Schwarzes Moor Nature Trail – Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor loop from Birx

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Birx

Schwarzes Moor Nature Trail – Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor loop from Birx

Hard

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Schwarzes Moor Nature Trail – Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor loop from Birx

05:24

20.1km

240m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Rhönwald

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Rhönwald-Grabenberg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.00 km

View of Wasserkuppe

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Beautiful view to the Wasserkuppe.

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4.26 km

Great Moor Eye (Black Moor)

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The "Moorauge" is a station on the nature trail. This is about the formation of the smaller lakes in the bog. Along the footbridge, 23 information boards provide interesting information …

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4.27 km

Moorauge Pond

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The "Moor Eye" is a stop on the nature trail. It focuses on the formation of the small lakes in the moor. Along the walkway, 23 information panels provide fascinating …

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4.38 km

Boardwalk Through the Black Moor

Highlight • Trail

We can only hope that we can marvel at this moor for a long time to come

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4.41 km

Dwarf Pines in the Black Moor

Highlight • Natural

How long such a tender little plant needs to establish itself here

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4.43 km

On the nature trail through the moor – a two-kilometer-long boardwalk – you can discover rare animal and plant species. The Black Moor is the best-preserved and still-growing raised bog in Germany's low mountain ranges.

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6.39 km

Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor

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In this section of the hiking trail through the “Rhönhut” nature reserve, a wooden boardwalk has been built over a long stretch. This makes it easy to cross the protected moor and large bodies of water with dry feet.

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6.98 km

Grabenberg Border Tower

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The former inner-German border ran through the Lange Rhön nature reserve. There is another watchtower here. The piece of border fence was subsequently rebuilt. Further explanations can be found on information boards on site.

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12.6 km

Ellenbogen

Peak

20.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

4.14 km

1.52 km

590 m

Surfaces

8.58 km

4.81 km

3.26 km

3.02 km

423 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

15°C

6°C

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Comments

September 4, 2021,Rhön: Birx - Dreiländereck - Schwarzes Moor - Frankenheim - Ellenbogen/Noahs Segel - Eisenacher Haus - Thüringer Rhönhaus - Birx

A three-country tour that started and ended in Thuringia and crossed parts of Hesse, Bavaria and Hesse again. With the Black Moor and the Elbow with the viewing platform Noahs Segel, two of the very well-known and worth seeing destinations in the Rhön were on the way. But much more besides.

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October 23, 2022,WoT "Vom Moor zum Segel"Tour

The black moor and Noah's sail were my goal today...just after 8 a.m. I was already on the moor...I wanted to avoid the crowds of people who came later...it was wonderful shortly after sunrise and to be almost alone on the moor...no fog...the pictures turned out great.
Then we went on to the former border tower...then the fog came...sometimes the …

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August 9, 2025,Wandertag in Hilders 2025 - Gerstenstein - Birx - Schwarzes Moor - Frankenheim

It was a nice walk around Frankenheim and Birx in the Rhön, but the walking pace got faster and faster and was a bit too fast for me.

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September 25, 2023,Auf dem Grenzweg 🗼im Dreiländereck Bayern 🏳️🔹Thüringen 🏳️🚩Hessen 🚩🏳️- thüringische Rhön

Since we enjoyed the tour in the border area of Thuringia / Hesse so much yesterday, we're going to do it again today - we're going to the border triangle of Bavaria - Hesse - Thuringia and immerse ourselves in inner-German history again.
The start is on 🅿️ at the Schwarzen Moor in the Hochrhön. This is known for the …

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October 25, 2025,Schwarzes Moor Frankenheim Ellenbogen Dreiländereck

The tour starts at the Scharzen Moor parking lot and first leads across the former border to Frankenheim. It continues to Ellenbogen and later crosses the former border again. It descends and crosses the Birxgraben, then ascends again. Finally, you reach the border triangle, where the federal states of Bavaria, Hesse, and Thuringia meet.
Overall, a lovely autumnal tour with …

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