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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Werra-Meißner-Kreis’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Werra-Meißner-Kreis. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: December 4, 2025

Werra River Bend Trail

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Very beautiful and idyllic Werra loop. One of the most beautiful sections of the Werra cycle path.
The cycle path here is unpaved, but easy to ride.

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Lake Kalbe

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Former "Kalbe opencast mine" with the "Kalbesee" and fairly evenly stepped basalt walls. Nearby is the Stinksteinwand, which you can smell from afar, depending on how the wind is.

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Bilstein Tower

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On the summit of Bilstein a wooden lookout tower was built in 1869 and in 1890 by the forestry administration a refuge, which was later extended to an economic hall. …

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Seesteine Natural Monument

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The natural monument made of basalt rock, which is managed by the Werra Valley Association, is always worth a visit. The narrow, well-groomed paths and the stones themselves transport me to a different, earlier world with every stay.

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Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

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The stories overlap at the Frau-Holle-Teich on the Hoher Meißner. Even in winter, this place exudes something magical. Everywhere you can read countless legends. The pond here is considered the …

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Lindewerrablick Viewpoint

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The view goes not only over Lindewerra but almost to Eschwege and the Meissner.

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Werra Cycle Path through the Nature Reserve

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Nice paved bike path! It is easy to ride so you can fully enjoy the nature reserve.

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Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

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The Kitzkammer is a natural monument – a rock niche between basalt columns. At the end of the Tertiary period (around five million years ago), thin lava penetrated through cracks …

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View from the Kalbe summit (Hoher Meißner)

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Whoever speaks of the calf in the Hoher Meißner means a basalt knoll from which one has a grandiose view towards Berkatal-Frankershausen. It is located at an altitude of 719 …

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Rote Nieste Spring

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Natural spectacle: spring water colored vermilion due to its high iron content.

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Werra River Bend Trail

Lake Kalbe

Bilstein Tower

Seesteine Natural Monument

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

Lindewerrablick Viewpoint

Werra Cycle Path through the Nature Reserve

Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

View from the Kalbe summit (Hoher Meißner)

Rote Nieste Spring

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