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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Red moor – Extratour Gersfeld Sculpture loop from Gersfeld (Rhön)

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Red moor – Extratour Gersfeld Sculpture loop from Gersfeld (Rhön)

Hard

4.9

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Red moor – Extratour Gersfeld Sculpture loop from Gersfeld (Rhön)

05:24

18.3km

510m

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 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Kernzone des NSG Höllwald bei Rodenbach

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.14 km

Cascade in the Kaskaden Gorge

Highlight • Waterfall

Here you can see one of the cascades. The Feldbach has dug into the terrain and created the gorge, but is held back here and there by hard layers of rock.

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5.26 km

Upper Bridge, Kaskadenschlucht

Highlight • Bridge

In the upper part of the Kaskadenschlucht this is the first bridge from the direction of "Rotes Moor", from which one gets a first impression of the small brook, which at the end carries some water masses with it.

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6.23 km

Red moor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice hiking trail on planks. Interesting information and a great landscape. A trip for the whole family.

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6.54 km

Observation tower with a view of the Heidelstein and Rotes Moor

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great wooden observation tower with a view of the peat quarrying area in earlier years... accessible via the Bohlensteg

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7.28 km

Carpathian Birch Grove – Rotes Moor

Highlight • Forest

Often you will never find such a birch forest... are Carpathian birches... should not be missed

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12.0 km

Hohe Hölle summit and historic boundary stones

Highlight • Summit

The Hohe Hölle is an 893.8 m high mountain between Bischofsheim an der Rhön and Gersfeld on the Bavarian-Hessian border in the Rhön.
Source: Wikipedia

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12.7 km

Himmeldunkberg summit

Highlight • Summit

The mostly unwooded hilltop with a gently sloping slope offers a wide view. Ascents from several directions as well as interesting circular routes are possible.

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16.4 km

Extratour Gersfeld Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The logo of the 36th Rhön Extratour was placed in a prominent position below the Rodenbacher Küppel. This also offers a wonderful view of the town of Gersfeld.

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18.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

2.87 km

2.08 km

1.08 km

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.84 km

3.36 km

2.51 km

2.06 km

1.50 km

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 5 July

21°C

10°C

40 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

February 10, 2022,Rhön: Gersfeld - Kesselstein - Hohe Hölle - Himmeldunkberg - Dammelhof - Gersfeld

Note for the next few days: don't run after them at the moment - life-threatening (or spikes and snow goggles as minimum equipment requirements)!!! In the transition area from the valley to the closed snow cover, the multiple thawing and freezing have resulted in surfaces as smooth as glass. Higher up that's not the problem, but you're constantly sinking ankle …

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Red moor – Extratour Gersfeld Sculpture loop from Gersfeld (Rhön)

Cascade in the Kaskaden Gorge

Upper Bridge, Kaskadenschlucht

Red moor

Observation tower with a view of the Heidelstein and Rotes Moor

Carpathian Birch Grove – Rotes Moor

Hohe Hölle summit and historic boundary stones

Himmeldunkberg summit

Extratour Gersfeld Sculpture

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