Grauer Stein Climbing Crag – Frauenstein Castle loop from Frauenstein

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Grauer Stein Climbing Crag – Frauenstein Castle loop from Frauenstein

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Grauer Stein Climbing Crag – Frauenstein Castle loop from Frauenstein

03:18

11.7km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Sommerberg bei Frauenstein

Rechtebachtal bei Georgenborn

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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715 m

Start of Schlangenpfad Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

For the most part, the circuit provides information about the largest domestic snake and its lifestyle in a "child-friendly" way.
How to get to the Schlangenpfad: Drive from Kiedrich in …

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1.01 km

Snake Trail Sommerberg near Frauenstein

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The snake path through the snake biotope near Wiesbaden-Frauenstein begins at the Frauenstein cemetery. There are eight boards on the approximately two-kilometer circular route that provide detailed information about the …

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1.38 km

Sommerberg bei Frauenstein

Nature Reserve

2.03 km

Nine Men's Morris Stump

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For a round of mill during the break. If you're lucky, there will be a few pebbles there. Otherwise you have to look for 9 light and 9 dark stones, or 9 small stones and 9 small sticks.

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7.29 km

Georgenborn Rocks

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7.68 km

Grauer Stein Climbing Crag

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A beautiful climbing rock. Tip: it's also worth looking around the back, you can also walk there.

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7.84 km

Ludwig Schwenk Hut at Grauer Stein

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Like a sunken dragon, these cliffs lie hundreds of meters long in the forest next to the Rheinsteig.

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11.2 km

Blood Lime (1,000-Year-Old Lime Tree) in Frauenstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

The so-called blood linden tree right next to the St. georg und Katgharine church is one of the oldest trees in Hesse and is entwined with a beautiful legend:
baumkunde.de/baumregister/1104-blutlinde_in_wiesbaden_frauenstein

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11.4 km

Frauenstein Castle

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Burg Frauenstein cannot be visited at the moment. However, you can take a short film tour and a 3D tour on the homepage burgverein-frauenstein.de/die-burg-ist-krank. An ascent to the platform on …

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.17 km

1.15 km

801 m

474 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.27 km

2.47 km

1.29 km

988 m

628 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

16°C

7°C

30 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

April 20, 2022,Frauenstein - Stadtwaldrunde 🌳

Today was all about running.

In this route, the forest portion dominates with about 85% of the route. You have to love that and be able to get involved in the silence of the forest. I use the time to clear my head. Just let your thoughts come and go.

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