ノースヘッセの峠・トップ16

Unfortunately, the rest area here is not really usable, as it has seen better days - at least for now.

It's quite steep here, especially from the Fulda direction. Those who dare can also take the main road.

The asphalted descent, county road 50, leads from Erkshausen over a pass, southwest ascent, up to the Schwarzer Stock (409 m) and further towards Rittershain. The Hessian long-distance cycle route 5 leads from the opposite direction up to the Schwarzer Stock pass and then branches off into the forest (on very poor ground) and down into the Haseltal. However, it is recommended to use the less busy and better county road 50 for the ascent and descent!

Anyone who has hiked uphill to this point can take a breather and reorient themselves. We recommend the path towards Silbersee or further uphill to the Elfbuchen...

Here it is a short and sweet climb up to the Schwedenschanze on the Hessian-Bavarian border.

@Freischwimmer right on point 👍🏼

Unfortunately it's a bit old and you can't sit comfortably here anymore.

The small pass represents the transition over the ridge between the Nüsttal near Gotthards and the valley of the Siebertsgraben near Reinhards. The turnpike alludes to the border situation that has existed here since 1815. After the end of the Napoleonic era, the Congress of Vienna reorganized numerous territories. The former Bishopric of Fulda and its short-lived successor states were divided between the neighbors. The former Fulda office of Geisa with Reinhard fell to the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach. The former Fulda office of Bieberstein became part of the (titular) Electorate of Hesse-Kassel, which was annexed by Prussia almost 50 years later. Even today, the federal state border between Thuringia and Hesse runs here.