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Upper Knappensee – Upper Knapp Lake loop from Mittlere Horloffaue

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Landkreis Gießen

Upper Knappensee – Upper Knapp Lake loop from Mittlere Horloffaue

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Upper Knappensee – Upper Knapp Lake loop from Mittlere Horloffaue

01:00

3.83km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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104 m

Birdwatching observation point at Unterer Knappensee

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The Untere Knappensee has an area of 32 hectares and was created by open-cast lignite mining. It is completely protected by nature conservation.
Many, often rare, water birds can be …

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688 m

View of Utphe Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great little path from Utphe to Trais Horloff along the lake.

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768 m

Upper Knappensee

Highlight • Lake

Even the name points to its mining past. There is a circular path, but the view of the lake is blocked by high bushes in some places.

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1.01 km

Upper Knapp Lake

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on the south bank is a heaped bird watching hill

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2.43 km

View of the Wetterau

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what a pointless highlight – when you are in the middle of Wetterau, which is approx. 1100 km² in size, to say far-reaching view of the Wetterau...
once again a …

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3.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.00 km

797 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.60 km

1.44 km

584 m

197 m

< 100 m

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Monday 19 October

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3°C

22 %

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