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Hesse
Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg
Messel

Nature Friends House "Auf der Moret" – Moret Nature Friends House loop from UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube Messel

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Germany
Hesse
Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg
Messel

Nature Friends House "Auf der Moret" – Moret Nature Friends House loop from UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube Messel

Moderate

4.1

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56

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Nature Friends House "Auf der Moret" – Moret Nature Friends House loop from UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube Messel

03:46

14.2km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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2.92 km

Moret Naturefriends House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The road is a bit exhausting, but rewarded by the view. Here is the Naturfreundehaus, some benches to rest and another parking space for the car

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3.78 km

Jakobsborn Spring and Shelter

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A large rest area with shelter and benches. Old trees provide shade for a break and the dog friends can let the dog cool off and drink.

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5.23 km

Nature Friends House "Auf der Moret"

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Friends of nature house »Moret« (H 031)
In the middle of the Rhine-Main area on a ridge in the northern Odenwald, between Darmstadt and Dieburg, lies the NFH of the …

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5.26 km

Moret Nature Friends House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Highly recommended place, with tasty dishes and cakes.

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12.0 km

Silz Stream in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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The Silz rises a little further south near the former Einsiedel Castle.

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13.3 km

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13.7 km

Geological Timeline Trail: 545 Million Years Marker

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The earth is around 4.5 billion years old. To get an idea of this enormous temporal dimension of the earth's history, we recommend hiking the so-called timeline trail in Messel. …

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14.2 km

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11.9 km

1.56 km

764 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.57 km

2.38 km

2.32 km

668 m

249 m

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Tuesday 18 August

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18°C

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Comments

April 3, 2026,Ölschieferweg
The start and end point of this circular route is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Grube Messel. Despite the name, the tour has absolutely nothing to do with Earth history and geology, i.e., there are no themed information boards along the way (except for the timeline path, but that's actually a separate walk). Instead, the hike is a pure forest …

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June 3, 2025,2025-05-03 Mit dem Eurohippus Messelensis und dem M2 zum Prinz von Hessen 🤴
Today's tour starts at Eurohippus Messelensis, the prehistoric horse🐴 at the Messel Pit. We follow the very well-signposted premium trail M2 the entire way, described below 👇 we've also added the suggested detour to the swimming lake 🏊‍♀️. We really enjoyed the tour, albeit with some reservations. The forest in the area is simply wonderful. 🫶 Part of the trail …

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