Umpfen Quarry – Fischbacher Lake loop from Diedorf

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Umpfen Quarry – Fischbacher Lake loop from Diedorf

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Umpfen Quarry – Fischbacher Lake loop from Diedorf

04:42

15.9km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Umpfen

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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3.41 km

Hohe Asch Shelter

Highlight • Rest Area

Rest area with bank

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8.03 km

Hahnberg Viewpoint Shelter

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For a leisurely rest with protection from the weather.

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9.18 km

Rhön-Rundweg Kaltenlengsfeld Information Board

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Information board on the traces of the Celts

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10.5 km

Umpfen Summit

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The shell consists of a basalt dome, which covers a base made of shell limestone. However, the basalt was mined in a large quarry until the 1960s.

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10.5 km

Umpfen Quarry

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The former quarry at Umpf in the Thuringian Rhön, today part of the Sommertal nature reserve.

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10.7 km

View of the Rhön from Umpfen

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Great view of the valley. From here you can see Diedorf, Zella and Föhlritz

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12.9 km

Fischbacher Lake

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Small former fish pond right in the forest. It has existed since the Middle Ages, but is now only left as a biotope for animals.

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13.0 km

Old Forest Pond

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Small former fish pond in the forest. It is now only left as a biotope for the animals there.

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15.9 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

1.73 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

4.19 km

3.46 km

2.16 km

859 m

105 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Umpfen Quarry – Fischbacher Lake loop from Diedorf

Hohe Asch Shelter

Hahnberg Viewpoint Shelter

Rhön-Rundweg Kaltenlengsfeld Information Board

Umpfen Summit

Umpfen Quarry

View of the Rhön from Umpfen

Fischbacher Lake

Old Forest Pond

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