Altes Forsthaus Mellnau – Protestant Church Mellnau loop from Wetter (Hessen)

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Altes Forsthaus Mellnau – Protestant Church Mellnau loop from Wetter (Hessen)

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Altes Forsthaus Mellnau – Protestant Church Mellnau loop from Wetter (Hessen)

01:51

6.44km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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291 m

Mellnau Youth Holiday Camp

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The Burgwald youth holiday home of the Wattenscheider Falken has been in existence since the mid-1950s.
In addition to the vacation stays with a lot of fun and nature, the …

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1.86 km

Viewpoint

3.02 km

Wooden Angel Sculpture on the Kuckucksweg

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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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4.43 km

Bench with a view of Burg Wallenstein on the Kuckucksweg

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

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4.69 km

Bench by the Forest Edge

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

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5.12 km

Rentnersruh Bench

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When I saw this bench I had to grin 😉 Well, it won't be that long before I can sit there 😀 In any case, a beautiful place and definitely worth a visit 🌿😋

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5.70 km

Protestant Church Mellnau

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

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5.80 km

Village Fountain in Mellnau

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

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6.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.85 km

980 m

892 m

705 m

Surfaces

2.80 km

1.94 km

1.27 km

410 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 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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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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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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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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