Vacha Old Town – St. Anne's Church Ruins loop from Vacha

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Vacha Old Town – St. Anne's Church Ruins loop from Vacha

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Vacha Old Town – St. Anne's Church Ruins loop from Vacha

01:28

5.48km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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222 m

Saint Elizabeth Church (Sankt Elisabeth Kirche) Vacha

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The small Elisabeth Church is located on the edge of the old town of Vacha.
Unfortunately we found it locked.

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518 m

Vitus Fountain on Vacha's Market Square

Highlight • Monument

The beautiful historic fountain in front of the town hall is dedicated to the old patron saint of Vacha, Saint Vitus.

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522 m

Vacha Old Town

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The beautiful and large market square of Vacha is the living room of the town and shines with many beautiful half-timbered houses and the magnificent town hall.

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2.19 km

Keltenpfad signpost near Keltenberg

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3.21 km

Former Oechsen Cable Car Underpass

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Ascent to the Oechsen

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3.32 km

St. Anne's Church Ruins

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The Annenkirche was a round church in the Middle Ages. Today it is just a ruin. The stones were probably used to repair the city wall. When climbing up the …

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4.97 km

St. Anne's Former Monastery Church (Cemetery Chapel), Vacha

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Today's cemetery chapel was once the choir of a larger monastery church of the Servite Order. It was completed around 1400 and rebuilt to its current appearance in 1877/78 because …

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5.48 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.66 km

2.01 km

522 m

129 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.79 km

1.69 km

1.58 km

217 m

140 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

February 21, 2025,Schwimmbad Vacha – St.Annen Burgruine Runde von Völkershausen

Vacha showed its sunny side. A great round!

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March 27, 2025,🤏🏼 Mimimi - Miniründchen durch das Oechsetal und über die Ruine 🌲🏚

After eating an ungodly, fat nougat pretzel from my favorite bakery, and the sun shining like there's no tomorrow, I took a quick stroll around the hood. Through the Oechsetal valley and over the ruins, always following the "Vietche im Töpche" family hiking trail.
That's all I can do today.

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