Rockenstein Summit with Cross – Himmeldunkberg summit loop from Kernzone des NSG Höllwald bei Rodenbach

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Rockenstein Summit with Cross – Himmeldunkberg summit loop from Kernzone des NSG Höllwald bei Rodenbach

Moderate

4.9

(50)

176

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Rockenstein Summit with Cross – Himmeldunkberg summit loop from Kernzone des NSG Höllwald bei Rodenbach

02:57

9.94km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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691 m

Brend Spring

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Yes, there are many springs on this circular hiking trail, and everyone has something

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2.57 km

From the Rockenstein you have a great view of the surroundings (Kreuzberg, Arnsberg). Sometimes a fence is built because of the animals grazing there. However, the goats usually run freely without fencing.

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4.04 km

View of Osterburg and Kreuzberg

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From here you have a great view of the Kreuzberg, Arnsberg and Osterburg. Highly recommended!

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4.06 km

Würzburg Mountain Hut

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Beautiful hut run by the German Alpine Club.

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6.59 km

Triangular redoubt at Hohe Hölle

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Information board including concentrated knowledge on the topic of the Swedish Wall... builders, meaning and purpose in the Thirty Years' War... etc.

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6.96 km

Hohe Hölle summit and historic boundary stones

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The Hohe Hölle is an 893.8 m high mountain between Bischofsheim an der Rhön and Gersfeld on the Bavarian-Hessian border in the Rhön.
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7.28 km

Hohe Hölle Shelter

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Great refuge for a rest. The "Hohe Hölle" stop was set up here as a small gag. Great idea! 👍🏻

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7.72 km

Himmeldunkberg summit

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The mostly unwooded hilltop with a gently sloping slope offers a wide view. Ascents from several directions as well as interesting circular routes are possible.

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9.94 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.39 km

2.26 km

132 m

123 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.43 km

3.17 km

1.82 km

462 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

8°C

1°C

0 %

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Comments

September 20, 2025,Rockenstein-Gipfel mit Kreuz – Gipfelkreuz Himmeldunkberg Runde von Rengersfeld

This tour was truly worth it! I found it here on Komoot and thought, well, 10 km in fantastic weather, that could be something. But it was more than that. So beautiful!!
At times, I felt like I was in the Allgäu.
Then the landscape and the trails – everything was wonderfully well-marked and so worthwhile. You meet a lot …

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January 12, 2025,Himmel 🪽& Hölle 😈 im Schnee ❄️☀️🏔️

Has that been almost a year already?! Okay, so off to the Schwedenwall towards Himmeldunk 🪽🏔️ and Hohe Hölle 😈 🏔️… a winter-white ❄️ dreamy ☀️ landscape welcomes us (although there is only about 5cm of snow 😅). At the Würzburger Bergbundhütte we meet Sonja and Rolf with 🐕, the “Weyherser” 😃. What a nice coincidence 😍. So first break …

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