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Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Ostheim vor der Rhön

View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Ostheim vor der Rhön

View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

Easy

4.7

(6)

hikers

View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

01:28

5.17km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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48 m

St. Francis Chapel on the Francis Way

Highlight • Religious Site

Located not far from the Thüringer Hütte

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180 m

Francis Trail – Station 1: Praise of the Triune God

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Beautiful circular hiking trail with various stations to linger, read and think about it

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1.21 km

Wildflower Meadow at Rother Kuppe

Highlight • Natural

Fine hiking trail across a meadow with a short ascent to the crest

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1.37 km

View of Rother Kuppe and tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

To be discovered from afar and an omnipresent contact point

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1.75 km

Rother Kuppe Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good opportunity to do something good on the round

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2.44 km

View of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view

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3.87 km

Franziskusweg – Station 3: Mother Earth

Highlight • Trail

A fine, shady place, a further stop on the Franziskusweg including a rest stop

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3.97 km

Medieval Village Ruin Altenfeld

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The Kurchenbrunnen is a relic of the abandoned village of Altenfeld, which has not been inhabited for over five hundred years. And indeed, the surroundings are not very inviting. Today the weather is cold and wet, around freezing point.

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5.17 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.41 km

1.77 km

981 m

Surfaces

2.56 km

1.55 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

St. Francis Chapel on the Francis Way

Francis Trail – Station 1: Praise of the Triune God

Wildflower Meadow at Rother Kuppe

View of Rother Kuppe and tower

Rother Kuppe Observation Tower

View of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

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