Devil's Pulpit – Spitzen-Stein rock formation loop from Ilbeshausen-Hochwaldhausen

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Devil's Pulpit – Spitzen-Stein rock formation loop from Ilbeshausen-Hochwaldhausen

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Devil's Pulpit – Spitzen-Stein rock formation loop from Ilbeshausen-Hochwaldhausen

01:50

21.6km

440m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Blockfelder am Taufstein

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.44 km

Devil's Pulpit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Worth seeing! The Teufelskanzel is a rock formation where, according to legend, the devil took the souls of those who had dedicated themselves to him through a crevice into the depths.

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1.89 km

Spitzen-Stein rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Please be careful when climbing... firstly, the rock is quite slippery... and it goes downhill for a few meters... the tour is over before it's over... ☝️

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11.8 km

The Old Swede (Glacial Erratic)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice resting place right next to the striking 1.5 billion year old Ice Age boulder!

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11.8 km

Glacial Boulder in Vogelsberg Mountains

Highlight • Natural Monument

Amazing how the stone gets there.

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14.2 km

Blockfield at Taufstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

At 773 m, the Taufstein is the highest elevation in the Vogelsberg Volcanic Region!
Here at the foot of the mountain, in a nature reserve, is the Geosite of the …

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14.6 km

HirschTrail (Vogelsberg Arena)

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The deer trail starts promisingly but is halfway down sharply.
At the beginning nice forest and meadow trail, it becomes more challenging and fun in the second quarter, before it …

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15.0 km

Oberwald

Forest

17.5 km

Hirschtrail Section

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This is how a trail should be. Unfortunately only 25% of the total trail distance

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21.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

1.44 km

314 m

243 m

108 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

5.15 km

4.38 km

1.31 km

337 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 7 October

13°C

6°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

May 18, 2023,28 km Hirsch Trail Vogelsberg

father's day,
Weather was nice, woman had to work.
So, after the dog walk at noon, loaded the bike into the truck and off to the Vogelsberg..
Ride a trail here.
The difficulty levels are not that high. There was also the option of choosing between a difficult section and an easier one.
The old Nato camp and bunker still …

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