerie Fulda – a beautiful park in the Baroque district.
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Fulda Bike Path R1 ALL ALONG THE RIVER
Places worth seeing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                   experiencing along the route:

SECTION 2:
From the baroque town of
Fulda to Bad Hersfeld, the
town of theatre festival

Distance and duration:
about 45 km | 3 - 3.5 hours

Degree of difficulty
Medium                            © Burgenstadt Schlitz                                                                                                                                            © aktiv Radfahren, Image: F. Emberger

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Cathedral of Fulda/Museum

                                 from FULDA …                                                               to BAD HERSFELD                                                                        Phone +49 (0) 661-87207
                                                                                                                                                                                                   dommuseum@bistum-fulda.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                   www.bistum-fulda.de
                                 The baroque city palace of Fulda with museum and park.                                                                                                            Opening hours and services
Arrival/departure                                                                                                 Oberaula                      Bad Hersfeld
                                      © Zündstoff, R. Sternstein                                                                       B454                               4                        at: www.tourismus-fulda.de
ICE/IC connections in:                                                                                                            Kirchheim           E40               Hauneck
• Bad Hersfeld                                                                                                                             E40,E45                                                 © Burgenstadt Schlitz
• Fulda                                                                                                         Ottrau                                                     Schenklengsfeld
                                                                                                                                   5
                                                                                                                                                       Niederaula

                                                                                                                                                                                     Solz
Regional train connections:                                                                                           B62
                                                                                                                           Breitenbach                                            Eiterfeld
• Line RB5 Kassel-Fulda                                                                                                                                            Haunetal
                                                                                                                           a. Herzberg
• Line RB7 Fulda-Göttingen
                                                                                                                       Grebenau                                                       Rasdorf
RMV service telephone                                                                                             Jossa                                      E45        Burghaun      B84
Phone +49 (0) 69-24248024
                                                                                                                Lauterbach                                                     Hünfeld             Burgmuseum Schlitz
                                                                                                                 (Hessen)                   Schlitz                      B27
                                                                                                                                                                                                   (Heimatmuseum: Local living styles,
Tourist Information Fulda        Castles, ruins and festivals                                                               Wartenberg                         7
                                                                                                                                                                                       Nüsttal
                                                                                                                                                                                                   traditional garb, weaving, geology)
Bonifatiusplatz 1, 36037 Fulda   The cathedral city of Fulda, with its baroque district, the many                         B254     Bad Salzschlirf                                                 Phone +49 (0) 6642-40420 or
Phone +49 (0) 661-1021814                                                                                                                                                            Hofbieber     Phone +49 (0) 6642-9700
                                 churches, the town palace and the lively historic downtown, exudes                                    Großenlüder
tourismus@fulda.de
                                 a very special kind of charm.                                                                                             Fulda                                   www.schlitz.de
www.tourismus-fulda.de                                                                                           0                         10 km                         Petersberg                Opening hours: Please ask!
                                 From here you ride along the river through very impressive scenery
Tourist Information Schlitz                                                                                 Cartography and elevation profile: ALPSTEIN Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG                     © Festspielstadt Bad Hersfeld
An der Kirche 4, 36110 Schlitz
                                 of the Fulda valley. Right after passing through the half-timbered
                                                                                                             m
Phone +49 (0) 6642-9700          village of Pfordt, you reach the foot of the 4-castle town Schlitz, tra-
                                                                                                            450
info@schlitz.de                  velling on sometimes slightly hilly paths along meadows and fields.        300
www.schlitz.de                   Although the romantic castle town, with its beautiful half-timbered        150
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                                 buildings, castle towers and ruins, is not directly on the way, it is
Tourist information
Bad Hersfeld                     well worth a quick side trip.                                                  km                  10                20           30           40            50
Am Markt 1                       The bike path crosses the Fulda in Unter-Schwarz. The path now              © Stadt Bad Hersfeld, Salih Usta
36251 Bad Hersfeld
Phone +49 (0) 6621-201274
                                 continues as a relaxed ride on the old railway track, which was con-
touristinfo@bad-hersfeld.de      verted into the bike path. In the Niederaula region, the Lutherweg
www.bad-hersfeld.de              (Luther Route)1521 runs alongside the R1. From Niederaula you                                                                                                     Abby ruins Bad Hersfeld
                                 then cycle on the renovated bike path through the idyllic Fulda                                                                                                   (summer festival venue)
                                 valley to Bad Hersfeld.                                                                                                                                           36251 Bad Hersfeld
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Phone +49 (0) 6621-640200
                                 The ruins of Bad Hersfeld‘s Abbey, the largest Romanesque church                                                                                                  www.bad-hersfelder-
                                 ruins in the world, can be seen from the distance on your approach.                                                                                               festspiele.de
                                 Bad Hersfeld, the popular town of theatre festival takes place here                                                                                               Opening hours: Please ask!
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Phone +49 (0) 6621-201274
                                 each summer as well.                                                       Linggdenkmal in the city center of Bad Hersfeld.
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ICE/IC connections in:                                                                                                                                                                               B324Bad
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Places worth seeing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               experiencing along the route:

