Forest restaurant Fuchstanz – Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn loop from Königstein im Taunus

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Forest restaurant Fuchstanz – Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn loop from Königstein im Taunus

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Forest restaurant Fuchstanz – Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn loop from Königstein im Taunus

04:03

12.3km

460m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Altkönig

Waypoints

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1.61 km

View of the Rhine-Main region from Altkönig

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The Altkönig should definitely be climbed, the paths are a bit more challenging (loose ground) but the view is breathtaking for a low mountain range.

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1.68 km

View of the Frankfurt skyline and airport

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Awesome view - the entire Rhine-Main area in front of your feet.

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2.49 km

View of Großer Feldberg from Altkönig

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Once you have made the climb through the scree, you are in a somehow mystical place.
Especially when the weather is bad and it is hazy, foggy and the surrounding area is covered in clouds.

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2.57 km

Ascent via the Celtic ring wall to the Altkönig summit

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Hard migrant work is required. 🥴

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3.63 km

Forest restaurant Fuchstanz

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With this highlight I mean the better of the two restaurants on the Fuchstanz: "Fuchstanz - das Waldgasthaus". There are, for example, very tasty tarte flambées, as well as decent …

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6.05 km

View of the Altkönig

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And when Mother Holle was at work it has a special charm... even if the white wall... well... in the snow... you understand... is white anyway

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6.99 km

Kleiner Feldberg

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On the summit of the 825 m high small Feldberg, which belongs to the municipality of Glashütten, there are several physical, meteorological and geophysical measuring stations in a fenced area.

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.79 km

1.93 km

1.88 km

670 m

Surfaces

5.60 km

4.71 km

1.14 km

529 m

226 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

January 23, 2022,Taunus - winter wonderland: Altkönig / Kleiner und Großer Feldberg

The date was set, but we hadn't decided on a tour yet. Last night we decided spontaneously for the Feldberg after the webcam showed freshly powdered fir trees ... and we were not disappointed.
From about 800 meters in altitude, the Taunus turned into a beautiful winter landscape and the blue sky showed up for a brief moment on the …

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June 30, 2024,Alt König-Kl. und gr.Feldberg Runde von Falkenstein

Despite the weather, a friend and I drove to the Taunus.
Right at the start, it started to rain. 😒
We wanted to train for half marathons....
We shortened the planned route because it was really uncomfortable. I'll do the whole thing another time.

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