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Flörsheimer Watchtower – Ginsheim Rhine Ship Mill loop from Hattersheim (Main)
RoutesBike touring routes & trailsGermanyHesseMain-Taunus-KreisHattersheim
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
65.9km
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: May 13, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 11.4 km for 71 m
Waypoints
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Start point
Train Station
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7.67 km
Panorama Trail Wicker–Weilbach
Highlight • Trail
The sculpture "The Circle" opens to the east, towards the light. Sculptor Thomas Link defines this direction by the axis from the sound stele in the center of the circle to the pair of steles outside. These cast long shadows, with a bright line at their center. The sound stele opposite opens to the wind, transforming the moving air into sound.
The panoramic trail is part of the regional park's circular route and connects the Bad Weilbach park with the wine village of Wicker over a distance of almost 1.5 kilometers. On clear days, the view extends as far as the Odenwald forest. In the Middle Ages, the "Kasteler Landwehr," the border and defensive fortification protecting the territory of the Electorate of Mainz, ran along this route.
In the summer of 1998, five artists created five large stone sculptures along the panoramic trail. The regional park society invited not only Thomas Link from Issing near Munich, who created the circle of stones from basalt, to this plein air sculpture symposium. Hubert Maier, Gerard Höweler, Georg Hüter, and Ingrid Hornef also used the six-week project period to create charismatic works.
The goal of the international open-air artists' workshop was not only to enhance the inspiring surroundings with monumental objects. The public also had the opportunity to engage in conversation with the artists during the creative process. This participation and understanding of the artists' thoughts during the creation of the objects ensured the project's great success.
Link, for example, explains: "What the eye sees in the surroundings—the movement of grasses and leaves—is simultaneously experienced by the viewer as a sound that swells and recedes with the breath of the wind." The spheres rest around a central point. They bear semi-circular depressions, whose positions indicate directions in space. "This sphere is dedicated to the earth, to the interplay of darkness and incoming light." Each sphere is part of the whole and yet stands alone. Beyond this, the view extends into the landscape, changing from place to place in a circular pattern. “The stones rest, gathered around the center,” they point to direction and space: “Into this structure, humankind enters and finds its place.”
None of the stones, not even those of the other artists, are placed by chance along the path. All reflect the landscape in which and for which they were created. It is about knowledge and feeling, about culture and nature, about noise (including aircraft noise) and silence, about the hustle and bustle of life and about finding peace.
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The panoramic trail is part of the regional park's circular route and connects the Bad Weilbach park with the wine village of Wicker over a distance of almost 1.5 kilometers. On clear days, the view extends as far as the Odenwald forest. In the Middle Ages, the "Kasteler Landwehr," the border and defensive fortification protecting the territory of the Electorate of Mainz, ran along this route.
In the summer of 1998, five artists created five large stone sculptures along the panoramic trail. The regional park society invited not only Thomas Link from Issing near Munich, who created the circle of stones from basalt, to this plein air sculpture symposium. Hubert Maier, Gerard Höweler, Georg Hüter, and Ingrid Hornef also used the six-week project period to create charismatic works.
The goal of the international open-air artists' workshop was not only to enhance the inspiring surroundings with monumental objects. The public also had the opportunity to engage in conversation with the artists during the creative process. This participation and understanding of the artists' thoughts during the creation of the objects ensured the project's great success.
Link, for example, explains: "What the eye sees in the surroundings—the movement of grasses and leaves—is simultaneously experienced by the viewer as a sound that swells and recedes with the breath of the wind." The spheres rest around a central point. They bear semi-circular depressions, whose positions indicate directions in space. "This sphere is dedicated to the earth, to the interplay of darkness and incoming light." Each sphere is part of the whole and yet stands alone. Beyond this, the view extends into the landscape, changing from place to place in a circular pattern. “The stones rest, gathered around the center,” they point to direction and space: “Into this structure, humankind enters and finds its place.”
None of the stones, not even those of the other artists, are placed by chance along the path. All reflect the landscape in which and for which they were created. It is about knowledge and feeling, about culture and nature, about noise (including aircraft noise) and silence, about the hustle and bustle of life and about finding peace.
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8.63 km
Wickerer Wine Trail and Flörsheimer Warte
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Very nice bike path and a great view of the Frankfurt skyline.
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9.61 km
Flörsheimer Watchtower
Highlight • Viewpoint
The approximately 18 km long "Upper Rheingau Wine Experience Trail" from Massenheim via Wicker, Flörsheim, Hochheim to Mainz-Kostheim leads to particularly recommended viewpoints in the wine region around Hochheim...
such as here to the Flörsheimer Warte - a great, recommendable location!
