Lahnradweg Gießen - Wetzlar – Lahn Riverside Trail loop from Vetzberg

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Lahnradweg Gießen - Wetzlar – Lahn Riverside Trail loop from Vetzberg

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Lahnradweg Gießen - Wetzlar – Lahn Riverside Trail loop from Vetzberg

03:06

51.1km

300m

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: October 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.02 km

Old railroad bridge over the Lahn

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This is the only bicycle-friendly Lahn crossing between the northern Lollar (where the cycle path simply ends at the end of the bridge) and the cycle path from Wismar to …

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9.15 km

Badenburg Castle and Restaurant

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Well-preserved castle with a restaurant and a knight's cellar, right on the idyllic bike path on the Lahn.

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27.8 km

Lahnradweg Gießen - Wetzlar

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Easy to ride cycle path right next to the Lahn
The area is also really beautiful

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28.2 km

Lahn Riverside Trail

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A very beautiful and idyllic bike path right on the Lahn, in the middle of nature.

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35.3 km

Lahnaue (Lahn floodplain)

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A beautiful section on the Lahn.

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35.6 km

Lahn riverside

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Nice corner

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43.1 km

Lahnaue Between Atzbach and Gießen Nature Reserve

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The marker is located between Dorlar and Atzbach, near the Atzbacher Sändchen.

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48.9 km

View of Dünsberg, Vetzberg Castle, and Gleiberg Castle

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Nice way from Kinzebach to Biebertal.

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51.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

14.2 km

9.95 km

7.21 km

2.99 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

47.1 km

2.28 km

1.22 km

271 m

267 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

June 2, 2023,Fahrradtour in die alte Heimat

It was cool but sunny when I left for Launsbach (my old home) in a slightly thicker and windproof jacket. On the way back, however, I was amazed when crossing the Lahn. There was really a brave one swimming in the Lahn. A real challenge at these temperatures.

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March 19, 2022,Kleine Runde 🚴 bei dem schönen Wetter 😉🤘

What do you do when the weather is sooooo nice?
Really nice bike tour 🚴 .......... The only point of criticism today would be the wind, no matter where you ride and how often you change direction, the wind always comes from the front 😅😅😅
Well whining at a high level 🤣🤣
The main thing is that the weather stays …

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October 23, 2021,Schöne Fahrradtour🚴 zur Burg Gleiberg🏰 🤘😏

So today with moderate weather (it was very cloudy at the beginning ☁️ and briefly some rain 🌧️ ..... but stayed relatively dry 😅😅)
made a bike tour 🚴 to Gleiberg Castle🏰.

Very often drove past it, but never up today it worked for a few minutes

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October 25, 2023,Kanonenbahn (Ber/Metz)/ Abschnitt Wetzlar - Kinzenbach - Lollar -Gießen.

I started in Wetzlar along the former platform 1. This is now a cycle path. Because of the ban on access to the Lahn and motorway bridges, which are listed as historical monuments, I had to take a small detour. In Garbenheim at the former train station, only boulders of rock can be seen on the green track. To the …

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