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Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Felsenruhe Rock Formation

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Felsenruhe Rock Formation

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Felsenruhe Rock Formation

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Location: Herbstein, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Herbstein Rock Tour

19.0km

05:14

280m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Schalksbachteiche – Felsenruhe Rock Formation loop from Herbstein

6.64km

01:47

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Kreuzkapelle Herbstein – Schalksbachteiche loop from Eichenrod

6.02km

01:36

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Zoe von Rambling Rocks

September 26, 2021

The “Felsenruhe” is a cliff up to eight meters high and about 300 meters long, made of alkali basalt. This cliff is designated as a geotope and natural monument.

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Nordhesse

November 25, 2021

The geotope is very well signposted from the parking lot of the "Vulkan-Therme". First the path leads to the "Kreuzkapelle", which was built in 1853/54 in a mixture of the English Tudor and Swiss house style. Since 1938 there has been a figure of St. Boniface in a niche at the top of the gable end. A structural feature of the chapel are the visible oak beams and the blood-red setting of the niches. Behind the small church is a fenced private cemetery of the counts Ballestrem and Westerholt families. At the Kolping holiday village Herbstein, it goes to the geotope Felsenruhe. This natural monument is a striking, up to eight meter high cliff made of alkali basalt. A sea of blocks has accumulated at its southern foot of the slope. The cliff is about 300 meters long. The hiking trail of the rock tour leads parallel to the cliff with its steep, wide gaps and gives an impression of the massive shape of this striking geotope.

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Heidi

August 26, 2018

petrified trolls or just climbing rocks

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Elevation 510 m

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Location: Herbstein, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Felsenruhe Rock Formation

1. Herbstein Rock Tour

2. Schalksbachteiche – Felsenruhe Rock Formation loop from Herbstein

3. Kreuzkapelle Herbstein – Schalksbachteiche loop from Eichenrod

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