Best bike touring trails in Marburg

Challenging mountain bike tour near Marburg, Hesse. The route starts in Marburg Wilhelmsplatz, from where it follows the Lahn for a short distance and then crosses a road to the city forest. There is a first descent here before you cycle back up over the dome of the Kirschlehrpfad towards Neuhöfe. Be careful: here you have to pass a narrow, blocked singletrail on a steep slope. The route continues through a beautiful section of forest and past the Dammühle with its beer garden. A few...

Varied section of the Lahn Cycle Path, Hesse. In Marburg, you pass the Elisabeth Church, one of the first Gothic churches in Germany (well worth a visit). Other notable buildings include the Old University and the Palatine Castle. At Ruttershausen, the Lahn continues to grow in size. A short time later, you can see a cone-shaped mountain with Gleiberg Castle towering over the town on the hillside. In Giessen, you pass the tower of the old town church at the market and later a larger weir on...