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Mellnau Castle Ruins – Protestant Church Mellnau loop from Mellnau

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Mellnau Castle Ruins – Protestant Church Mellnau loop from Mellnau

Moderate

4.8

(38)

135

hikers

Mellnau Castle Ruins – Protestant Church Mellnau loop from Mellnau

02:03

7.05km

180m

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 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3 m

Water treading pool at the shelter on the Kuckucksweg in Mellnau

Highlight • Rest Area

The starting point of the “Kuckucksweg” circular hike is at the hiking car park. There is a water treading pool, a refuge and an information board about the hiking trails …

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436 m

Wooden Angel Sculpture on the Kuckucksweg

Highlight • Monument

The second "Push Me Guide" of the "Kuckucksweg". The "push me signposts" installed along the cuckoo path draw attention to the beauties of the area in Mellnau dialect and describe …

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986 m

Altes Forsthaus Mellnau

Highlight • Mountain Hut

2.84 km

Viewpoint

4.86 km

Mellnau Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The now dilapidated Mellnau Castle is currently only accessible to a limited extent, but it is still worth a visit. The first written mention of the imposing castle dates back …

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5.18 km

Village Fountain in Mellnau

Highlight • Structure

A fountain and benches are here. There are also benches across the street in the shade of a large tree.

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5.28 km

Protestant Church Mellnau

Highlight • Religious Site

The church in Mellnau looks back on a long church tradition.
Look here:
mea.mellnau.de/qr-codes/kirche

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6.29 km

Bench by the Forest Edge

Highlight • Rest Area

If you go the "cuckoo's path" you can pause here. A bank is ready.

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6.55 km

Bench with a view of Burg Wallenstein on the Kuckucksweg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here between Dammberg and Bachten-Berg, directly on the "Kuckucksweg", there is a bench to take a break.

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7.05 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.61 km

1.50 km

1.04 km

910 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

1.67 km

1.46 km

491 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 14 August

36°C

13°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

May 24, 2026,Unterwegs auf dem KUCKUCKSWEG bei Mellnau

On a beautiful sunny day with summer weather, today my youngest son and I are heading to the KUCKUCKSWEG (Cuckoo Trail) in the Burgwald forest. We start from the small parking lot by the water treading area, where, by the way, there are also flyers for the Kuckucksweg. The route leads mostly through the forest with some ascents and on …

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September 12, 2021,Kuckucksweg Mellnau

Description: mellnauerkuckuck.de/kuckucksweg

Flyer: mellnauerkuckuck.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Flyer-Kuckucksweg-2021-Druckdaten-210322.pdf

Highly recommended: the self-baked cake in the Kuckuckshütte Mellnau (opposite the castle ruins) 😋

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November 18, 2024,Auf dem "Kuckucksweg" zur "Burg Mellnau"

Finally, after 14 days, I saw the sun again today! What a relief! I actually wanted to go running up the hill near Goßfelden, but when I drove there, I saw that there was sun and blue skies in the direction of Mellnau Castle. So today I walked the beautiful "Cuckoo Trail" from the small car park by the water …

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August 6, 2024,Kuckucksweg Mellnau

A pleasant, slow-paced tour with a number of zigzag paths. It could certainly have been shorter - but not nicer! Romantic, beautiful single trails with a moderate gradient, the castle mostly hidden behind trees.

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October 18, 2025,Kuckucksweg Mellnau

The Cuckoo Trail in Mellnau – to see, hear, and marvel at!

Boxes with QR codes were set up along the trail. These allow you to access the sayings of the past few years using your smartphone. In Mellnau dialect!

There's also a translation into Standard German.

"Have fun at the Gugge on lauern!"

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Mellnau Castle Ruins – Protestant Church Mellnau loop from Mellnau

Water treading pool at the shelter on the Kuckucksweg in Mellnau

Wooden Angel Sculpture on the Kuckucksweg

Altes Forsthaus Mellnau

Mellnau Castle Ruins

Village Fountain in Mellnau

Protestant Church Mellnau

Bench by the Forest Edge

Bench with a view of Burg Wallenstein on the Kuckucksweg

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