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Heißbachgrund Pond – Michelnau Quarry loop from Michelnau

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Heißbachgrund Pond – Michelnau Quarry loop from Michelnau

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Heißbachgrund Pond – Michelnau Quarry loop from Michelnau

05:31

19.4km

430m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2025

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4.05 km

Benderwiesenchaussee

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Here you go out of the forest through a beautiful meadow valley.

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4.07 km

Picnic table at Heißbachgrund von Michelnau

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From this shady spot you have a beautiful view of the extensive meadow valley of the nature reserve "Heißbachgrund von Michelnau".

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4.63 km

Heißbachgrund Pond

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very beautiful idyllic pond with a bench to sit and relax.

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8.32 km

Bridge Over the Eichelbach

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Idyllic bridge over the Eichelbach, surrounded by wild meadows.

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10.3 km

Eichköppel bei Eichelsdorf

Nature Reserve

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11.0 km

View from the Eichköppel

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The Eichköppel,
A grassland meadow on which rare flowers and plants grow.

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13.4 km

View of Hoherodskopf from the Lounger

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Great view of the Hoherodskopf.

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8

14.1 km

Schmitter Viewpoint

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Seating with views to the 50 km away Taunus.
Information board with the places to be seen.
However, the specified "Winterberg" is the Steinkopf with its telecommunications tower, which even some locals consider the adjacent Winterstein.

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18.9 km

Michelnau Quarry

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Among other things, the Frau Rauscher Fountain ("Fraa Rauscher") in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen district was built from the Michelnauer tuff.
Here is an excerpt from the Hessenschau from October 10th, 1961 about the basalt quarry in Michelnau: ardmediathek.de/video/hr-retro-oder-hessenschau/der-basaltsteinbruch-im-michelnau/hr-fernsehen/Y3JpZDovL2hyLW9ubGluZS8xNDA5OTc

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19.4 km

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13.4 km

4.73 km

1.08 km

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< 100 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

6.14 km

1.25 km

1.17 km

210 m

178 m

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