Taunus
The Taunus is a low mountain range in South Hesse, Middle Hesse and the Rhineland-Palatinate in southern Germany.
Understand
It is a relatively low range, with smooth, rounded mountains that are covered with forest. The Taunus is bounded by the river valleys of the Rhine, Main and Lahn rivers and it is part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. On the opposite side of the Middle Rhine Valley, The Taunus range is continued by the Hunsrück.
Regions
- Vordertaunus
- Hoher Taunus – the highest peak is the Großer Feldberg (878 m). It is followed by the Kleiner Feldberg (826 m) and the Altkönig (798 m).
- Westlicher Hintertaunus – Rheingau-Taunus and Rhein-Lahn-Taunus
- Östlicher Hintertaunus
- Limburger Becken
Cities
Rhineland-Palatinate
Hesse
Other destinations
Understand
Talk
Get in
- The next ICE stations are: Limburg-Süd, Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.
- Regional trains: Limburg – Niedernhausen – Frankfurt, Niedernhausen – Wiesbaden, Königstein – Frankfurt, Brandoberndorf – Bad Homburg ( – Frankfurt).
- S-Bahn S2: Niedernhausen – Frankfurt, S4: Kronberg – Frankfurt Süd, S5: Friedrichsdorf – Bad Homburg – Frankfurt Süd.
Get around
Travelling by bus and rail on RMV services
See
- Roman Fort Saalburg. In Bad Homburg
- Hessenpark. – Open-Air Museum of the State of Hesse near Anspach and Usingen
- 1 Opel Zoo, Königstein. daily 09:00-17:00, 18:00 in summer. €12, less for children, etc.
- Kubacher Kristallhöhle near Weilburg
- Niederwalddenkmal in Rüdesheim
- Neroberg upper Wiesbaden
Itineraries
- Rheinsteig from Wiesbaden Schloss Biebrich to Bonn
- The German Limes Road northern section runs through the Taunus-
Do
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Go next
- Rheingau: Rüdesheim, Eltville
- Middle Rhine Valley: Bacharach, Oberwesel, Boppard, Koblenz
- Wetterau: Butzbach, Bad Nauheim, Büdingen
- Lahntal: Bad Ems, Limburg an der Lahn, Weilburg, Wetzlar