Winterstein tower – Kapersburg Roman Fort loop from Rosbach

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Winterstein tower – Kapersburg Roman Fort loop from Rosbach

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Winterstein tower – Kapersburg Roman Fort loop from Rosbach

02:16

25.5km

480m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.78 km for 63 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.38 km

Handkäs Trail at the Kapersburg

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In order to get to the Kuhkopfweg on the ridge in the direction of Winterstein, a steep ascent of around 100m in length on the Handkääs Trail must first be mastered (push). Then it's moderate.

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9.77 km

View of Friedberg

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A nice spot on the way to the Winterstein wooden tower.

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10.3 km

Winterstein tower

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Today's observation tower is already the third at this point and was built in 2005. You have a great view of Frankfurt, up to the Staudinger power plant in Groß-Auheim, …

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10.9 km

Steinkopf TV Tower

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The television tower on the Steinkopf is a wonderful place to take a break and to start various descents, provided you have enough breath to climb up

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14.9 km

Kuhkopfweg singletrack

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In fact only partially a single trail 👎 More than half of the route marked here is also identical to the Handkääs Trail 😉

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17.5 km

Kapersburg Roman Fort

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What fell victim to agriculture elsewhere is well preserved in the forests of the Hessian Taunus. Rome's military fortifications, such as the Kapersburg near Rosbach vor der Höhe, give an …

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19.9 km

View of the Frankfurt skyline from Rosbach Quarry

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Awesome vantage point and rest area (table with benches available) on the upper steep bank of the quarry 👍
The Frankfurt skyline in particular has a great view here 👌😎

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25.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.7 km

1.57 km

1.51 km

1.28 km

329 m

126 m

Surfaces

9.24 km

6.24 km

5.54 km

2.63 km

1.72 km

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

17°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

April 28, 2025,Wochenauftakt KW 18 🚵🏼🚵🏼‍♂️💪🏼

I just have to say: weather-wise today was a perfect bike moment 👌🏼.. great air in the forest, all paths still slightly soft from the rain, perfect grip everywhere, no dust from the person in front, simply great 👏🏼... thanks for accompanying me to my locomotive @Santa Mik ... and yes: we were at the tower 😂😂😂😁😁

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November 26, 2025,Kalte Mittwochsrunde, aber komplette Besetzung 🚵🏼‍♂️🚵🏼‍♂️🚵🏼‍♂️👏🏼

First outing after reaching 50K, this time with the full crew 👏🏼
What can I say: cold, it's just freezing 🥶, quickly climbed up to the tower and back down again. Thanks to @Manuela B & @Santa Mik for freezing with me 🥶...

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July 22, 2025,Chili& biken…

... aren't a good combination 🤪. To be clear, the aforementioned food is absolutely not suitable for biking. Zero energy, zero energy & strength 🥵.... but no matter, I climbed both towers, that's all that matters 💪🏼
BTW: I just noticed that was my Komoot tour number 600 🥳 🎈.. yayyyyy

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April 18, 2025,Karfreitagsride 🚵🏼‍♂️🚵🏼

After our short trip to De Maashorst, which unfortunately was cut short by heavy rain, today it was time for another tour of our hometown. But of course, with our ever-loved tower up in the forest. Today was a short session with small jumps. It was a bit of a test run at first, but for more or less the …

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October 29, 2025,Die berühmte Mittwochsrunde mit nem Shorty

Today was another one of those days, the famous Wednesday crew was out and about. But with an extremely small window of time, and on top of that, it gets dark at 5 pm. So we got going and quickly made our way through the woods 🌳 Oh yeah, and of course, we didn't want to get as dirty as …

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