Roland Oak of Bremen – Kinship (ARS NATURA) loop from Obermelsungen

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Melsungen

Roland Oak of Bremen – Kinship (ARS NATURA) loop from Obermelsungen

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Roland Oak of Bremen – Kinship (ARS NATURA) loop from Obermelsungen

01:50

6.60km

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.95 km

Otto-Dannenberg Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The short climb to the hut is worth it, because you are rewarded with a beautiful view. The open refuge invites you to take a break.

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3.10 km

Roland Oak of Bremen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here on the Ars Natura hiking trail, at a small forest path crossing, you will find this oak tree with a coat of arms of the Bremen Roland attached.

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3.36 km

The Nature Conversation by Peter Paul Medzech (Ars Natura, Melsungen)

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For me, the highlight of the ARS-NATURA hiking trail encounter: “The Nature Conversation”. A well-chosen location, a work of art that blends into nature and is at the same time …

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3.76 km

Wichtel Trail Melsungen – Town Hall (Station 5)

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Station 4 of 13 stations
Quiz question: Which tree grows here to the left of the door?
Answer: 5 letters (write down number 3)

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4.13 km

Wichtelpfad Melsungen – Station 3: Gnome Door and Haunted House

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Station 3 of 13 stations

Quiz question: What sits on the top of the roof?

Answer: 8 letters (write down number 6)

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4.26 km

Rest Area with Drinking Water Fountain

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This rest area is located directly on the Ars Natura and the hiking trails B3 and B1 below the water reservoir of the city of Melsungen. Here you can refresh …

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4.48 km

Kinship (ARS NATURA)

Highlight • Monument

The seven oak stelae represent a kinship relationship with the still living oak tree. But the embodied stelae, which very much resemble human beings - couldn't they also have a …

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4.49 km

Wichtelpfad Melsungen Fairy House (Station 2)

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Station 2 of 13 stations

Quiz question: Which plants grow in front of the elf door?

Answer: 5 letters (write down number 2)

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6.60 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.40 km

814 m

387 m

Surfaces

4.58 km

1.64 km

387 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

12°C

5°C

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Comments

October 13, 2023,Nordic Walking Tour

Unusual, but luckily I didn't trip over the sticks 😂
What a woman doesn't do to avoid getting rusty when jogging doesn't work.
I'm sad that the work of art at the Carl Braun Hut has been destroyed. I have no idea if it was just rotten or if there was vandalism.

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