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Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Oberelsbach

Rothsee parking lot – View of the Bayerische Rhön loop from Oberelsbach

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Oberelsbach

Rothsee parking lot – View of the Bayerische Rhön loop from Oberelsbach

Moderate

5.0

(2)

hikers

Rothsee parking lot – View of the Bayerische Rhön loop from Oberelsbach

03:54

13.0km

400m

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

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

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3.40 km

Weisbacher Young Cattle Pasture

Highlight • Natural Monument

Cattle pastures near the Kalten Buche.

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4.14 km

Mountain meadow with a solitary tree in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

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Beautiful meadows in the Rhön

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4.50 km

Memorial Cross for a Bischofsheim Hunter

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Right on the edge of the path a cross to commemorate and commemorate

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5.85 km

Information Board Lange Rhön Nature Reserve

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A concentrated load of information material at the end of the hiking car park

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5.88 km

Rothsee parking lot

Highlight • Lake

This large free car park is located in the immediate vicinity of the Rothsee and the visitor mine.

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6.02 km

Moritz Visitor Mine (Lignite Tunnel)

Highlight • Historical Site

A nature trail leads around the Bauersberg, which provides a lot of information about the nature, geology and history of the region.

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10.8 km

View of the Bayerische Rhön

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A place with a great view. Especially when the meadows are green again in spring.

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11.7 km

View of Grabfeld from benches in Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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Nice rest area with a wonderful view! Great for a little break!

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13.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

1.50 km

237 m

146 m

Surfaces

6.16 km

2.71 km

1.91 km

1.13 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

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Today

Friday 17 July

24°C

14°C

56 %

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Rothsee parking lot – View of the Bayerische Rhön loop from Oberelsbach

Weisbacher Young Cattle Pasture

Mountain meadow with a solitary tree in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

Memorial Cross for a Bischofsheim Hunter

Information Board Lange Rhön Nature Reserve

Rothsee parking lot

Moritz Visitor Mine (Lignite Tunnel)

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View of Grabfeld from benches in Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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