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Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Platte Hunting Lodge – Hohe Kanzel loop from Jagdschloss Platte

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Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Platte Hunting Lodge – Hohe Kanzel loop from Jagdschloss Platte

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Platte Hunting Lodge – Hohe Kanzel loop from Jagdschloss Platte

06:01

19.9km

590m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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85 m

Platte Hunting Lodge

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The hunting lodge was built in 1823-1826 by Duke Wilhelm I of Nassau. Destroyed to the outside walls in the Second World War, it is currently being gradually rebuilt by …

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7.93 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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Nice view of Naurod and the Rhine plain, you can rest for a while on the bench with this beautiful view.

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8.40 km

Kellerskopf Observation Tower

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The rectangular observation tower is 20 meters high. Inside, over 100 stone steps lead to a covered viewing platform. From here the view extends over the Rhine-Main area to the Odenwald, Palatinate Forest and North Palatinate Bergland with the Donnersberg.

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11.8 km

View of Theißtal Bridge

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View over fields to the Theistalbrücke

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12.0 km

View of the Taunus

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The Taunus is everywhere here

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6

12.2 km

View of Feldberg and Niedernhausen

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You can see the Feldberg, but it's a long way away.

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7

14.8 km

Hohe Kanzel

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Highest point in the area.
There is no visibility because the trees are now too big. Nevertheless, a nice cozy place.

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8

15.2 km

Shoe Tree in the Taunus

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Funny story.
Who comes up with something like that? and shoes hang high up in the treetops.

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19.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

4.23 km

1.30 km

895 m

499 m

Surfaces

6.26 km

5.67 km

4.85 km

2.20 km

928 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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