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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

View of the Wasserkuppe – Moor lake in the Red Moor loop from Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Hiking trails & Routes

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

View of the Wasserkuppe – Moor lake in the Red Moor loop from Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Easy

4.5

(19)

77

hikers

View of the Wasserkuppe – Moor lake in the Red Moor loop from Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

01:23

5.29km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Waypoints

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212 m

View of the Wasserkuppe

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Nearby is a bench with a table that invites you to rest while enjoying the best view of the Wasserkuppe.

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2

824 m

Rest Area at the Edge of the Moor, Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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Even the strongest hiker needs a break sometimes 🍺

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3

1.32 km

Boardwalk Trail Through the Rotes Moor

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Beautiful and interesting Moorlehrpfad with good explanations regarding the plants and animals. Way is suitable for wheelchair users and strollers.

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2.46 km

Rotes Moor Information Hut

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The information hut right at the beginning of the moor nature trail offers the first information on the way through the moor with its display boards. In an emergency in …

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5

2.61 km

Moor lake in the Red Moor

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The Rotes Moor nature reserve is one of the last raised bogs in Hesse. After the peat mining was stopped in 1986, the restoration of the moor began. In the course of this, this pond was also created.

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6

3.02 km

Carpathian Birch Grove – Rotes Moor

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Often you will never find such a birch forest... are Carpathian birches... should not be missed

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7

3.36 km

Two information boards about peatland use

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Peat mining over 2 centuries

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8

3.58 km

Birches

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There are several of them here.

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5.29 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.23 km

1.92 km

Surfaces

2.88 km

2.22 km

< 100 m

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Tuesday 7 July

17°C

12°C

35 %

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