We cross the Biebricher Allee at the pedestrian traffic light and enter Rudolf-Vogt-Straße. There we are greeted by an approximately 52 m high water tower. The water tower was built in 1897 and served the water supply of the then still independent city of Biebrich. Passing the water tower, we walk to Drususstraße, where we turn right, which then leads to a foot and cycle path. Here we turn sharply left and go downhill to An der Kupferlache street and further to Theodor-Heuss-Ring, into the Salzbachtal to Mainzer Straße. On this path, we cross the extensive railway facilities of the Deutsche Bundesbahn. We see the main sewage treatment plant of the state capital Wiesbaden and the connections to the Rhine-Main expressway. On this section, we experience the lifelines of Wiesbaden. We cross Mainzer Straße at the pedestrian traffic light and reach Schwarzenbergstraße. We walk along it and turn right into Hagenstraße. This street leads us through the Schwarzenberg settlement directly to the South Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Wiesbaden. There we turn right into Kriemhildenstraße and then left along the cemetery fence. We continue straight along a fenced quarry on the right until we reach a paved service road. Here we have reached Zahlbacher Feld and enjoy a wonderful panoramic view of Mainz, Rheinhessen, the Taunus, and – in good visibility – the Melibokus in the Odenwald. We now go right towards Erbenheim and take the second path left to Berliner Straße. Here we reach the Im Hahn bus stop and an underpass leading to Berliner Straße. Between house numbers 170 and 172, there is a footpath that leads us back into open fields. At the end of this path, we turn right, passing the Hochfeld settlement. We cross Tempelhofer Straße and head straight into the Wäschtal. The Wäschtal was already settled about 5,000 years before our era. During the Roman period, manors stood along the Wäschtal, likely inhabited until the 4th century. Between the 6th and 8th century, a Frankish settlement developed, and in the Middle Ages, the village Alt- or Obererbenheim was founded, which was destroyed in succession wars in 1402. Today, the Wäschtal is a popular cycling and hiking path, also frequented by skaters. It connects Erbenheim, Igstadt, and Kloppenheim. Thus, we reach Igstadt on the R6 cycle path first. There, we cross the Bierstadt–Igstadt street and continue at the edge of Igstadt towards Kloppenheim. Passing Kloppenheim cemetery, we enter Bangertstraße and the town center. Here, we turn right and walk to Stiegelstraße. Here we have reached the destination of the second stage of the anniversary circular route.

Return option to the city is available with bus line 24 from the Stiegelstraße stop.

Start accessibility from Wiesbaden city: Bus lines 4 and 14 to the Landesdenkmal stop

Return option to Wiesbaden city is available with bus line 24 from the Stiegelstraße stop.

Wiesbaden Tourist Information
Phone: 0611 1729-930
E-mail address: t-info@wicm.de

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