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Landkreis Bad Kissingen

Burkardroth

Extratour "Waldfenster" – discover the Rhön

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Bad Kissingen

Burkardroth

Extratour "Waldfenster" – discover the Rhön

Moderate

4.8

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483

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Extratour "Waldfenster" – discover the Rhön

03:24

11.6km

330m

Hiking

The nature around Waldfenster, which is hiked through on the tour, lures with colorful mountain meadows and wild forests. The highlight is the view of the Rhön landscape from the Platzer Kuppe.

The extra tour begins in the village of Waldfenster and leads past the source of the Lauter into…

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Last updated: July 25, 2024

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Platzer Kuppe

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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822 m

Refreshment station with a view of Oberbach

Highlight • Rest Area

For a donation, hikers can take care of themselves and rest here.

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1.43 km

Historic wayside shrine seen on the Waldfenster Extra Tour

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Historical wayside shrine seen on the Exratour forest window.

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6.41 km

Platzer Kuppe summit

Highlight • Summit

A beautiful all-round view. In addition, various seating options (wooden loungers, benches, seating area with table) offer a good opportunity to rest.

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6.83 km

Platzer Kuppe Reflection Forest

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The meditation forests were created by the Meditation Forests Germany Foundation. The species-rich forests are intended to illustrate the importance of nature and ecology in the age of climate change and globalization.

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11.0 km

Wendelinus Chapel Waldfenster

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Beautiful chapel with a fountain to soak up water above the forest window.

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11.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

2.65 km

986 m

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.71 km

1.74 km

941 m

868 m

379 m

Elevation

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Highest point (720 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

27°C

14°C

32 %

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Comments

September 12, 2022,Extratour Waldfenster - Burkardroth - Rhön

Beautiful tour for an afternoon.....worth it

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February 4, 2023,🥾 Extratour Waldfenster

We did the extra tour to the forest window in the best weather. It should be said that we did the tour the other way round. No matter how you do the tour, it is definitely very varied. Whether it's the views or the forest, everyone gets their money's worth on the tour.

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July 7, 2024,Rhöner Extratour: Waldfenster

Certainly not an extra tour in the Rhön that you would only want to hike once.

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April 12, 2025,EXTRATOUR Waldfenster - Burkardroth - Rhön

The tour can be accessed from the following parking lots:
🅿️ Parking lot at the parish center, free of charge
🅿️ Hiking parking lot at Waldfensterer Forst, free of charge

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May 1, 2026,Extratour "Waldfenster" 🌳🐑🌤🪧🌤🐑🌳

🥾 Extratour Waldfenster
Expansive views, quiet forests, and Franconian moments of happiness 😄🌳
The Extratour Waldfenster is a hike for everyone who likes to look far, breathe deeply, and realize that sometimes all you need for happiness is forest, meadows, and a sandwich 🥖😉. On the southern edge of the Bavarian Rhön, this varied circular route combines tranquil nature, Franconian …

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May 20, 2024,Extratour Waldfenster 🥾🎒

A wonderful hike in the Upper Bavarian Rhön. The extra tour Waldfenster is full of shady forest paths. On the Platzer Kuppe (737 m) you have a fantastic view and there are many benches where you can rest and relax. At this time of year, the many flower-filled meadows add that special something to this wonderful circular walk.

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August 5, 2023,23-8-5 🔴Extratour Waldfenster / Platzer Kuppe

Again a beautiful, varied "extra tour" with mostly small forest and meadow paths, partly sun, partly shade and after the last rainy days we had ideal hiking weather. However, we "cut off" the town of Waldfenster from the original tour because it didn't seem particularly interesting to us when we drove through.

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September 20, 2025,Extratour Waldfenster Rhön 🥾🎒

A beautiful summery early autumn tour in the Bavarian Rhön Mountains. For our final get-together, we stopped at the "Alles rund ums Grüne" (Everything Around Green) café and garden in Poppenroth, where I had a wonderful surprise. I met my cousin again after many years, who co-owns this beautiful café, something I hadn't known about. Simply wonderful. And I can …

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February 9, 2022

The nature around Waldfenster, which is hiked through on the tour, lures with colorful mountain meadows and wild forests. The highlight is the view of the Rhön landscape from the Platzer Kuppe.
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The extra tour begins in the village of Waldfenster and leads past the source of the Lauter into one of the

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Extratour "Waldfenster" – discover the Rhön

Refreshment station with a view of Oberbach

Historic wayside shrine seen on the Waldfenster Extra Tour

Platzer Kuppe summit

Platzer Kuppe Reflection Forest

Wendelinus Chapel Waldfenster

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