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Natural Monuments

Gießen District

The Felda

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

The Felda

Highlight • River

The Felda

Recommended by 18 hikers out of 21

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Gemünden (Felda), Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. View of Ehringshausen – Backofenhaus Pond loop from Ehringshausen

10.7km

03:01

230m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Backofenhaus Pond – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Groß-Felda

19.8km

05:24

300m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Backofenhaus Pond – Mehlbacher Hut loop from Schellnhausen

7.42km

02:02

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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NaturFreunde Hessen e.V.

December 5, 2023

The 42.2 km long Felda rises in the Hohen Vogelsberg and flows into the Ohm in Nieder-Gemünden. The river is a flowing water with flooding aquatic vegetation; it meanders through the valley in a largely natural bed. With its stands of alder and ash trees lining the stream, it forms a natural stream floodplain system that is rare today. Here you can find plant communities tied to wetlands, such as sedge species and marsh marigold meadows. To maintain the floodplain grassland, this is done once or twice
mown annually, adapted to the respective plant communities. If the water quality is good, in addition to brown trout, other fish species include minnow, loach and the two FFH species bullhead and brown lamprey. This environment offers good habitats and food sources for the gray wagtail, the dipper and several species of bats. Also represented is the black stork, a typical forest dweller and indicator of low-disturbance, old-growth forest ecosystems. To search for food, it uses a variety of wetlands, e.g. streams rich in fish, ponds and natural floodplain areas. The Feldatal is an important resting area for migratory birds.
Photo Felda: © Dunja Wernedorf

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𝘾.𝘽. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

September 11, 2025

As part of the Heinzemann tour, you cross the Felda several times and hike through the Feldatal with its idyllic meadows.

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Elevation 260 m

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Location: Gemünden (Felda), Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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