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Muddy Forest Trail – View of the Rhön loop from Merkers

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Wartburgkreis

Krayenberggemeinde

Muddy Forest Trail – View of the Rhön loop from Merkers

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Muddy Forest Trail – View of the Rhön loop from Merkers

04:01

14.2km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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Start point

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1.43 km

Waldstadion Merkers – Rock am Berg Festival

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The Merkers Waldstadion is hidden in the forest. Once a year there is a music festival lasting several days: Rock am Berg

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6.40 km

Muddy Forest Trail

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Here the forest shows what it cannot do, namely to restore paths

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8.17 km

View of the Rhön

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Beautiful view of the Rhön...

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8.27 km

Beech forest for a short hike in between

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To the south, the view into the Vorderrhön with Bayer and Dietrichsberg, to the north towards the Thuringian Forest with Inselsberg, Zeppelinstein near Tiefenort and Merkers show mine

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9.18 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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12.6 km

Thistle Flower on the Merkers–Hämbach Path

Highlight • Natural

13.7 km

Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers Crystal Grotto

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Here you can make an exciting trip to the world of "white gold". With a conveyor cage you first drive to 500 meters depth. With trucks that are equipped with …

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

1.99 km

1.29 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.07 km

4.37 km

2.52 km

489 m

459 m

274 m

Elevation

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Saturday 11 July

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Muddy Forest Trail – View of the Rhön loop from Merkers

Waldstadion Merkers – Rock am Berg Festival

Muddy Forest Trail

View of the Rhön

Beech forest for a short hike in between

View of the Thuringian Forest

Thistle Flower on the Merkers–Hämbach Path

Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers Crystal Grotto

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