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Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Oberelsbach

Rhön-Rundweg 3 - Oberelsbach - Rhön

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Oberelsbach

Rhön-Rundweg 3 - Oberelsbach - Rhön

Moderate

4.8

(24)

hikers

Rhön-Rundweg 3 - Oberelsbach - Rhön

04:00

13.6km

390m

Hiking

On this demanding tour you will experience the Rhön in all its facets with beech forests, basalt boulders and mountain meadows. Small streams sometimes cross the paths and the basalt rock "Kalte Buche" invites you to linger with an impressive view. At the basalt lake, a former quarry that is…

by Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Last updated: March 19, 2025

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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6.34 km

View of the Rhön meadows and the Heidelstein

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Also from here a view of the Heidelstein and the surrounding meadow sea

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9.50 km

View of Thuringia from the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

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Space with a view and space to sit and rest

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10.5 km

Basalt Lake

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Absolute hiking highlight and highly recommended. As tempting as it is, bathing is prohibited here to protect nature and animals in the Black Mountains Nature Reserve. Thank you for sticking …

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13.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

1.48 km

507 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.82 km

3.18 km

2.91 km

920 m

743 m

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

25°C

17°C

82 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2025,Rhön-Rundweg 3 - Oberelsbach - Rhön

Enjoyed the relatively nice weather in the Rhön.
A bit windy, but still beautiful!
The view is hard to capture on a phone... everyone knows that! 😉
Maybe bring your camera along...
Beautiful tour number 3 from Ginolfs, steadily uphill and very nice views of Grabfeld, Kreuzberg, and Heidelstein...
Fewer clouds would have been good for taking photos...
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February 8, 2022

On this demanding tour you will experience the Rhön in all its facets with beech forests, basalt boulders and mountain meadows. Small streams sometimes cross the paths and the basalt rock "Kalte Buche" invites you to linger with an impressive view. At the basalt lake, a former quarry that is now filled

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