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Schwalbach Castle – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Elz Süd

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

Elz

Schwalbach Castle – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Elz Süd

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Schwalbach Castle – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Elz Süd

02:25

51.7km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 7, 2026

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After 4.08 km for 490 m

After 47.7 km for 490 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.9 km

Paved Section of Aar Cycle Path (RR-Suitable)

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Here the Aar cycle path has a good surface suitable for road bikes and no traffic. Day trippers can be expected at the usual times. In return, there is a view of the lime works and the Roman springs, which you can pass by (and stop at if you like).

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19.9 km

Asphalt Bike Path Near Limburger Straße

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Asphalted cycle and farm track through the green. Much more relaxing and nicer on a road bike than a main road!

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22.1 km

Path Through Meadows

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25.7 km

Half-timbered house in Daisbach

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33.2 km

Schwalbach Castle

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The castle was built in 1368 by Count Eberhard V. von Katzenelnbogen to secure the northeastern border of its territory. However, the traditional completion date of 1371 is considered unlikely because of the apparently too short construction time. The surrounding settlement must have existed before the castle, because also in 1368 Emperor Charles IV gave her the city rights, which was associated with the permission to build fortifications and to host a daily weekly market. Nevertheless, the settlement did not develop into a city and was referred to as a "spot" until the 18th century.

In 1536, the castle fell to the house Nassau. After an inheritance division received count William of Nassau-Weilburg 1594 Burgschwalbach and administered from there administrative district. He made the castle his residence. His widow Erika used the castle until 1628 as a widow's residence and had the facility partly repaired. Until 1720, the building housed a Nassau-Weilburg office.

In 1737 repairs would have become necessary again. In view of the high costs, the administration of Nassau-Usingen, to which Burgschwalbach now belonged, decided to let the castle expire. Inventory, wooden components and the roof were therefore auctioned and removed.

In 1817 master carpenter Georg Philipp Schnabel bought the gatehouse. His family opened a restaurant in 1858 at the castle. There is still a restaurant there today.

After battlements had been removed from the ring wall in 2006, the building was first scaffolded to carry out safety measures and investigations. Since 2010, the castle is being renovated.

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33.6 km

Burgschwalbach Castle

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The renovated historic hilltop castle towers over the village

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34.6 km

Cycle Path Between Zollhaus and Burgschwalbach

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Real alternative to Bahnhofstrasse. Suitable for racing bikes

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43.6 km

Ardeck Castle Ruins

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Ardeck Castle towers high on a rock in a bottleneck in the Aar Valley directly above the cycle path. From up there you have a great view of the Aartal towards Holzheim and Hahnstätten from one side, and towards Freiendiez from the other side.

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51.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

16.9 km

7.22 km

5.83 km

2.56 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.4 km

4.32 km

932 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (110 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Schwalbach Castle – Ardeck Castle Ruins loop from Elz Süd

Paved Section of Aar Cycle Path (RR-Suitable)

Asphalt Bike Path Near Limburger Straße

Path Through Meadows

Half-timbered house in Daisbach

Schwalbach Castle

Burgschwalbach Castle

Cycle Path Between Zollhaus and Burgschwalbach

Ardeck Castle Ruins

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