Plesse Barbecue and Picnic Area – Plesse Ascent loop from Wanfried

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Wanfried

Plesse Barbecue and Picnic Area – Plesse Ascent loop from Wanfried

Moderate

4.6

(5)

hikers

Plesse Barbecue and Picnic Area – Plesse Ascent loop from Wanfried

03:51

12.9km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.90 km

View of Wanfried

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Nice rest area with a view of the Werratal and Wanfried. Possibility to rest before the ascent or after the descent from the Plesse when hiking the P5.

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2.29 km

Plesse Barbecue and Picnic Area

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As a starting and ending point of the tour highly recommended, as there is also a Wassertretstelle, which ensures wonderful cooling for the feet after the hike.

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2.66 km

View of the Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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2.68 km

Forest Trail with Prominent Roots on the Way to Plesseturm

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This section of the path on the P5 is impressive: the mountain goes up steeply to the left and down to the right. The trees have formed huge above-ground roots to cling to...

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3.48 km

View of the Plesse Rockslide

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The bare rock face of the Plesse is visible from afar.
Two rockfalls in 1640 and 1755 resulted in a demolition about 250 m wide and about 25 m high. …

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4.55 km

Plesseturm and view over the Werra Valley

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The Plesseturm is a 22 m high observation tower built in 1963/64 on the Plesse mountain in the Wanfried Werra Heights. For the wooden structure, 34 cubic meters of larch …

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5.75 km

Plesse Ascent

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Warning, it's OK at the beginning. But then in the forest it's extremely uphill and for quite some time.

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9.99 km

Hesse–Thuringia Border with Historic Boundary Stone

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State border Hessen Thuringia with historical boundary stone on the hiking trail

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

691 m

572 m

567 m

525 m

Surfaces

6.63 km

3.42 km

1.85 km

890 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

22°C

7°C

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Comments

July 16, 2025,Blick auf Wanfried – Grillplatz Plesse Runde von Hildebrandshausen

Beautiful tour between the state borders of Thuringia and Hesse and, of course, the former inner-German border 👍🏻
Once again, I was more than lucky with the weather 😅

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