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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Herleshausen

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley – Kohlbachwald Pond loop from Herleshausen

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Herleshausen

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley – Kohlbachwald Pond loop from Herleshausen

Hard

4.8

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Shelter Blankenbacher Valley – Kohlbachwald Pond loop from Herleshausen

07:16

25.2km

570m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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8.16 km

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley

Highlight • Mountain Hut

One of the numerous rest and shelter huts along this "border section"

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12.4 km

View of the Werratal from the Grünes Band Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

After a long stretch of forest and column path, a beautiful view opens up here

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17.2 km

Bettelbank Trailhead and Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Hikers' parking lot with a nice rest area

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18.2 km

Kohlbachwald Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful pond in an equally beautiful valley. The place must be almost magical in summer.

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18.4 km

Picnic Area at Kohlbach Pond

Highlight • Rest Area

A very nice and idyllic place to take a break

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18.4 km

Unique Tree Stump with Burls

Highlight • Natural Monument

There is not much left of the original tree. But what can still be seen stimulates the hiker's imagination.

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19.0 km

Kohlbachhaus and Memorial Stone

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Kohlbachhaus has an eventful past. Today it belongs to the Free State of Thuringia and is used by the forest administration for service meetings, as work accommodation and hunting lodge.

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20.9 km

Dittmanns Ruh Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

As long as the forest is leafless, you even have a view here

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25.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.8 km

3.37 km

1.59 km

457 m

Surfaces

9.79 km

7.14 km

5.26 km

2.67 km

307 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

20°C

11°C

32 %

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Shelter Blankenbacher Valley – Kohlbachwald Pond loop from Herleshausen

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley

View of the Werratal from the Grünes Band Shelter

Bettelbank Trailhead and Picnic Area

Kohlbachwald Pond

Picnic Area at Kohlbach Pond

Unique Tree Stump with Burls

Kohlbachhaus and Memorial Stone

Dittmanns Ruh Shelter

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