Mountainbike-Rundstrecke Modautal Mo1

The circular route is characterized by a varied landscape with impressive views. Technically relatively easy, as it mostly runs along forest and woodland paths, but the elevation gain requires a certain level of fitness.

Route description:
The Mo1 circular route consists of two laps and starts at the nature park parking lot at the entrance to Lützelbach, coming from Brandau. The first section initially leads along a dirt track over a hill in the direction of Brandau. After a short descent through the forest, the trail leads along the edge of the forest, accompanied by a beautiful meadow valley. It then turns left, continues along the edge of the forest and soon opens up a beautiful view of Brandau and the Felsberg. The trail now leads uphill through the Hühnerwald forest, which is the first test of fitness. At the intermediate altitude, the route leads along the foot of the Gehrenstein towards Neunkirchen. It passes several small streams and a beautiful forest meadow. Then the ascent to the Kaiserturm, an observation tower at an altitude of 605 m, has to be mastered on mostly natural, partly rocky paths.

The trail now initially leads in the direction of Neunkirchen, then turns onto the wine trail in the direction of the Rodenstein castle ruins. After crossing the L3399, the path soon turns left. This is followed by a brisk descent with a few bends before heading uphill again to the center of Neunkirchen.

Neunkirchen has a beautiful village square, adjacent to which is the beer garden of a restaurant. Another restaurant is just a few meters away, from which you have a great view as far as the Taunus. Next door is a baroque church that is well worth seeing. From here, the route leads downhill towards Steinau to the Steinkopf forest area. At a refuge in the forest, turn left towards Lützelbach to the starting point. Here, two restaurants with a beer garden and a café invite you to stop for a bite to eat.

The next section leads towards Klein-Bieberau. At the edge of the forest, the route runs downhill to the right on predominantly natural paths for a long stretch through a varied mixed forest. On leaving the forest, there are once again beautiful views. A meadow path on the right leads to the Hottenbacher Hof, where a popular snack bar with beer garden invites you to stop for a bite to eat. The path then leads through the valley for a while and then to the next ascent through the Steinernfirst forest area. At the edge of the forest, there is a great view of the Johannisbachtal valley with the village of Klein-Bieberau.

From the top, the route leads downhill on a field path and a short distance through the village. The route now leads uphill on a forest path to Bonin-Brünnchen, an idyllic place with a stream, a refuge and benches. On the further ascent, the path leads past several rock formations. The Wildfrauhaus natural monument is particularly striking. Once you reach the edge of the forest, the trail leads through Lützelbach to the starting point.