Mountainbike Rundweg 10 Kreuzbergmarathon - Bad Bocklet - Rhön

The start of this round trip is in Geroda. You can quickly reach the "Black Mountains", the southernmost ridge of the Rhön and one of the largest nature reserves in Bavaria with the three mountain and hiking huts "Berghaus Rhön", "Würzburger Haus" and the "Kissinger Hütte". At the "Berghaus Rhön" it is worth taking a look into the "inkwell", a former basalt quarry, which has filled with water. Today the basalt lake is a popular destination. A short time later you reach a second, water-filled quarry. The basalt rock face that can be admired there is one of the highest and steepest in the entire Rhön.

A beautiful forest path leads to the "Feuerberg" (832m) with the "Kissinger Hütte". A unique panoramic view opens up here. In front of one of the Kreuzberg, which is the next summit on the program. To the left of this, when visibility is good, you can see the Wasserkuppe, at 950 meters the highest mountain in the Rhön. Right past the Kreuzberg, the view sometimes extends to the two Gleichberge mountains in Thuringia, 50 kilometers away.

The monastery on the mountain has been around for several hundred years. The local brewery, gastronomy and the crucifixion group are the attraction for numerous guests.

Now the track leads past the Gemündener Hütte and the Neustädter Haus. The village of Schmalwasser is reached via the hamlet of Kilianshof and Sandberg. On the right side of the brook of the same name, which is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful brook valleys in Bavaria, you get to Bad Bocklet, even if the smallest state bath in Bavaria is not directly on the route. Bad Bocklet is connected to the MTB route via a short feeder road and can therefore also serve as a very good starting point for the tour. Following the Franconian Saale, you reach Aschach. Aschach is known for its castle. The castle houses a few museums and also a restaurant with a terrace directly overlooking the castle park.

The mountain bike circular route continues on a beautiful single trail to the Klaushof wildlife park. The last section of the route takes us via the Thulba Valley and the town of Oehrberg - with a natural bathing area - back to the starting point in Geroda.