Cycle route · Frankfurt · Updated on 14 November 2026

Südhessen-Route 15 cycle route

Südhessen-Route 15 is a cycle route of 42.3 km from Frankfurt. Along the way you'll find 156 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.

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42.3 km
± 2:50 h
↑ 355 m · ↓ 347 m
Moderate
From A to B
Regional route

This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 156 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.

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Museum

Elevation and terrain

Up: ↑ 355 m
Down: ↓ 347 m
Highest point: 243 m
Lowest point: 98 m

5-10% slope · 2.6 km
10-15% slope · 638 m
20% slope or steeper · 426 m
4 stairs

Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.

Way types

42.3 km in total

Track: 18.9 km
Street: 9.2 km
Road: 5.4 km
Path: 5 km
Cycle path: 1.7 km
Busy road: 1 km
Footpath (walk your bike): 826 m
Steps (carry your bike): 4 stairs

Surfaces

42.3 km in total

Asphalt: 21.8 km
Gravel: 10.8 km
Paved: 4.2 km
Unpaved: 2.4 km
Unknown: 3 km

About the cycle route Südhessen-Route 15

Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.

Where do you cycle?

Südhessen-Route 15 is a cycle route of 42.3 km that starts in Frankfurt. It does not end where it starts.

How hard is the route?

You climb 355 m in total and descend 347 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 2:50 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is track (18.9 km), street (9.2 km) and road (5.4 km). Of the surface, 21.8 km asphalt and 10.8 km gravel. For 3 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 156 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

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Sights nearby

Within 10 km of the route, best known first.

1Städel MuseumMuseum · 8.7 km from the route
2Imperial Cathedral of Saint BartholomewAttraction · 9.8 km from the route
3Lorsch AbbeyAttraction · 8.9 km from the route
4RömerAttraction · 9.7 km from the route
5UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube MesselAttraction · 5.1 km from the route
6Senckenberg NaturmuseumMuseum · 9.5 km from the route
7St. Paul's ChurchAttraction · 9.7 km from the route
8Alte OperAttraction · 9.9 km from the route
9Hessisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 2 km from the route
10HauptwacheAttraction · 9.9 km from the route
11Darmstadt HauptbahnhofAttraction · 3.6 km from the route
12Goethe HouseAttraction · 9.6 km from the route
13WaldspiraleAttraction · 2.3 km from the route
14Museum MMKMuseum · 9.9 km from the route
15Burg FrankensteinAttraction · 1.8 km from the route
16St. Catherine's ChurchAttraction · 9.9 km from the route
17Residential Palace DarmstadtAttraction · 1.8 km from the route
18Old St. Nicholas ChurchAttraction · 9.6 km from the route
19Historical Museum FrankfurtMuseum · 9.6 km from the route
20Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Mary MagdaleneAttraction · 1.1 km from the route
21LudwigskircheAttraction · 2 km from the route
22Schloss AuerbachAttraction · 2.8 km from the route
23Model of Sentinel-6Attraction · 3.3 km from the route
24Model of Sentinel-3Attraction · 3.3 km from the route
25Model of MetopAttraction · 3.3 km from the route