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Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Beech forests

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Beech forests

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Beech forests

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Feldatal

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

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1. Mehlbacher Teich – Elsgrabenteiche Ponds loop from Ehringshausen

10.7km

03:02

230m

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

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2. Heinzemann Rock Formation – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Ehringshausen

12.7km

03:28

200m

190m

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

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3. Beech forests – Elsgrabenteiche Ponds loop from Schellnhausen

10.1km

02:48

170m

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

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𝘾.𝘽. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

February 11, 2024

The dense beech forests in the Feldatal near Gemünden.

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NaturFreunde Hessen e.V.

December 5, 2023

The forests you walk through after the Elsgrabenteichen are considered “woodruff beech forests”, a habitat type that is characteristic of Hesse. The Vogelsberg basalt is the basis for the alkaline soil, which produces a very species-rich and well-developed herb layer, especially with the eponymous woodruff. In order to improve the living conditions, especially for species worthy of protection that are tied to old and dead wood, 10% of the forest area in the state forest has been completely removed from use as so-called core areas in accordance with HessenForst's nature conservation guidelines and is left to natural development as "primeval forests of the future". In the Feldatal there is a focus on the Schotten and Romrod forestry offices, which together have around 300 hectares of beech forest.

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Elevation 310 m

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

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Beech forests

1. Mehlbacher Teich – Elsgrabenteiche Ponds loop from Ehringshausen

2. Heinzemann Rock Formation – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Ehringshausen

3. Beech forests – Elsgrabenteiche Ponds loop from Schellnhausen

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