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Elsgrabenteiche Ponds – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Rülfenrod

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Elsgrabenteiche Ponds – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Rülfenrod

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Elsgrabenteiche Ponds – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Rülfenrod

03:16

11.9km

200m

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: May 13, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Feldatal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.22 km

Haus Waldesruh at the Spinne junction

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The "Haus Waldesruh" is located here at the "Spinne" fork in the road. Unfortunately the hut is locked. There is a great table-bench combination on site.

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5.24 km

Beech forests

Highlight • Forest

The dense beech forests in the Feldatal near Gemünden.

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5.70 km

Elsgrabenteiche Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Legend has it that the white Else lives in a cave here at the Elsgraben ponds. She brings luck to those who meet her.

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6.29 km

Natural Forest Trail in Feldatal

Highlight • Trail

An extremely beautiful stage of the Heinzemann tour. The rustic path is very narrow and winding, with "oncoming traffic" it gets a bit tight.

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6.67 km

The Felda

Highlight • River

The 42.2 km long Felda rises in the Hohen Vogelsberg and flows into the Ohm in Nieder-Gemünden. The river is a flowing water with flooding aquatic vegetation; it meanders through …

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6.74 km

Backofenhausteich and Backofenkeller

Highlight • Lake

The oven cellar in the background gives the pond a mystical ambience.

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8.53 km

Benches with a view of the lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Mehlbacher Teich is a legally protected biotope and is surrounded by a mixed forest on one side and a coniferous forest on the other. Around it, there are temporary …

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8.54 km

Mehlbacher Teich

Highlight • Lake

The Mehlbacher pond is an ideal place to relax and unwind - be it the pleasurable laps of the pond or the quiet observation of one of the seating areas. Just let go and enjoy nature.

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11.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

824 m

526 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.24 km

2.41 km

2.34 km

840 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

25°C

13°C

26 %

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Elsgrabenteiche Ponds – Mehlbacher Teich loop from Rülfenrod

Haus Waldesruh at the Spinne junction

Beech forests

Elsgrabenteiche Ponds

Natural Forest Trail in Feldatal

The Felda

Backofenhausteich and Backofenkeller

Benches with a view of the lake

Mehlbacher Teich

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