The RhineMain Regional Park was conceived over 15 years ago to safeguard the remaining open spaces between the settlements in the RhineMain conurbation and to make them accessible to people seeking recreation in the region.
General information
In contrast to other European metropolitan regions, the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region still has many open landscapes that extend right into the heart of the conurbation. Fields, meadows and forests offer the people of the region recreational opportunities right on their doorstep.
The basic idea of the regional park is to make people aware of and experience the many hidden beauties and contrasts of the region. The diversity and richness of tension in the Rhine-Main region can be seen in idyllic landscapes such as orchards, forests, waterways and fields, but also in highway routes, power stations, industrial estates and airplanes taking off and landing.
Since the mid-1990s, a network of routes has been created, linking attractive landscape elements and regional features. They are based on existing paths and natural features. In the Vordertaunus, the streams coming from the Taunus in particular serve as connecting elements to the large local recreation areas and natural spaces such as the Hochtaunus Nature Park and the Frankfurt Green Belt.
If you want to explore the region on foot or by bike, Regionalpark Ballungsraum RheinMain GmbH has detailed leisure maps with photos and descriptions as well as information and valuable tips on places to stop for refreshments to help you plan your excursion.
More than 200 years ago, the poet Friedrich Hölderlin - driven by longing - regularly hurried to Frankfurt am Main to meet his lover Susette in secret. And then back to Homburg, where he lived for almost two years after he had to leave Frankfurt. Susette Gontard was the wife of a respected banker. Hölderlin had taught her children until the landlord found out about the love affair and expelled him from the house.
Since June 2008, the Hölderlin Trail has connected Bad Homburg with Frankfurt and thus also the Frankfurt Green Belt with the Rhine-Main Regional Park. This 22 km regional park route leads through both cities, but also through the wide landscape of the Vordertaunus with views of the Frankfurt skyline and the Taunus hills.
The Regionalpark-Rundroute, 190 km long centerpiece of the route network in the central conurbation, was completed after three years of construction. It was opened with a big celebration on September 10, 2011. The circular route makes the regional park more visible in the central conurbation. It connects 35 municipalities around Frankfurt in the entire Rhine-Main region. Existing sections of the route and individual projects have been networked, sights connected and characteristic landscapes opened up. Large and small festivals in the region are concentrated along the route in summer.
The Landgraves' Garden Landscape represents an important cultural heritage for the town of Bad Homburg and the region and was therefore included in the Rhine-Main Regional Park concept.
The educational farm in Ober-Eschbach is another important Regional Park station in Bad Homburg. Who in the city still knows where our food originally comes from and how it is produced? The Maurer family's Rhein-Main educational farm offers a wide range of experiences and learning opportunities to experience and learn about nature, the course of the year and the associated agricultural relationships. Converted stables become a place of learning with a classroom and integrated teaching kitchen. The processing of agricultural products is demonstrated there and many things can be tried out for yourself. Cows, chickens and sheep can be stroked. And lots of interesting facts are taught, including about the use of old forms of cultivation such as orchards, which are so important for the production of cider and apple juice in Hesse. An oversized clay hamster burrow that you can walk and play in provides information about the lifestyle and preferences of this endangered rodent. Here you can experience what the hamster's underground dwelling looks like. And the learning and adventure trail around the farm can also be visited without prior registration.
