エプファースハウゼンの山小屋＆キャビン・トップ20

Very large cabin and well maintained.

The hiking hut not only houses the Touringen stamping station, but also offers space and shelter for a short rest. A few meters further on, you can visit the Henning Stone. An information board is located next to the hut.

Here you can stamp your route and take a break to enjoy the view. 😎

Worth seeing at any time of year.

Rest area with beautiful view, touring stamp point

The German War of 1866 was the military conflict between the German Confederation under the leadership of Austria and the Kingdom of Prussia and its allies. Prussia's victory led to the dissolution of the German Confederation. It was replaced by the German Empire, founded in 1871. The causes of the war lay in the Austro-Prussian dispute over the leadership role in the German Confederation. The decisive battle against Austria was finally won by the united Prussian armies on July 3, 1866 near Königgrätz in Bohemia - although the fighting continued until July 26, 1866. On July 4, 1866 - one day after the Battle of Königgrätz - the first major clash between Prussian units and Bavarian troops of the German Confederation took place near Roßdorf in the Rhön. The Nebelberg between Roßdorf and Wiesenthal was particularly hotly contested. On that day, 119 Bavarian and 58 Prussian soldiers were killed. The dead soldiers were buried in the cemeteries of Dermbach and Roßdorf. (…from information board)

Great view and a great place for a break. The hut is currently being renovated and is therefore not open.

There are several information boards at the Schwarzer Stock rest hut. Here you can find out, among other things, why there are so many field names with this name. When boundary stones could not be erected or were not wanted, oak posts were erected to mark the area boundaries and important crossing points. However, these turned black due to wind and weather and thus the name Schwarzer Stock was born.