SECTION 3:
From the theatre festival town
Bad Hersfeld into the half-
timbered town of Melsungen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            © town of Rotenburg
Distance and duration:
about 55 km | 3.5 - 4 hours                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jewish Museum in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               former Rotenburg Mikwe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Brauhausstraße 2,
Degree of difficulty:                                                                                                                                                                                                          36199 Rotenburg an der Fulda
Medium                                                                                                                                                                                             © GrimmHeimat NordHessen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               www.hassia-judaica.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Opening hours: May-October, 1st
Arrival/departure
Regional train connections:
                                          from BAD HERSFELD                                                                   … to MELSUNGEN                                                                                   Sunday of the month 3 - 4 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               and by appointment:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Phone +49 (0) 6623-5555
• RB5: Fulda - Kassel (central station)   Crossing the Fulda, using the bicycle cable car between Binsförth and Beiseförth.
                                                                                                                                                       Melsungen

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NVV service telephone                      © Erlebnisregion Mittleres Fuldatal                                                                                                           P fi e                                © Tourismus-Service Erlebnisregion Mittleres Fuldatal e. V.
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(toll-free): +49 (0) 800-9390800                                                                                                                                                  Spangenberg
                                                                                                                                                      Malsfeld
RMV service telephone                                                                                                                                                  Morschen
+49 (0) 69-24248024
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Bad Hersfeld (see page 6)                                                                                                               Knüllwald
Stadtentwicklung Bebra GmbH
                                                                                                                                                                       Rotenburg
                                                                                                                                                                       a.d. Fulda                        Bebra
Rathausmarkt 1, 36179 Bebra                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cistercian Monastery Haydau
                                                                                                                                          E45
Phone +49 (0) 6622-501222                                                                                                                                                                                                      In der Haydau 6
www.bebra.de                              Half-timbered idylls and nature experiences                                                                                                             B27
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Ronshausen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               34326 Morschen
                                                                                                                                                             Neuenstein
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Phone +49 (0) 5664-930040
Tourismus-Service Erlebnisregion          The spa and theatre festival town of Bad Hersfeld, subject of many                                                                                      Ludwigsau
                                                                                                                                    Schwarzenborn                                                                     4        www.kloster-haydau.de
Mittleres Fuldatal e. V.                  legends, offers a fabulous ambience with the Abbey ruins and more                                                            Bad                                      E40            Cultural events and event venue
Poststraße 15                                                                                                                                                        Hersfeld                             Friedewald
                                          than 210 buildings listed on the historical registry.                                 0                            10 km
36199 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda                                                                                                                                                                               B62
