Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 24, 2026

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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700 m

View of Schornhecke

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A great place to rest in slightly finer winter weather

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1.15 km

View from the Heidelstein

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Slightly uphill hiking trail across meadows up to the mast, with a view of Kreuzberg

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4.03 km

Basalt Lake at the Stone House

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Absolute hiking highlight and highly recommended. As tempting as it is, bathing is prohibited here to protect nature and animals in the Black Mountains Nature Reserve. Thank you for sticking …

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6.34 km

View of Heidelstein

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Between Ilmenberg and Basaltsee at the Steinernen Haus, the view opens up to Heidelstein, the fourth highest mountain in the Rhön at 925.7m above sea level on the Bavarian-Hessian border.

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8.03 km

Gangolfsberg

Nature Reserve

12.9 km

Boardwalk to the Eisgraben Waterfall

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The "Rhön Rundweg 1 Schwarzes Moor" runs here along a narrow, picturesque boardwalk.

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13.1 km

Eisgraben Waterfall

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Small waterfall in the middle of the Hochrhön plain

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13.4 km

View over the Rhön Plateau

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A wonderful section on the Buchoniaweg. A bench would have been nice here.

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15.5 km

Schwarzes Moor Boardwalk

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Beautiful circular route around the moor.. Suitable for prams.. Also suitable for wheelchair users

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21.4 km

Stirnberg bei Wüstensachsen

Nature Reserve

24.0 km

Schornhecke

Forest

24.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

9.53 km

353 m

268 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

6.32 km

4.33 km

533 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 April

6°C

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33 %

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