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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Moderate

4.8

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1,461

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View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

04:03

13.3km

430m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12 m

View from Schwalbenthal

Highlight • Viewpoint

On Sundays the Meißner ice cream car is at the lookout point! Definitely worth a visit!

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1.53 km

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

Highlight • Lake

The stories overlap at the Frau-Holle-Teich on the Hoher Meißner. Even in winter, this place exudes something magical. Everywhere you can read countless legends. The pond here is considered the …

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2.05 km

Descent to Frau Holle Pond via Eulenstieg

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Steep descent, sturdy footwear recommended! Very slippery in winter.

Several information panels about native owl species are located along the Owl Trail.

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6.48 km

Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Kitzkammer is a natural monument – a rock niche between basalt columns. At the end of the Tertiary period (around five million years ago), thin lava penetrated through cracks …

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7.85 km

Bench with a view on the Hoher Meißner

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sit on the bench and enjoy the beautiful sunset and the blue hour.

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8.15 km

Hoher Meißner summit and panoramic view

Highlight • Summit

The Hohe Meißner is also called the king of the north Hessian mountains.

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10.2 km

The natural monument made of basalt rock, which is managed by the Werra Valley Association, is always worth a visit. The narrow, well-groomed paths and the stones themselves transport me to a different, earlier world with every stay.

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11.6 km

Blockfield in the Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Highlight • Natural Monument

An interesting information board has been set up for this sea of blocks. The Blockmeer is a biotope with an amazing variety of animals and plants.

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13.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.42 km

4.16 km

393 m

195 m

137 m

Surfaces

5.90 km

5.46 km

701 m

679 m

380 m

189 m

Elevation

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

37°C

19°C

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Comments

September 10, 2024,Runde auf dem Hohen Meißner

Less sun than expected and viewpoints were rare

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May 31, 2025,Premium Wanderweg P1 Hoher Meissner

As expected, I highly recommend the Premium Hiking Trail P1! There's a lot to see, it's varied, and informative. The signage is excellent. However, you have to be careful, as it has some unexpected detours. 13 kilometers doesn't seem like much, but with some ups and downs, I'd say it's quite challenging.

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October 10, 2021,P1 Hoher Meißner 🍁🍂🐕🐕☀️🍁🍂

Very nice hiking trail with great views in fantastic weather today.
Start was at the Viehhaus hiking car park, from there it went through the forest up to the Meißnerhaus over forest paths and a hat.
The basalt columns at the Kitzkammer are very interesting and the path over the sea stones is really quite exhausting.
At first we started …

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July 27, 2021,Premiumweg P1 - Hoher Meißner mit Zugabe 🤩

If you can't decide between two options, the third one - the P1. 😂
Not for the first time, but certainly not for the last time either. It's always nice. 🤩
There were a few small deviations and additions because:
1. We looked at the Carlsstollen at the beginning.
2. There is a diversion through tree felling between the nature …

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August 8, 2021,Premiumweg P1 ✅ Hoher Meißner

My first premium trail was very nice. Once I missed a junction and once again crawled across a field of scree. I love my sticks in such places!

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June 20, 2021,P1 Hoher Meißner

We wanted to take advantage of the good weather and take the forefather of all premium hiking trails in Frau Holle Land under our feet. “The early bird catches the worm” with this motto, we started our path counterclockwise shortly after 9:00 am at the Viehhausparkplatz car park. After just a few meters, the main path turned right and led …

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October 29, 2023,Premiumweg P1 Hoher Meißner

What can you say, a really nice premium route. Everything is there like basalt prism wall, Mrs. Holle pond, basalt sea, lignite mines, ice fountain, sea stones. Really beautiful on the HOHEN MEIßNER. Well, I got wet again in the last 4 km.

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August 24, 2022,🌞👀Premiumweg P1 - Hoher Meißner⛰️🥾

For those interested, more information can be found at naturparkfrauholle.land/wandern/premiumwege/detail/premiumweg-p1-hoher-meissner

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View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

View from Schwalbenthal

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

Descent to Frau Holle Pond via Eulenstieg

Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

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Hoher Meißner summit and panoramic view

Seesteine Natural Monument

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