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Blutsee Moor – Start of Kister Blutsee Loop loop from Blutsee-Moor

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Germany
Bavaria
Lower Franconia

Blutsee Moor – Start of Kister Blutsee Loop loop from Blutsee-Moor

Easy

4.3

(49)

125

hikers

Blutsee Moor – Start of Kister Blutsee Loop loop from Blutsee-Moor

01:49

6.66km

100m

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 20, 2026

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1.62 km

Forstbetrieb Arnist Shelter (Kleinrinderfeld Forest)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

If it rains, you can take a break here 🙋‍♂️

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2

1.63 km

Forester’s Hut View

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Open, wooden shelter, unfortunately without a special view

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3

2.80 km

Pond 2 in Kesselbodengraben

Highlight • Lake

4

3.28 km

Blutsee Moor

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From the information board: The Blutsee-Moor is a protected area designated in 1941. With an area of around 5.8 hectares, it offers the largest swinging lawn in Lower Franconia and …

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3.81 km

Blutsee-Moor Nature Reserve

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The Blutseemoor near Kist is a nature reserve in the Irtenberger Forest, which is part of the fauna-flora-habitat areas (FFH). It is known for its swinging lawn, which is the …

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3.95 km

Start of Kister Blutsee Loop

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Here you can start your hiking tour around the Blutsee-Moor. The 5.8 hectare conservation area is a fen that contains the largest "swinging grass" in Lower Franconia: a plant cover …

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4.36 km

The hiking car park near Kist is a popular starting point for hikes to the Blutsee, a small lake in the mountains that takes its name from the reddish color …

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4.68 km

Underpass Beneath the Motorway

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You don't have to climb over the guard rails ;-)

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6.66 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.43 km

228 m

Surfaces

4.52 km

1.53 km

548 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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July 25, 2026,Wandern 25.07.2026 Das Blutsee-Moor bei Kist
Since we still had something to do in my son's apartment, we were in Würzburg again over the weekend.
The name of the moor goes back to a special type of red single-celled organism, which occasionally multiplies en masse in the moor lake, making the lake appear more or less blood red.
Since this hike was recommended to us and …

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Get out into nature, even if it's raining! This was our motto today. At a parking lot between the Gerchsheim and Kist motorway exits, the beautiful circular route begins, which runs through beautiful forest paths via the Blutsee to the sovereign pillars. We walked in the rain and witnessed many species of mushrooms, which appeared in brilliant beauty through the …

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