info@mittleres-fuldatal.de                From here, you pass through a wooded nature reserve with magni-
Phone +49 (0) 6623-9136442                ficent views of the vast Fulda valley. Traveling on past the historic               Cartography and elevation profile: ALPSTEIN Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG
www.mittleres-fuldatal.de                 railway town of Bebra, you reach the romantic town of Rotenburg                      m
                                          on the Fulda, with its half-timbered buildings. Here you can enjoy                  450
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Rotenburg a. d. Fulda                     some refreshments at the narrowest point of the Central Fulda Valley.               150
Marktplatz 2                              Along the river, and away from the traffic, you pass the former gravel               0
36199 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda
Phone +49 (0) 6623-5555
                                          pit biotope of Baumbach, which is rather popular with birds, and
                                                                                                                                  km             10             20                 30       40             50             60
tourist-info@rotenburg.de                 other creatures. Continue on through the renaturalized Fuldaaue
                                                                                                                               © town of Melsungen
www.rotenburg.de                          meadows and you will reach the Cistercian monastery Haydau in
Gemeindeverwaltung Morschen               Morschen. A most extraordinary experience will be a ride on the bike
Paul-Frankfurth-Str. 11                   cable car system, unique to Germany, between Morschen-Binsförth                                                                                                                      © Tourismus-Service Erlebnisregion Mittleres Fuldatal e. V.
34326 Morschen                            and Malsfeld-Beiseförth. In Beiseförth, Hesse‘s only wicker making
Phone +49 (0) 5664-94940                                                                                                                                                                                                       Malsfeld Brewery Museum
                                          museum is prepared for your visit, or even the small, fine brewery                                                                                                                   Brauereistraße 7
www.morschen.de
                                          museum, on the former premises of the Hessian Löwenbier brewery,                                                                                                                     34323 Malsfeld
Kultur- & Tourist Info
                                          to name just a few highlights along the way.                                                                                                                                         www.brauereimuseum-malsfeld.de
Melsunger Land e.V.
                                          In Melsungen, visitors will find many lovingly decorated half-timbe-                                                                                                                 Opening hours:
(see page 12)
                                          red houses with one half-timbered house in particular designated as                                                                                                                  April 23 - October 31, So 2 - 6 p.m.
                                          the most beautiful in Germany.                                                      Timbered-buildings and get-togethers in Melsungen at the historic city hall.
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Fulda Bike Path R1 ALL ALONG THE RIVER
Places worth seeing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    experiencing along the route:

                                                                                                                                                                                                    © G. Richter

SECTION 4:
From the half-timbered
idyllic town of Melsungen
to Hann. Münden

Distance and duration:
about 65 km | 4.5 hours                                                                                                                                                                             Breitenau Memorial
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Brückenstraße 12, 34302 Guxhagen
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Phone +49 (0) 5665-3533
Degree of difficulty:                                                                                                                                                                               www.gedenkstaette-
light to medium                     © town of Melsungen
                                                                                                                                                                                                    breitenau.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Opening hours: Mo - Fr 9 a.m. to
* NVV service telephone
(toll-free): +49 (0) 800-9390800   from MELSUNGEN …                                                       to HANN. MÜNDEN                                                                           1 p.m. and 2 - 4 p.m., So 1 - 5 p.m.,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    closed on Sat/holidays

