Pferdskopf Summit – Wasserkuppe aviation memorial loop from Wasserkuppe

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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Pferdskopf Summit – Wasserkuppe aviation memorial loop from Wasserkuppe

Moderate

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Pferdskopf Summit – Wasserkuppe aviation memorial loop from Wasserkuppe

02:26

7.70km

290m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

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Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 3.34 km for 170 m

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After 4.85 km for 179 m

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970 m

Steep trail up to Pferdskopf

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Wow! Some parts have gradients of over 20%. Can be a lot of fun.

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970 m

Pferdskopf

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A super nice view from here.

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1.20 km

Cliff in front of the Pferdskopf

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A small, stone shelter, if you can call it that, is close... let's put it this way... a drafty, covered stone cave would be better

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1.44 km

Pferdskopf Summit

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The Pferdskopf is the southwestern foothill of the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön. It is located near Poppenhausen in the Hessian district of Fulda and is of volcanic origin. Great views …

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1.62 km

Steps up to Pferdskopf

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Be careful on the snowy steps... they are quite slippery

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2.77 km

Wasserkuppe aviation memorial

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It was built in 1923 in memory of the fallen pilots of the First World War (1914-1918), on the initiative of an association of former front-line aviation associations. According to …

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4.12 km

German Gliding Museum with Model Aviation, Wasserkuppe

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It's not without reason that the world's largest gliding museum is right here on the Wasserkuppe ... the "birthplace of gliding"!
Attention: In the winter season unfortunately only open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
segelflugmuseum.de

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5.03 km

Radome on the Wasserkuppe

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Instead of a summit cross, there is a summit stone, almost inconspicuous next to the towering radome and significant landmark of the Wasserkuppe.

If the weather is right, the view from up here is simply fantastic.

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