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HochtaunuskreisGlashüttenRotes Kreuz (Taunus)
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Darmstadt District
HochtaunuskreisGlashüttenRotes Kreuz (Taunus)
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Rotes Kreuz (Taunus)
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Wolfram/Ts. 🇺🇦
December 13, 2022
Mountain biking
The Rotes Kreuz is a 688-meter-high pass in the Hochtaunus (not to be confused with the "Gasthaus zum Roten Kreuz").
It connects the Weiltal with the Vordertaunus and has been used since time immemorial (long before the Romans).
The pass summit is marked with a red sandstone cross (which gave it its name)!
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotes_Kreuz_(Taunus)?oldformat=true
It connects the Weiltal with the Vordertaunus and has been used since time immemorial (long before the Romans).
The pass summit is marked with a red sandstone cross (which gave it its name)!
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotes_Kreuz_(Taunus)?oldformat=true
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Wolfram/Ts. 🇺🇦
May 15, 2023
Mountain biking
Update May 2023: The restaurant business was discontinued by the tenants over half a year ago due to disagreements with HessenForst.
The building is currently increasingly falling into disrepair.
Soon another lost place in the Taunus 🥴
The building is currently increasingly falling into disrepair.
Soon another lost place in the Taunus 🥴
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Christian aus S.
December 30, 2023
Hiking
The red cross marks a pass that was used by historic trade routes and was so important that the Romans built a fort to control it. The castle in Oberreifenberg later served the same function in the Middle Ages.
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Elevation 690 m
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