Shelter with View of the Rhön loop from Oberweid

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Kaltenwestheim

Shelter with View of the Rhön loop from Oberweid

Moderate

4.3

(9)

hikers

Shelter with View of the Rhön loop from Oberweid

02:17

7.98km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

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2.31 km

Rest Area with a View of the Rhön

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Very nice place (also called Jagdbrunnen) to enjoy the view while resting.

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2.36 km

Shelter with View of the Rhön

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Great shelter with guest book offers space for 6-8 people for a long rest in the dry including a great view!

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3.54 km

Flowering Mountain Meadows at Ellenbogen

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Beautiful 😀

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3.95 km

Ellenbogen viewpoint and orientation table

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Great idea with the locations in different directions

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3.99 km

Noah's Segel Observation Tower on the Ellenbogen

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Great view towards Staufelsberg/Engelsberg and Wartburgkreis. To enjoy the whole view, you should go on the sail.

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4.01 km

Sun loungers with a view over the Rhön

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The 2 benches are ideal for admiring the all-round view while lying down. 👌

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4.01 km

Noah's Sail Observation Tower on the Ellenbogen

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I can only recommend hiking the nature trail to everyone. Very nice round through nature with lots of information.

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4.64 km

Enchanted Place (Verwunschener Ort) – Biosphere Reserve Rhön

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Thuringia Forest "Enchanted Place" information board No. 12

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7.98 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.07 km

866 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.24 km

3.66 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (630 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 16 October

12°C

4°C

72 %

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Comments

April 20, 2025,Osterwanderung von Arche Röhn zum Ellenbogen

A beautiful hike with children in the Thuringian Rhön Mountains. Easy forest and meadow paths, easy to follow, and consistently great views. At the beginning, in the middle, and at the end, this hike will make children's hearts beat faster, for little money.

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June 22, 2025,Arche mit Segel

I have @Söhni 🏃 to thank for this beautiful circular hike in the Hochrhön. Exactly three years to the day after its original komoot.com/de-de/tour/817372601, we followed the loop (in an abridged, teen-friendly version). We had actually planned it two weeks ago while driving on vacation, but it was pouring with rain. Now it's over 30 degrees Celsius—there's always something—but we're …

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