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Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Ostheim vor der Rhön

View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Ostheim vor der Rhön

View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

Easy

5.0

(7)

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View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

01:07

3.91km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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48 m

St. Francis Chapel on the Francis Way

Highlight • Religious Site

Located not far from the Thüringer Hütte

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180 m

Francis Trail – Station 1: Praise of the Triune God

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful circular hiking trail with various stations to linger, read and think about it

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305 m

Franziskusweg – Station 2: Sister Water

Highlight • River

Beautiful circular hiking trail with various stations to linger, read and think about it

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1.21 km

Wildflower Meadow at Rother Kuppe

Highlight • Natural

Fine hiking trail across a meadow with a short ascent to the crest

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1.37 km

View of Rother Kuppe and tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

To be discovered from afar and an omnipresent contact point

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1.75 km

Rother Kuppe Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good opportunity to do something good on the round

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1.88 km

Majestic beech tree in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

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An extremely powerful beech tree with branches as thick as other trees have trunks.

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2.82 km

Franziskusweg – Station 3: Mother Earth

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A fine, shady place, a further stop on the Franziskusweg including a rest stop

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3.91 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.42 km

1.37 km

113 m

Surfaces

2.58 km

1.21 km

113 m

Elevation

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Friday 22 May

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View of Rother Kuppe and tower – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Gangolfsberg

St. Francis Chapel on the Francis Way

Francis Trail – Station 1: Praise of the Triune God

Franziskusweg – Station 2: Sister Water

Wildflower Meadow at Rother Kuppe

View of Rother Kuppe and tower

Rother Kuppe Observation Tower

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