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Hesse

Fünf Kanter Rest Area – Herrenbänke Picnic Area loop from Mellnau

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Germany
Hesse

Fünf Kanter Rest Area – Herrenbänke Picnic Area loop from Mellnau

Moderate

5.0

(6)

35

riders

Fünf Kanter Rest Area – Herrenbänke Picnic Area loop from Mellnau

01:54

23.4km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Franzosenwiesen/Rotes Wasser

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

1.74 km

Fünf Kanter Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Seating area to rest.
Five paths meet here

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2

2.93 km

Lumpenbuche, crossing to Wolfsturm and Franzossenwiesen as well as to the Black Lake

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3

3.57 km

French Meadows / Red Water Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Special feature: Due to the geological location, there may even be ground frost here in August

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4

3.86 km

Newly created in 2020. Giant spruce trees used to stand here, but they fell victim to the bark beetle

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5

6.85 km

Herrenbänke Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

At the men's benches, it is always nice to make a small stop

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6

10.4 km

Seegerteich Hut and Seegerteich

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful cabin with a lake. Starting point of the Franzosenwiesenweg. You can even rent it for celebrations

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7

15.0 km

Stone Seating Area at Neuer Stern

Highlight • Rest Area

8

18.2 km

Behind this historic stone bridge begins the "Franzosenwiesen / Rotes Wasser" nature reserve with an area of 115 hectares. A valuable biotope complex, consisting of wet meadows, moor areas, natural streams with adjacent mixed forests and still waters.

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18.9 km

Franzosenwiesen/Rotes Wasser

Nature Reserve

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23.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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21.8 km

1.01 km

554 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.5 km

10.6 km

331 m

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Sunday 7 June

23°C

7°C

42 %

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