Edersee-Cycle Route 2 (ER2) - Experience Frankenau Fields and Kellerwald National Park-Edersee

  • Tip:
  • 28,50 km long
  • Flatly
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • regional bike tour
  • cycling tours
  • 2: 09 pm
  • 28,50 km
  • 284 m
  • 284 m
  • 243 m
  • 527 m
  • 284 m
  • Start: P+R National Park Station Vöhl-Herzhausen
  • Destination: P+R National Park Station Vöhl-Herzhausen

Once across the national park to the southern tip near Frankenau. With the Kellerwald National Park Center, the idyllic Quernstkapelle and the Lorfetal.

In Herzhausen the Edersee-Cycle path 2 from EderseeCycle route departs from the Eder Valley and ends there again. At the height of Schmittlotheim, the ER 2 leaves the Eder Valley and follows the gently rising Lorfe Valley via Altenlotheim to Frankenau. On the Kellerwald plateau, the extensive forest landscape of the nature park takes a break. Flower-filled meadows, lean grasslands, and heaths are the result of small-scale agricultural use. Old domestic animal breeds and flocks of sheep are preserved as witnesses to the past. At the Frankenau holiday village, the ER 2 leaves the cultivated landscape and enters the forests of the national park. Vast, rustic beech forests, interspersed with rocks and boulder slopes, clear springs and streams, as well as tranquil meadow valleys and forest meadows, form the natural treasure of the national park. The ER 2 leads via Quernst and Fahrentriesch back to Herzhausen. Anyone wishing to experience the globally unique nature of these forests is cordially invited to explore the region around the Edersee by bike. In Herzhausen, the Edersee-Cycle path 2 from Edersee-Cycle route and ends there again.

At the height of Schmittlotheim, the ER 2 leaves the Eder Valley and follows the gently rising Lorfe Valley via Altenlotheim to Frankenau. On the Kellerwald plateau, the extensive forest landscape of the nature park takes a break. Flower-filled meadows, lean grasslands, and heaths are the fruit of small-scale agricultural use. Old domestic animal breeds and flocks of sheep are preserved as witnesses to the past. At the Frankenau holiday village, the ER 2 leaves the cultivated landscape and enters the forests of the national park. Vast, rustic beech forests, interspersed with rocks and boulder slopes, clear springs and streams, as well as tranquil meadow valleys and forest meadows, form the natural treasures of the national park. The ER 2 leads via Quernst and Fahrentriesch back to Herzhausen. Anyone wishing to experience the global uniqueness of these forests is cordially invited to explore the region around the Edersee to explore by bike.

Good to know

Path surfaces

Street (3%)
Asphalt (6%)
gravel (83%)
Way (3%)
Path (5%)

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Tour features

  • Accessibility

  • refreshment possibility

  • Family Friendly

  • Flatly

Equipment

General bicycle: Road-safe bicycle, bicycle helmet, day cycling backpack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover, comfortable sports shoes, if necessary cycling shoes, weather-adapted and durable clothing in a multi-layer principle, if necessary cycling jersey, if necessary cycling gloves, air pump, bicycle tools, Sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, drinking bottle and suitable holder, first aid kit, pocket knife, mobile phone, if necessary mobile phone holder for the handlebars, if necessary headlamp and reflectors, maps E-Bike: E-Bike, replaceable battery, Charger, bicycle helmet, daily cycling backpack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover, comfortable sports shoes, if necessary cycling shoes, weather-adapted and durable clothing in a multi-layer principle, if necessary cycling jersey, if necessary cycling gloves, air pump, bicycle tools, sun and rain protection , provisions and drinking water, drinking bottle and suitable holder, first aid kit, pocket knife, cell phone, if necessary cell phone holder for the handlebars, if necessary headlamp and reflectors, maps

Arrival & Parking

How to find us
We recommend arriving by road via the federal highway B252, turning off in Herzhausen L3084 in the direction of Vöhl.
Parking
P+R National Park Station Vöhl-Herzhausen. Free parking spaces.
Public transportation

Nearest bus stop/s: Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park Station & Vöhl-Herzhausen Promenade

Line/s: RB42, 501, 503, 521, 501.1, 501.2, 504.1, AST 581.11, AST 581.5, AST 585.1, partly SEV

NVV service phone: 0800-939-0800

All connections including AST taxi connections can be clearly seen via the NVV timetable information - www.nvv.de/fahrplanauskunft

Tip for the smartphone - Download the "NVV Mobil" app in the respective app store before the tour!

More information / links

author

Karuna Eckel

Organization

Edersee | Your region: wild, colorful, healthy.

License (master data)

Karuna Eckel
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Our tip

A visit to the Kellerwald National Park Center or cooling off in the pond at the Teichmann campsite are a must!

safety instructions

The cycle paths/routes sometimes alternate between asphalted, gravel and/or field/forest paths. Very rare, even on roads with little traffic. The cycle paths/routes can be combined as desired (including ferries and ships) and are signposted on both sides. There are also a few combined cycle and pedestrian paths.

Map

Adventure region Edersee - ISBN 9783866969160 (2nd edition 2018) - mr-kartographie, engineering office and publisher (1:25.000)

Hiking and cycling map Edersee - ISBN 978-3-86973-192-6 (11th edition) - Cartographic Municipal Publishing Company mbH (1:25.000)

Hiking and cycling map Kellerwald-Edersee - ISBN 978-3-86973-189-6 - Cartographic Municipal Publishing Company mbH (1:33.000)