Eisgraben Waterfall – View over the Rhön Plateau loop from Kesselrain

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Eisgraben Waterfall – View over the Rhön Plateau loop from Kesselrain

Hard

5.0

(15)

hikers

Eisgraben Waterfall – View over the Rhön Plateau loop from Kesselrain

06:49

24.5km

450m

Hiking

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

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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6.13 km

View of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

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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

14.0 km

9.60 km

472 m

353 m

Surfaces

12.9 km

6.10 km

4.82 km

533 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (900 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Wednesday 16 September

14°C

7°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

February 23, 2025,Sehnsucht RHÖN - weite FERNE

Wonderfully smooth dream run today on the long Rhön in fabulous weather.

Early in the morning it was still quite foggy and hazy, but by late morning the sun had broken through and nothing stood in the way of the wonderful views.

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