Gackerstein Summit Cross – Hirschtrail Mountain Bike Trail loop from Grebenhain

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Gackerstein Summit Cross – Hirschtrail Mountain Bike Trail loop from Grebenhain

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Gackerstein Summit Cross – Hirschtrail Mountain Bike Trail loop from Grebenhain

02:49

33.5km

670m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Oberes Niddatal / Forellenteiche

Blockfelder am Taufstein

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.22 km

Hoherodskopf Summit and Communications Tower

Highlight • Summit

The Hoherodskopf is not only the second highest mountain in the region, but also an adventure mountain. Sporting activities are combined here with a wide range of leisure activities for …

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10.3 km

Taufstein Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Walnut trees, bag collecting possible

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12.3 km

It doesn't look like a peak at all, more like a hill. The climb coming from the Hoherodskopf is hardly noticeable. A very beautiful place with a great view of the Hoherodskopf with seating and an information board.

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18.7 km

Upper Trout Pond (Upper Nidda Valley)

Highlight • Lake

Approx. 15-20 minutes' walk from the free Heide parking lot. Beautifully situated and a great experience in every season. Simply along the pond or over to the hut.

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21.2 km

HirschTrail (Vogelsberg Arena)

Highlight • MTB Park

The deer trail starts promisingly but is halfway down sharply.
At the beginning nice forest and meadow trail, it becomes more challenging and fun in the second quarter, before it …

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21.2 km

Hirschtrail Mountain Bike Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

The Hirschtrail is one of the three best MTB trails in the Vogelsberg Mountains. Many thanks to the team who created and maintains the trails so well! Great!

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29.3 km

Devil's Pulpit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Worth seeing! The Teufelskanzel is a rock formation where, according to legend, the devil took the souls of those who had dedicated themselves to him through a crevice into the depths.

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29.7 km

Spitzen-Stein rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Please be careful when climbing... firstly, the rock is quite slippery... and it goes downhill for a few meters... the tour is over before it's over... ☝️

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33.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.9 km

874 m

661 m

487 m

429 m

221 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

9.45 km

3.45 km

3.37 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Saturday 17 October

10°C

3°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

May 20, 2024,MTB Hoherodskopf ab Flugplatz Schotten

Many thanks to the hard-working helpers who take care of the great trails, my favorite is and remains the Hirschtail. Despite all the rain, it was surprisingly easy to ride, I would have expected a lot more mud. But we found it on the last sections of the Wildsau trail😂

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