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Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Oberelsbach

Beginning of the Elsbach Gorge

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Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Oberelsbach

Beginning of the Elsbach Gorge

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Beginning of the Elsbach Gorge

Recommended by 61 hikers out of 64

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

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Location: Oberelsbach, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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2. Elsbach Gorge Trail – Gangolfsberg Nature Trail loop from Wüstensachsen

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3. Basalt Lake at the Stone House – Elsbach Gorge Trail loop from Ginolfs

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Nico

January 3, 2023

Wild valley... very very close to nature

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Der Hoedoetter 🌲⛰️🌳

June 12, 2022

Beginning of the Elsbach Gorge. Very nice tour through a romantic valley.

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Martin

January 8, 2023

Beautiful and natural valley

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🎸 Steffen 🌻

January 28, 2023

Nice to hike.
pure nature

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Frank Rmr

June 29, 2023

The Elsbach has partially cut deep into the terrain here, creating a notched valley. The hiking trail that runs slightly above also leads through a wooded area, which is very pleasant, especially in summer. The nearby wooden bridge allows you to change the sides of the valley.

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August 19, 2022

Up to this point, the Elsbach has already covered a few meters. Nevertheless, the wooden bridge offers a good view of the gorge, which you only have further down the hill if you leave the hiking trail, which you don't do...

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Rainer & Petra

October 23, 2023

This crossing is one of the most beautiful places on the hike along the Elsbach.

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Beyond the Horizon

January 25, 2024

At the beginning of the Elsbachschlucht, a scenario unfolds that captures the essence of untouched nature. Here, where the rushing of the water is the only sound that breaks the silence, a wild valley opens up that captivates hikers with its originality.

The Elsbachschlucht, embedded in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve, offers a tour through a romantic valley that is almost incomparable in its wild beauty. It is a place that has dug deep into the terrain, a notched valley that reveals its secrets with every step and every curve of the path.

The path is natural, a path on which the echo of your own footsteps echoes in the silence of the gorge. It is a path that invites you to consciously hike, to take in every nuance of your surroundings - the cracking of a branch, the whispering of leaves and the constant song of the Elsbach.

A nearby wooden bridge offers the opportunity to change sides of the stream valley and view the gorge from different perspectives. From here you can catch a glimpse of the depths of the gorge, where the Elsbach makes its way, an eternal wanderer like us.

This place is an oasis of peace where you can feel the omnipresence of water that flows ceaselessly over rocks and under bridges. Crossing the wooden bridge is just one highlight of a hike that has so many beautiful places to offer.

The beginning of the Elsbachschlucht is a hiking highlight for those who are looking for the wild and untamed, for those who long for a landscape that is almost untouched by human hands. It is a gem that shows how wonderful nature can be if we just leave it to itself.

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Elevation 770 m

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Location: Oberelsbach, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Beginning of the Elsbach Gorge

1. Gangolfsberg Nature Trail – Blockmeere am Gangolfsberg loop from Roth

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3. Basalt Lake at the Stone House – Elsbach Gorge Trail loop from Ginolfs

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