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Lion Gate, Rosenhöhe – Frankenstein Castle loop from Darmstadt Ost

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Lion Gate, Rosenhöhe – Frankenstein Castle loop from Darmstadt Ost

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Lion Gate, Rosenhöhe – Frankenstein Castle loop from Darmstadt Ost

03:41

42.4km

760m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 16.0 km for 307 m

After 23.8 km for 497 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

425 m

Lion Gate, Rosenhöhe

Highlight • Monument

The Löwentor is the entrance to the Rosenhöhe. A visit to the Mathildenhöhe can be easily combined with the Rosenhöhe.

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2

630 m

Gatehouse at Rosenhöhe

Highlight • Monument

The gate and gatehouse were completely restored just a few years ago.

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3

5.07 km

Historical Canoe on the Forest Art Trail

Highlight • Monument

The submarine is part of the forest art trail from earlier years and has now been restored, to the delight of forest visitors, not just the little ones 😁👍

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12.3 km

DA Abteilung 971

Forest

5

18.8 km

Frankenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

The residence of the Frankenstein noble family has a history of more than 900 years. Until the late 16th century, the Frankensteins were a respected and wealthy princely family, as …

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24.6 km

Langenberg

Peak

28.3 km

Brömster bei Darmstadt-Eberstadt

Nature Reserve

8

31.8 km

View of Eberstadt

Highlight • Viewpoint

33.4 km

Waltersteich

Lake

10

37.2 km

Goethe Pond

Highlight • Lake

The Goetheteich is located on the eastern edge of Darmstadt, at the foot of Herrgottsberg. It was created in the 1970s on the initiative of the mayor of Darmstadt, Heinz …

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11

37.9 km

Treehouses on the Geo-Nature Trail Darmstadt-Eberstadt

Highlight • Structure

if you deviate from the route you can discover all sorts of art.

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12

40.2 km

Large Gear Sculpture at TU Darmstadt

Highlight • Monument

For technology fans and connoisseurs of metalworking, a highlight of engineering 😍😍😍

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42.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.1 km

6.17 km

5.87 km

4.35 km

2.69 km

235 m

Surfaces

19.9 km

11.2 km

8.42 km

1.78 km

969 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Wednesday 15 July

32°C

16°C

24 %

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