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Little Meadow View – Waldsee blasting pit loop from Messel

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Germany

Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Messel

Little Meadow View – Waldsee blasting pit loop from Messel

Moderate

4.2

(57)

188

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Little Meadow View – Waldsee blasting pit loop from Messel

03:17

12.7km

70m

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: June 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Neuwiese von Messel

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.70 km

Bird Information Boards at Hügel Schneise

Highlight • Structure

A total of 3 boards to woodpeckers, u.a. at the edge of the forest

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2.40 km

Parking is quite generous, the area is very well maintained and the playground invites the kids to play. The paths are gravelly or well run forest floor and the Hegwaldbach serves as a water hole for the Wufti.

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2.78 km

Kieskautschneise Highest Point (188 m)

Highlight • Summit

5.45 km

Little Meadow View

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.11 km

Waldsee blasting pit

Highlight • Lake

In the past, this was the site of the explosive ordnance that had been cleared, which created a lake. The ordnance disposal service is still active, but runs off everything found every day.

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10.00 km

Abandoned Railway House

Highlight • Structure

Small overgrown lost place… nothing special… collecting blackberry thorns is not worth it

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11.2 km

Bench at the Trail Intersection

Highlight • Rest Area

12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

187 m

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.52 km

3.04 km

2.64 km

340 m

110 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 29 June

31°C

18°C

62 %

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Comments

December 16, 2023,Wo ein See einen Steinbruch füllt

Everyone knows the Messel Pit World Natural Heritage Site. But there are also some old, abandoned gravel pits in the forest near Messel that have now filled with water. The Aje Lake is particularly beautifully nestled in the forest and its tranquility invites you to linger.

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March 15, 2026,Gutshof Thomashütte – Aje-See (Neuer Steinbruch) Runde von Erlenwiesen bei Ober-Roden

It was very swampy in the forest today....

There are sounds in the forest again.... the birds are chirping, the woodpecker is tapping....
It's becoming spring 😊

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Little Meadow View – Waldsee blasting pit loop from Messel

Bench With a View of Messel

Bird Information Boards at Hügel Schneise

Homecoming Square

Kieskautschneise Highest Point (188 m)

Little Meadow View

Waldsee blasting pit

Abandoned Railway House

Bench at the Trail Intersection

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