Nonnenpfad – Lake Frickenhäuser loop from Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Bastheim

Nonnenpfad – Lake Frickenhäuser loop from Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Easy

4.3

(28)

105

hikers

Nonnenpfad – Lake Frickenhäuser loop from Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

01:55

6.85km

130m

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: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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60 m

Artworks at the Kulturscheune Wechterswinkel

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changing exhibitions worth seeing for culture enthusiasts

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388 m

Gustav Fuchs Monument

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The Citizen Fuchs monument

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1.20 km

Forest Path Along the Frickenbach

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Beautiful path in the forest. The Frickenbach stream flows right next to it.

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1.67 km

Nonnenpfad

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It's actually called the Nuns' Path!

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2.41 km

Catholic Parish Church of St. George (Frickenhausen)

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Former choir tower church, tower in the early Gothic core, capped with a helm over a hipped roof, nave with pointed arched windows and gabled roof on the south portal …

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2.70 km

Stone Crucifix with Putti (1847) – Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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Sandstone, shell niche with putti at the base of the cross, 1847

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3.13 km

Lake Frickenhäuser

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Very beautiful and geologically interesting place

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3.58 km

View of Frickenhausen with the Rhön in the background

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Splashes of color against the village backdrop of Frickenhausen

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6.85 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.73 km

1.78 km

330 m

Surfaces

3.07 km

1.66 km

1.47 km

429 m

121 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

October 12, 2024,Frickenhäuser See

Since I had no idea where to go hiking today, I did a tour suggested by Komoot. And I was very excited! The tour took me past a small pond and there I spotted a kingfisher 🤩 I'm still totally thrilled that I was able to admire such a beautiful bird in "real life" 🤩👍🏻🐦

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April 23, 2022,Kloster Wechterswinkel, Frickenhausen,Frickenhäuser See

Small, varied hike with beautiful discoveries such as the Frickenhäuser See (swimming in summer).
Afterwards, the exhibition "The Sculptor Lothar Bühner - Insights" was visited in the Wechterswinkel monastery. 2022 will be his 90th birthday and 10th anniversary of his death. He was a well-known sculptor from the Rhön region, who became particularly well-known for his ingenious copies of Riemenschneider. …

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December 9, 2023,Frickenhäuser-, Kloster Tour

As you can see, the tour seems a bit chaotic. First of all, I would recommend wearing good shoes in shitty weather and winter.
I always find unplanned hiking tours the most exciting. I parked the car at Frickenhäusersee. And from there the recording began. Due to the wintry weather, not much of nature was visible. The weather was very …

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