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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Osterburg castle ruins – View of Bischofsheim loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Osterburg castle ruins – View of Bischofsheim loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

Hard

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Osterburg castle ruins – View of Bischofsheim loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

06:44

22.2km

760m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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782 m

Triangular redoubt at Hohe Hölle

Highlight • Historical Site

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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1.15 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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1.47 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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2.54 km

Würzburg Mountain Hut

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Beautiful hut run by the German Alpine Club.

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2.56 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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8.25 km

Osterburg castle ruins

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The Osterburg stands a little in the shadow of the Kreuzberg. Well worth a visit, above you will be rewarded with a fantastic view. Take a snack, tables and benches are sufficiently available.

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8.41 km

View of Kreuzberg from Osterburg

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There are not only interesting hiking trails between Osterburg and Kreuzberg. At the same time, there are direct visual relationships between the two mountains. The considerable differences in altitude are …

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9.98 km

View of Bischofsheim

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Beautiful view of Bischofsheim.

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22.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

5.04 km

1.37 km

783 m

168 m

Surfaces

8.59 km

8.01 km

3.20 km

1.48 km

605 m

264 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

19°C

11°C

50 %

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Comments

August 25, 2024,Osterburg von Himmelsdunkberg

Wonderfully solid round today in the Rhön.

With fantastic views and vistas, some fantastically beautiful forest and meadow paths and of course beautiful, steep climbs in fantastic weather!

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April 20, 2025,Rhön 🐰Himmeldunkberg, Osterburg, Teufelsmühle und Jagdschloss

Happy Easter from Osterburg 🐰
(It was a nice surprise for us on the trail)
The goal was to do a loop with about 800 meters of elevation gain and just over 20 km. And that was one of three options.

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October 1, 2022,Teufelsmühle – Rockenstein mit Kreuz Runde von Bischofsheim in der Rhön

When the weather is nice, everyone can 😄 but would have liked to have had sunshine. The first 20 km not met a human soul, creepy.

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Osterburg castle ruins – View of Bischofsheim loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

Triangular redoubt at Hohe Hölle

Hohe Hölle summit and historic boundary stones

Hohe Hölle Shelter

Würzburg Mountain Hut

View of Osterburg and Kreuzberg

Osterburg castle ruins

View of Kreuzberg from Osterburg

View of Bischofsheim

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