                                   View from the Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park over Kassel.
Arrival/departure                                                                                                      B7          B83           Hann. Münden                     B80
                                    © GrimmHeimat NordHessen                                                                                                                               7
ICE/IC connections in:                                                                                                Calden                Espenau                   B496
• Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
                                                                                                                Ahnatal             Vellmar
Regional train connections*:
• RE2/RE9: Hann. Münden –
                                                                                                                            B251
                                                                                                                                                Fuldatal              Staufenberg
                                                                                                             Habichtswald                                       E45
  Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe                                                                                                                                                        Nieste
                                                                                                                      Ahne
• RB 5: Fulda – Bad Hersfeld                                                                                                 Kassel                             Niestetal
  – Bebra – Melsungen – Kassel-                                                                                  44                                                   Kaufungen           Nie
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  Wilhelmshöhe – Kassel (c. s.)                                                                                 B520                                       Lohfelden         Großalmerode           GRIMMWELT Kassel
• RT5: Melsungen – Kassel-
                                                                                                                                                                                  Helsa             Experience exhibition about the
  Wilhelmshöhe – Kassel (c. s.)                                                                                 Baunatal                                        Söhrewald
                                                                                                                                                                                                    creative work of the Grimm brothers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Weinbergstraße 21, 34117 Kassel
Kultur- & Tourist Info             World Heritage City and Alexander von Humboldt                                                               Guxhagen
                                                                                                                                                                             B7
                                                                                                                                                                                                    www.grimmwelt.de
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Melsunger Land e.V.                From the beautiful half-timbered town of Melsungen, the mostly                                                  Hessisch Lichtenau                          44
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Opening hours: Tue - Sun 10 a.m.
Am Markt 5, 34212 Melsungen                                                                                            Gudensberg                   Körle                                           to 6 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Phone +49 (0) 5661-708200
                                   level route leads on through a wonderful region of meadows and                        B254               7
                                                                                                                                                                                  B487              special opening hours on public
tourist-info@melsungen.de          fields. The „Fulda loop“ at Büchenwerra is particularly beautiful.       0     Felsberg               10 km
                                                                                                                                                                                                    holidays
www.melsunger-land.de
                                                                                                                                                            Melsungen
                                   A short trip to the other side of the Fulda to the Nazi memorial
                                                                                                          Cartography and elevation profile: ALPSTEIN Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG
Tourist Info Kassel Innenstadt     in Guxhagen at the Convent of Breitenau is worthwhile. At
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Wilhelmsstraße 23, 34117 Kassel    Edermüde, the R1 Fulda Bike Path meets up with the Eder Bike           450
Phone +49 (0) 561-707707           Path before it splits into two variants to the left and the right of   300
info@kassel-marketing.de                                                                                  150
                                   the Fulda, to later reunite in Kassel.                                  0
www.kassel-marketing.de
                                   Kassel is ideally suited for a longer stay; for example, to
Hann. Münden Marketing GmbH                                                                                  km              10            20              30          40         50           60
Rathaus, Lotzestraße 2
                                   make a side trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bergpark
                                                                                                          © Hann. Münden Marketing GmbH - Peter Heitmann                                            © Hann. Münden Marketing GmbH – Peter Heitmann
34346 Hann. Münden                 Wilhelmshöhe or to the GRIMMWELT Kassel (the experience
Phone +49 (0) 5541-75313           world of the brothers Grimm).                                                                                                                                    Welfenschloss with municipal
and 75343                                                                                                                                                                                           museum Hann. Münden
info@hann.muenden-marketing.de     The Karlsaue Park with the Orangerie Palace and the Bugasee (lake)                                                                                               Schlossplatz 5,
www.hann.muenden-                  recreation area invite you to stay a little longer on the bike path.                                                                                             34346 Hann. Münden
erlebnisregion.de                                                                                                                                                                                   Phone +49 (0) 5541-75202
                                   Continue on through the Fulda Valley to the city of Hann. Münden,                                                                                                and 75348
                                   who Alexander von Humboldt supposedly called a city in one of                                                                                                    www.hann.muenden-
                                   the most beautiful regions in the world. The Fulda and the Werra                                                                                                 erlebnisregion.de
                                   „meet and kiss“ in this medieval 3-river town, to continue their
                                   journey united as the river Weser.                                     View of Hann.Münden ‚s half-timbered buildings.
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Fulda Bike Path R1 ALL ALONG THE RIVER
Places worth seeing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  experiencing along the route:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  © Hann. Münden Marketing GmbH - Burkhardt

SECTION 5:
From Hann. Münden
to Bad Karlshafen

Distance and duration:
about 50 km | 3 hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Historic City Hall
Degree of difficulty:                                                                                                                                                                                                             Lotzestr. 2, 34346 Hann. Münden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Phone +49 (0) 5541-75313
Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                            www.hann.muenden
                                                    The confluence of Werra and Fulda © Hann. Münden Marketing GmbH – Peter Heitmann
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -erlebnisregion.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Opening hours throughout the year:

                                   from HANN. MÜNDEN … to BAD KARLSHAFEN                                                                                                                                                          Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Saturday 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.