Further information: hochheim-tourismus.de/Sehenswertes-Erleben/Wandern-Radfahren2/Weinerlebnisweg-Oberer-Rheingau
such as here to the Flörsheimer Warte - a great, recommendable location!
Further information: hochheim-tourismus.de/Sehenswertes-Erleben/Wandern-Radfahren2/Weinerlebnisweg-Oberer-Rheingau
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11.1 km
Wickerbachaue von Flörsheim und Hochheim
Nature Reserve
23.6 km
Schwedische Festung Gustavsburg
Castle
6
28.7 km
Ginsheim Rhine Ship Mill
Highlight • Monument
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.
In Ginsheim, ship mills were anchored in the Rhine for several centuries, and milling was a veritable industry.
In Ginsheim, ship mills were anchored in the Rhine for several centuries, and milling was a veritable industry.
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33.8 km
Vogelschutzgebiet "Im Schacht"
Forest
36.5 km
See an der Merschheimer Lache bei Trebur
Nature Reserve
9
44.6 km
Hegbach Lake
Highlight • Lake
Pity for this wonderful place. It must have been white many years ago, now it is gray and stained, and since the 1970s, the municipality of Nauheim has warned against salmonella and coliform bacteria in the water. "
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10
50.4 km
Mönchbruchallee
Highlight • Trail
Very nice bike path through an avenue, past storks and deer.
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11
56.2 km
Frankfurt Airport Spotter Point West and Center Runways
Highlight • Viewpoint
Open 24/7 and always a highlight (day and night). In winter, you can spot the de-icing here; otherwise, you can spot landings and takeoffs on the west runway. For spotting (with a camera), I recommend following the path (after the barrier), as you'll be standing at a slightly higher elevation and won't have the fence in your view.
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59.5 km
Kelsterbach Riverside Terrace (Main River floodplain)
Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint
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 of the site, the redesign of the Main foreland has become a key project for the city of Kelsterbach, highlighting the unique location on the Main River with the steep slope behind it, improving the quality of local recreational areas, and simultaneously connecting the city to the regional park route. Large-scale measures, such as a new, barrier-free access from the residential area at the Enka site or the upgrading of the confluence of the Kelster and Main Rivers, were complemented by specific measures. In addition to the optimized cycle path connection, existing historic buildings were carefully integrated, and the public space was enhanced with striking squares. For example, a new square was created at the confluence of the Kelster and Main Rivers in 2015, with a seating area along the river. The transition from Graf-de-Chardonnet-Platz to the riverbank is via the "Mainblick" square, which leads directly to the Mainstrand beach and Leinepfad (Leine path), with a walkway and steps at the former bastion providing access to the Main. Approximately 100 meters further, at the harbor, an illuminated walkway and steps lead from the bastion over a height difference of 14 meters into the Mainhöhe residential area.
Excerpt from the architectural guide "Metropolitan Region Frankfurt Rhein-Main," DOM publishers, Anna Scheuermann, Andrea Schwappach, Paul-Martin Lied
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 of the site, the redesign of the Main foreland has become a key project for the city of Kelsterbach, highlighting the unique location on the Main River with the steep slope behind it, improving the quality of local recreational areas, and simultaneously connecting the city to the regional park route. Large-scale measures, such as a new, barrier-free access from the residential area at the Enka site or the upgrading of the confluence of the Kelster and Main Rivers, were complemented by specific measures. In addition to the optimized cycle path connection, existing historic buildings were carefully integrated, and the public space was enhanced with striking squares. For example, a new square was created at the confluence of the Kelster and Main Rivers in 2015, with a seating area along the river. The transition from Graf-de-Chardonnet-Platz to the riverbank is via the "Mainblick" square, which leads directly to the Mainstrand beach and Leinepfad (Leine path), with a walkway and steps at the former bastion providing access to the Main. Approximately 100 meters further, at the harbor, an illuminated walkway and steps lead from the bastion over a height difference of 14 meters into the Mainhöhe residential area.
Excerpt from the architectural guide "Metropolitan Region Frankfurt Rhein-Main," DOM publishers, Anna Scheuermann, Andrea Schwappach, Paul-Martin Lied
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65.9 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
39.9 km
13.7 km
8.44 km
3.39 km
415 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
32.3 km
15.1 km
10.2 km
5.01 km
3.13 km
201 m
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