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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Moderate

4.8

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1,451

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View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

04:03

13.3km

430m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12 m

View from Schwalbenthal

Highlight • Viewpoint

On Sundays the Meißner ice cream car is at the lookout point! Definitely worth a visit!

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1.53 km

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

Highlight • Lake

The stories overlap at the Frau-Holle-Teich on the Hoher Meißner. Even in winter, this place exudes something magical. Everywhere you can read countless legends. The pond here is considered the …

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2.05 km

Descent to Frau Holle Pond via Eulenstieg

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Steep descent, sturdy footwear recommended! Very slippery in winter.

Several information panels about native owl species are located along the Owl Trail.

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6.48 km

Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Kitzkammer is a natural monument – a rock niche between basalt columns. At the end of the Tertiary period (around five million years ago), thin lava penetrated through cracks …

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7.85 km

Bench with a view on the Hoher Meißner

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sit on the bench and enjoy the beautiful sunset and the blue hour.

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8.15 km

Hoher Meißner summit and panoramic view

Highlight • Summit

The Hohe Meißner is also called the king of the north Hessian mountains.

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10.2 km

The natural monument made of basalt rock, which is managed by the Werra Valley Association, is always worth a visit. The narrow, well-groomed paths and the stones themselves transport me to a different, earlier world with every stay.

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11.6 km

Blockfield in the Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Highlight • Natural Monument

An interesting information board has been set up for this sea of blocks. The Blockmeer is a biotope with an amazing variety of animals and plants.

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13.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.42 km

4.16 km

393 m

195 m

137 m

Surfaces

5.90 km

5.46 km

701 m

679 m

380 m

189 m

Elevation

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

Weather

Friday 7 August

27°C

7°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2024,Runde auf dem Hohen Meißner

Less sun than expected and viewpoints were rare

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May 31, 2025,Premium Wanderweg P1 Hoher Meissner

As expected, I highly recommend the Premium Hiking Trail P1! There's a lot to see, it's varied, and informative. The signage is excellent. However, you have to be careful, as it has some unexpected detours. 13 kilometers doesn't seem like much, but with some ups and downs, I'd say it's quite challenging.

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October 10, 2021,P1 Hoher Meißner 🍁🍂🐕🐕☀️🍁🍂

Very nice hiking trail with great views in fantastic weather today.
Start was at the Viehhaus hiking car park, from there it went through the forest up to the Meißnerhaus over forest paths and a hat.
The basalt columns at the Kitzkammer are very interesting and the path over the sea stones is really quite exhausting.
At first we started …

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August 8, 2021,Premiumweg P1 ✅ Hoher Meißner

My first premium trail was very nice. Once I missed a junction and once again crawled across a field of scree. I love my sticks in such places!

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October 29, 2023,Premiumweg P1 Hoher Meißner

What can you say, a really nice premium route. Everything is there like basalt prism wall, Mrs. Holle pond, basalt sea, lignite mines, ice fountain, sea stones. Really beautiful on the HOHEN MEIßNER. Well, I got wet again in the last 4 km.

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August 24, 2022,🌞👀Premiumweg P1 - Hoher Meißner⛰️🥾

For those interested, more information can be found at naturparkfrauholle.land/wandern/premiumwege/detail/premiumweg-p1-hoher-meissner

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January 3, 2023,Premiumwanderweg P1 Hoher Meißner von der 🚏 Schwalbenthal

It's been a long time since I was active on Komoot, unfortunately 😓. But I'm confident and this comeback tour is a real hit! A lot on small paths, with great views, many information boards and special geological highlights. And it was quiet too, it's definitely not like that at the weekend. LG and take the time to walk this …

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August 15, 2021,Premiumweg 1 Hoher Meißner

A very varied tour, for which you should bring some basic fitness due to the altitude profile. The perfectly signposted trails, a premium trail, are sometimes very stony. That's why I recommend wearing hiking boots. Not necessarily ankle-high, but at least with a sturdy midsole. The Kalbe vantage point is a wonderful place to rest. Is signposted as "detour from …

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View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

View from Schwalbenthal

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

Descent to Frau Holle Pond via Eulenstieg

Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

Bench with a view on the Hoher Meißner

Hoher Meißner summit and panoramic view

Seesteine Natural Monument

Blockfield in the Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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