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Rhön Mountains

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Rhön Mountains

The Top 20 Gorges in the Rhön Mountains

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20

to choose from in the Rhön Mountains. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in the Rhön Mountains.

Last updated: December 6, 2025

Cascade Gorge

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Super varied forest route with bridges and river rushing!

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Schwarzbach Gorge and the Teufelsmühle (Devil’s Mill) Waterfall

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Wonderful basalt stone gorge with a small waterfall and basalt stones overgrown with moss

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Cascade Valley

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You have to drive this valley once, just terrific !!!

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Eisgraben Nature Reserve

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Small gorge, lined with basalt rock... Acoustically, there is always a loosening when you hear water splashing

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Elsbach Gorge Trail

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Wildly romantic, really close to nature... Visually very attractive

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Cascade Gorge

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Komoot's route is slightly uphill. Nice to look at from bottom to top but definitely more beautiful to ride downhill! Very difficult to drive through basalt stones and roots in …

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Finstertal Gorge (Katharinenweg), Bad Hersfeld

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I have walked it many times, the best thing is to walk the entire Katharinenweg. It starts at the Katharinenturm and runs up the Finstertal, along the Alps, Kleinshöhe, to …

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Beginning of the Elsbach Gorge

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Wild valley... very very close to nature

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Mariengrotte Seiferts

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Beautiful old grotto, with a stream flowing along and a shady, quiet atmosphere

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Dörflinger Ruh and Röthbach Stream

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is close to the main road but today with real water in the brook

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Already discovered everything in this region? See additional gorges in the Rhön Mountains for your next adventure:

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The Top 20 Gorges in the Rhön Mountains

Cascade Gorge

Schwarzbach Gorge and the Teufelsmühle (Devil’s Mill) Waterfall

Cascade Valley

Eisgraben Nature Reserve

Elsbach Gorge Trail

Cascade Gorge

Finstertal Gorge (Katharinenweg), Bad Hersfeld

Beginning of the Elsbach Gorge

Mariengrotte Seiferts

Dörflinger Ruh and Röthbach Stream

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