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: March 1, 2026

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2.59 km

View of Frankfurt from Pelagiusplatz

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The "viewpoint" also has a name: Pelagiusplatz 👌😎
According to the Taunus Club, it is one of the particularly beautiful viewpoints in the Taunus!
taunusklub.de/den-taunus-erwandern/ein-startseiten-abschnitt/10-besonders-schoene-aussichtpunktee

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5.16 km

Stone Cairns of Gickelsburg

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Around and on the Gickelsburg, signs encourage hikers to do what the Celts did and stack stones to build towers and walls. That's why there are so many of them here.

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5.17 km

View of the Quarzitwerk Saalburg Quarry

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From this edge there is a beautiful view of the Graueberg and the quartzite quarry on its south side

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5.82 km

Batzenbaum Oak

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Unfortunately - apart from a short, rotten tree stump - there is now nothing left of the formerly famous Batzenbaum natural monument 😏

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8.41 km

Säunickel's Wardrobe

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Nice rock formation 👍
However, there are much more impressive rock geotopes in many other places here in the Taunus!

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8.41 km

The Winterstein-Taunuskamm is up to 518 m above sea level. NHN high part of the main Taunus ridge and at the same time a natural subunit of the main unit Hoher Taunus in the Wetteraukreis and Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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9.56 km

Vulkan Bench No. 3032

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It's a pity that Komoot is being littered more and more with such meaningless highlights.
"Forest path" 🤦 ♂️ It's really a highlight,... a forest path in the forest. Where …

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11.9 km

Forester's lodge on the Oberer Rotlaufweg

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Nice to look at, but that's about it. With a bit of luck you can see some animals (horses, chickens...) directly opposite. From here you can decide whether you want …

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12.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

1.37 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.59 km

3.82 km

1.73 km

1.55 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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View of Frankfurt from Pelagiusplatz

Stone Cairns of Gickelsburg

View of the Quarzitwerk Saalburg Quarry

Batzenbaum Oak

Säunickel's Wardrobe

View of Winterstein

Vulkan Bench No. 3032

Forester's lodge on the Oberer Rotlaufweg

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