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Hoheleite Barbecue Area – Jossa Railway Viaduct loop from Altengronau

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Hoheleite Barbecue Area – Jossa Railway Viaduct loop from Altengronau

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Hoheleite Barbecue Area – Jossa Railway Viaduct loop from Altengronau

02:19

8.07km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Start point

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682 m

Old Railway Bridge in Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Very old railway bridge with a high railing.

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3.04 km

Bergkirchlein Jossa and view of the Jossa village church

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Small model of the Jossaer church. But you can only look at it from the fence, because it is on private property.

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3.39 km

Hoheleite Barbecue Area

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Great place for a rest. If you want to grill, you have to register this in advance.

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3.71 km

View of Altengronau, the Sinn Valley, and Dreistelzkopf

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There is an excellent view over Altengronau and the Sinntal as far as the Rhön mountains. Particularly striking is the 660.4 meter high Dreistelz (head), which stands out clearly from …

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5.43 km

View of Jossa Railway Station and Viaduct

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Above Jossa near Altengronau you have a great view of the railway line and Jossa station.

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5.58 km

View of the Two Railway Bridges in the Sinngrund

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From the hill above Jossa, the two railway lines, here almost parallel for a few kilometers, and especially their bridges, can be clearly seen.

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6.28 km

Jossa Railway Viaduct

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The most outstanding building in the area... I wonder if I would want to live there directly...🤔

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7.30 km

Snake's Head Fritillary Meadow in Altengronau

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At the end of April / beginning of May, the blooming chess flowers on the Sinngrundwiesen around Altengronau and Obersinn are a special natural spectacle.

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8.07 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.10 km

608 m

247 m

110 m

Surfaces

2.93 km

1.68 km

1.42 km

1.26 km

590 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

31°C

13°C

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Comments

August 25, 2021,Spessartspur "Jossa-Sinn-Blick"

Was that nice! After the extremely idyllic beginning with the freshly mowed path along the Jossa, it went steadily uphill to the Hoheleite, before a functioning, but muddy off-grid section in the forest followed. The subsequent, wildly overgrown path above the railway line gave me constant encounters with 🦋 butterflies, who also accompanied me along a huge 🥀🌻🌼 flower meadow. …

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Hoheleite Barbecue Area – Jossa Railway Viaduct loop from Altengronau

Old Railway Bridge in Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Bergkirchlein Jossa and view of the Jossa village church

Hoheleite Barbecue Area

View of Altengronau, the Sinn Valley, and Dreistelzkopf

View of Jossa Railway Station and Viaduct

View of the Two Railway Bridges in the Sinngrund

Jossa Railway Viaduct

Snake's Head Fritillary Meadow in Altengronau

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