Leisure & Excursions Action-packed adventures

Due to its location in the heart of Germany, many famous cities and sights are only a short drive away from Bad Kissingen. A trip to Würzburg, Bamberg, Coburg or Fulda is always well worth it. But the immediate vicinity of Bad Kissingen also has many interesting and worthwhile excursion destinations to offer.

Running, walking, hiking

Bad Kissingen is ideally equipped for outdoor sporting activities. Three well-signposted Nordic walking trails of different lengths and degrees of difficulty start at the ‘Arkaden’ Bridge in Luitpold Park. Hiking fans will find everything they could wish for on the well-signposted trails in and around Bad Kissingen. What is especially attractive is the so-called ‘Kissinger Tour’ – a 25 km tour along the heights above the town, with magnificent views of the valley. And the nearby Rhön hills are a true paradise for hikers! For example, the 180 km premium long-distance ‘Hochrhöner’ hiking trail begins in Bad Kissingen. The so-called Terrain- Kurwege (hiking trails) are between 7.5 and 30 km long and take you to popular places like the Botenlauben ruins, ‘Wild-Park Klaushof’ (Klaushof wildlife park) and Frauenroth.

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Paddling and canoeing

Whether in a canoe, a kayak, a Canadian or a rubber dinghy: the Fränkische Saale offers river fans a very special experience in nature over a distance of 136 km. Numerous weirs, mills and idyllic villages embedded between gently rolling hills, woods and meadows, invite you to take a break. The Saale is a placid river for beginners and families, and even bathing is possible.

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Cycling tour

Cycling along the Fränkische Saale is very relaxing and beautiful. As you go down the Saale, the track takes you to where it flows into the Main near Gemünden. If you go in the opposite direction, it goes through beautiful meadows towards Bad Neustadt and Bad Königshofen.

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Klaushof wildlife park

Only ten minutes by car from Bad Kissingen, embedded in almost untouched nature, is the ‘Wild-Park Klaushof’ (Klaushof wildlife park). With its game and forest-related educational orientation, it is an experience for the whole family. For the little ones there is the children’s zoo with Rhön sheep, donkeys etc. as well as three wonderful playgrounds. For the adults, interactive nature trails offer interesting information. Together you can enjoy looking at a wild boar family, lively otters or the wild, daring lynx, and it's exciting when the red deer eats from your hand! The car park and restaurant as well as the (educational) nature trail for giant trees are opposite the wildlife park.

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Postkutsche/stagecoach

It is the only stagecoach in Germany that still runs regularly – and the trip is a true experience! In proper style, to the trumpet sounds of the postillion, the historical yellow four-in-hand started its first idyllic tour in 1939. Even today, it can take nine passengers from Bad Kissingen through the meadows of the Saale valley to Aschach Castle or to Bad Bocklet – with enough time for a refreshment or a visit to a museum.

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Aschach Castle

Only a few kilometres from Bad Kissingen, one of the most beautiful architectural monuments in Franconia rises on the river Saale: Aschach Castle. With its three museums, castle park and restaurant and café, visitors of all ages are invited to discover, marvel and enjoy. The castle was built in the 12th century. In the 16th century, the complex was destroyed several times. After being rebuilt by the Würzburg prince-bishops, it became their hunting lodge and administrative seat. Since 1874, the castle has served as the summer residence of the Count von Luxburg family. In 1955, complete with its furnishings and valuable collections it was donated to the district of Lower Franconia.

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UNESCO biosphere reserve Rhön

The Rhön is a low mountain range and a lovely area for natural beauty and recreation. The unspoilt landscape with its basaltine hilltops of ancient volcanic origin, with endless meadows and lonely plateaus, dark high moor, extensive woodlands and clear streams in calm valleys occupies a special place in the diversity of Germany's mountain ranges. The three highest peaks in the Rhön - the Wasserkuppe, the Dammersfeldkuppe and the Kreuzberg - are less than an hour's drive from Bad Kissingen. A wonderful opportunity to get a breath of fresh mountain air while hiking.

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