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Extratour "Keltenpfad": Vacha – Rhön

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Extratour "Keltenpfad": Vacha – Rhön

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Extratour "Keltenpfad": Vacha – Rhön

04:23

15.1km

400m

Hiking

2,500 years ago there was a large, fortified Celtic settlement on the Öchsenberg. The remains can still be seen in many places on the extra tour Celtic path. Here we discover the Rhön and the unique flora and fauna of the biosphere reserve on the trail of the Celts.

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by Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Last updated: July 26, 2024

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734 m

View of Sünna and the Kali Mountain

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Here you have a wonderful view over Sünna and the kali mountain.
Ideal for a picnic

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1.75 km

View of the Monte Kali Spoil Tip

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Beautiful view over the plain with its pretty hills

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6.08 km

Large and Small Stone Sea at Dietrichsberg and Öchsenberg

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Always nice to see these block heaps with their faint lichen and moss growth... Larger vegetation is usually missing because hardly any substrate containing nutrients was deposited between the rocks

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8.40 km

Rodenberg Village (Vacha, Wartburg District)

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A small, beautifully secluded place.

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10.5 km

View of the Hessian Kegelspiel from Öchsenberg

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Great view of the neighboring federal state and other impressive perspectives

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10.7 km

Öchsenberg Summit and Celtic Cross

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One of the highlights of the “Celtic Path” hiking route is undoubtedly the panoramic view from the summit of the Öchsenberg with the Celtic cross, which was shaped by decades …

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12.5 km

Little Stone Sea and Steinmörblick Viewpoint (Touringen Stamp Station No. 96)

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Here you stand in front of a stony sea in the history of the earth: in front of you are countless basalt stones, which are created when the earth's mantle …

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15.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

2.78 km

859 m

354 m

173 m

Surfaces

6.32 km

2.84 km

2.71 km

2.34 km

693 m

173 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

27°C

16°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

March 2, 2024,Thüringen Entdecken: Frühlingsgefühle auf den Oechsenberg ☀️ (Vacha/Wartburgkreis/Thüringen) - Touringen-Nr. 95, 96, 97

Spring fever in the Werra Valley! Small “hut and summit tour” near Vacha in spring-like weather and fantastic sunshine... ☀️

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> Touringen stamp No. 95 - “Oechsenberghütte”

> Touringen stamp No. 96 - “Little Sea of Stones”

> Touringen stamp no. 97 - “Basalt columns on Dietrichsberg”

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April 10, 2023,Geiskopf und Öchsenberg

Possible touring stamps:

97 basalt columns on the Dietrichsberg
95 Oechsenberg Hut
96 Little sea of stones

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December 22, 2023,Keltenpfad bei Sünna - mit Umweg wegen Holzeinschlag (Touringen Stempel 095 , 096 , 097)

The following Touringen stamp points are located on this route:

6.2km - 097 Column Break Dietrichsberg
14.9km - 095 Oechsenberghütte
17.3km - 096 Little Stone Sea

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February 9, 2022

2,500 years ago there was a large, fortified Celtic settlement on the Öchsenberg. The remains can still be seen in many places on the extra tour Celtic path. Here we discover the Rhön and the unique flora and fauna of the biosphere reserve on the trail of the Celts.
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There was once a Celtic settlement

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Extratour "Keltenpfad": Vacha – Rhön

View of Sünna and the Kali Mountain

View of the Monte Kali Spoil Tip

Large and Small Stone Sea at Dietrichsberg and Öchsenberg

Rodenberg Village (Vacha, Wartburg District)

View of the Hessian Kegelspiel from Öchsenberg

Öchsenberg Summit and Celtic Cross

Little Stone Sea and Steinmörblick Viewpoint (Touringen Stamp Station No. 96)

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