Forest Lake Temple – Waldsee Bad Schwalbach loop from Schlangenbad

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Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Schlangenbad

Forest Lake Temple – Waldsee Bad Schwalbach loop from Schlangenbad

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Forest Lake Temple – Waldsee Bad Schwalbach loop from Schlangenbad

03:59

14.0km

320m

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: October 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.81 km

Galgenkopf (Bärstadt) — Historical Site

Highlight • Historical Site

A thief was last hanged here in 1727

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5.28 km

Forest Lake Temple

Highlight • Monument

From the temple you have a beautiful view of the Nesselbachtal

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5.39 km

Waldseebrückle (Waldsee Bridge)

Highlight • Bridge

Right next to the small waterfall under the bridge there is a small rest area with a bench and a view over the lake.

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5.46 km

Waldsee Bad Schwalbach

Highlight • Lake

Very nice, the forest lake. With plenty of seating to linger and enjoy.

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5.62 km

Longest Bench in Hesse

Highlight • Monument

Since the spring of 2018, the longest wooden bench in Hesse (34.5 meters long) stands right here on the Waldsee (attention, superlative!). It was made from a single Douglas fir …

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5.73 km

Herzog Adolf Temple at Waldsee

Highlight • Monument

The temple offers a beautiful view of the forest lake and is also historically and architecturally interesting

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6.53 km

Wodan Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Good refuge on the way to Schwalbach

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13.1 km

Fortelbach Water Treading Pool

Highlight • Rest Area

A small facility with a small Kneipp basin in which you can tread water. There was a small village here around 1400, which was also mentioned in documents. In the …

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14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

2.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.72 km

4.54 km

4.48 km

178 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

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Comments

August 24, 2024,Waldsee Bad Schwalbach Runde von Bärstadt August 2024

Overall, a great tour today. I don't remember exactly where I got the route from, but the beginning up to just before the lake is very adventurous at the moment. The Taunus Club signs are visible now and then and are neat, but the path is overgrown, there is a lot of dead wood on the path, in some places …

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