                                   German Huguenot Museum.                                                                                                                                                                        © Verkehrsamt Oberweser
Arrival/departure
                                    © Bad Karlshafen GmbH                                                                                                                                    Uslar          B241

Regional train connections:                                                                                                                                                             Bodenfelde
                                                                                                                                              Bad Karlshafen
• RE2 and RE9: Hann. Münden
                                                                                                                                                                                       Wesertal
  – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
• RB8: Kassel – Hann. Münden                                                                                                                                          Wesertal
  – Göttingen
                                                                                                                                                                                       B80                     Adelebsen

NVV service telephone                                                                                                                                      Trendelburg
                                                                                                                                                     B83
(toll-free): +49 (0) 800-9390800
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Tip: Bus lines 180/190

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                                                                                                                                                   Hofgeismar                                                                     Open-air miniature exhibition
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Bühren
                                                                                                                                                                       Reinhardshagen
Hann. Münden Marketing GmbH        ‘Kissing’ rivers and relaxation                                                                                                                                                      B3        Mühlenplatz 10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  34399 Wesertal/Gieselwerder
Rathaus, Lotzestraße 2             The roughly 700 half-timbered houses that can be found in
                                                                                                                                                       Grebenstein                                                                www.muehlenplatz-
34346 Hann. Münden                                                                                                                                                                                                 Scheden
Phone +49 (0) 5541-75313
                                   Hann. Münden create a unique backdrop, with the historic city                                                                                                                                  gieselwerder.de
                                   hall being one of the most important buildings of the Weser
                                                                                                                                                                   Immenhausen              Hann.                                 Opening hours:
and 75343                                                                                                                                 0                          10 km
                                                                                                                                                                                           Münden              B80                Monday to Friday 12 noon to 6
info@hann.muenden-marketing.de     Renaissance. From here, the route continues along the Weser
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  p.m., Saturday, Sunday, public
www.hann.muenden-                  river, following the twists and turns of the river.                                                 Cartography and elevation profile: ALPSTEIN Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG                         holidays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and by
erlebnisregion.de                                                                                                                       m                                                                                         appointment. Subject to change.
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Municipality of                    Tip: Here you can reach the other side of the Weser in Hemeln in a                                  300                                                                                        © Wesertherme Bad Karlshafen
Reinhardshagen                     most nostalgic way: by using the reaction ferry in Reinhardshagen.                                  150
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Amtsstraße 10                      A stop at the cult restaurant „Zur Fähre” (the Ferry) is definitely
34359 Reinhardshagen               worth your while.
Phone +49 (0) 5544-95070                                                                                                                      km      5        10      15             20     25        30          35        40
gemeinde@reinhardshagen.de                                                                                                              © Grimmheimat Nordhessen
www.reinhardshagen.de              Another popular destination for excursions is the open-air minia-
                                   ture exhibition „Der Mühlenplatz“ in Gieselwerder, with its affec-
Tourist Information                tionately built replicas of various buildings of the Weser region.
Bad Karlshafen                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Weser-Therme Bad Karlshafen
Weserstraße 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kurpromenade 1
34385 Bad Karlshafen               Finally, you arrive in the baroque New Town of Bad Karlshafen,                                                                                                                                 34385 Bad Karlshafen
Phone +49 (0) 5672-9226140         which stands in contrast to the otherwise all-present Weser                                                                                                                                    Phone +49 (0) 5672-92110
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  info@wesertherme.de
touristinfo@badkarlshafengmbh.de   Renaissance. You may want to enjoy a visit the German Museum
www.bad-karlshafen-                                                                                                                                                                                                               www.wesertherme.de
                                   of Huguenot here, or maybe the hot-springs spa ‘Weser-Therme‘,                                                                                                                                 Opening hours: daily 9 a.m. to
tourismus.de
                                   where you can unwind and enjoy a relaxing end of the day.                                                                                                                                      10 p.m. Fri/Sat 9 a.m. 11 p.m.
                                                                                                                                       Bad Karlshafen: Baroque city center, inland port with baroque style city hall.
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