Best long trails in Marburg

Popular running tour in Marburg, Hesse. If you want to follow the route of the Marburg run, whether it is for walking or jogging, you can start at Südbahnhof West and follow the route. The route leads via Cappel and Gisselberg and takes you a long way along the beautiful River Lahn. Highlights of the tour: - Along the Lahn - Accessible by bus and train

Popular circular hike near Marburg, Hesse. This hike leads almost exclusively through the forest. After just under 2 km, you reach the mausoleum built in honour of the Marburg researcher and entrepreneur Emil von Behring. On the way back, you walk through the Teufelsgraben nature reserve, a deeply incised valley that provides a habitat for rare animals and plants. Highlights of the hike: - Behring mausoleum - Teufelsgraben nature reserve - Side trip to Marburg Landgrave's Castle (optional)

Idyllic section of the long-distance hiking trail "Lahnwanderweg", Hesse. At 24 kilometres, the seventh stage is the longest and most challenging section of the Lahnwanderweg trail. Once you have left Marburg behind you, you mostly hike through secluded meadows and fields, interspersed with small villages or idyllic wooded areas from time to time. Although there are places to stop for refreshments, you should definitely have enough water and provisions in your rucksack due to the length of...

Popular long-distance hiking trail in Burgwald, Hesse This route is a certified premium hiking trail that leads from Marburg to Frankenberg. In addition to remote forest meadows, mystical moors, forests and babbling brooks, there are historic town centres, half-timbered villages and castles to discover - a perfect balance between nature and culture. There are always lovely rest stops and refreshment stops along the way. Highlights of the hike: - 10 possible extra tours - Town hall in...

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...

The Homberg trail leads from the Aquamar Marburg car park via the Lahnberge, Schröck, Wittelsberg, Rauischholzhausen, Höingen and Deckenbach to Homberg/Ohm. A varied tour over terrain steeped in history.

Section of the Burgwald Trail in the Burgwald forest, Hesse The first stage begins in the university town of Marburg, and this alone is worth the journey. From there, the trail passes the house of the painter Otto Ubbelohde and leads to Oberrosphe, the oldest village in the Burgwald region. Highlights: - St Elisabeth's Church Marburg - St Michael's Chapel Marburg ("Michelchen") - Quarry near Wehrda - Ubbelohde village museum

Varied circular hike or MTB tour in the Lahn Valley, Hesse. This route can be started at the car park on Moischter Straße or in Marburg, for example. On the last few kilometres, it is worth spending a little time in Marburg, taking a look at the old town or stopping for a bite to eat. Highlights of the hike: - idyllic Lahn Valley - Marburg - beautiful forest paths

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...