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Herrenbänke Picnic Area – Fünf Kanter Rest Area loop from Birkenbringhausen

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Burgwald

Herrenbänke Picnic Area – Fünf Kanter Rest Area loop from Birkenbringhausen

Moderate

4.7

(33)

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Herrenbänke Picnic Area – Fünf Kanter Rest Area loop from Birkenbringhausen

02:51

41.7km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Tips

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Franzosenwiesen/Rotes Wasser

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.29 km

Herrenbänke Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

At the men's benches, it is always nice to make a small stop

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12.3 km

Memorial stone at the Franzosenwiesen

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Newly created in 2020. Giant spruce trees used to stand here, but they fell victim to the bark beetle

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12.6 km

French Meadows / Red Water Nature Reserve

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Special feature: Due to the geological location, there may even be ground frost here in August

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13.1 km

Viewpoint

14.2 km

Burgwald

Forest

15.0 km

Junction Herrenweg–Lahnederweg

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Lumpenbuche, crossing to Wolfsturm and Franzossenwiesen as well as to the Black Lake

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16.2 km

Fünf Kanter Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Seating area to rest.
Five paths meet here

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16.7 km

Krämersgrund/Konventswiesen

Nature Reserve

19.2 km

View of Mellnau Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

24.1 km

Wetschaft Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

There are several restaurants around the bridge, so you can have a good coffee stop here.

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39.4 km

Old School

Highlight • Historical Site

According to an inscription, the building was erected in Ernsthausen in 1810 and acquired as a schoolhouse by the municipality of Wiesenfeld in 1838 and moved to its current location. …

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41.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.9 km

7.61 km

4.81 km

3.00 km

204 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.2 km

7.27 km

3.78 km

3.37 km

2.05 km

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

24°C

7°C

20 %

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