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Landkreis Gießen
Wettenberg

Fish ponds – Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund loop from Asselbachtal bei Wißmar

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Germany
Hesse
Landkreis Gießen
Wettenberg

Fish ponds – Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund loop from Asselbachtal bei Wißmar

Moderate

4.5

(31)

89

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Fish ponds – Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund loop from Asselbachtal bei Wißmar

04:04

14.8km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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1

5.00 km

View of Burg Gleiberg

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There is a bench under a tree with a fantastic view through the Fohnbach valley to the fairytale Gleiberg Castle.

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2

6.26 km

Rock Outcrop in the Fohnbach Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

In this "small quarry" you can see the different layers of rock very well.

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3

7.27 km

Geological Cliff Face

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Impressive earth history

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4

9.87 km

Beuerstättwiesen

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In the area of the Beuerstättwiesen you will find a whole series of biotopes worth protecting.
The path runs along a row of chestnut trees and on the right you …

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12.3 km

Oberes Erlental

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The Upper Erlental was overgrown with bushes until the early 1990s. Regular mowing and cattle grazing led to species-rich wet grassland with meadows of smooth oatmeal and marsh marigold as …

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13.2 km

Fish ponds

Highlight • Lake

The bullhead, the “Fish of the Year 2006”, was released into the Wißmarbach. The four fish ponds created in the middle of the 20th century mainly contain trout, tench and …

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13.6 km

Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund

Highlight • Lake

Nice set of ponds to observe and photograph.

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8

14.2 km

Benches at Steinbruch Reitzenstein

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Nice four benches in a small quarry on a wide, tarred path.

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14.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

414 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.37 km

6.32 km

1.06 km

847 m

158 m

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Saturday 4 July

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16°C

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