St. Ursula Chapel Alsleben – Wayside shrine Cross Bearer loop from Trappstadt

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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Trappstadt

St. Ursula Chapel Alsleben – Wayside shrine Cross Bearer loop from Trappstadt

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St. Ursula Chapel Alsleben – Wayside shrine Cross Bearer loop from Trappstadt

02:12

8.14km

110m

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Haßberge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.49 km

Source of the Franconian Saale (Alsleben) with rest area and information board

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The Franconian Saale originates in the Grabfeld near the Haßberge Mountains, east and southeast of Bad Königshofen, respectively, from two roughly equal, 3.9 km long source streams:

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3.99 km

Green Belt Information Board, Naturpark Haßberge

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The panel provides information about the Green Belt (the former border), its structure and the nature that developed in the former protective strip. Interesting and worth reading.

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4.95 km

Parking Area at Naturpark Haßberge

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5.16 km

St. Ursula Chapel Alsleben

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The St. Ursula Chapel is a pilgrimage church dedicated to Saint Ursula, dating back to the mid-18th century. It is located one and a half kilometers southeast of Alsleben near …

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5.20 km

Steps to the church

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Wonderful area for hiking

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5.42 km

Ornate Wayside Cross on the Pilgrimage Route to St. Ursula Chapel

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This beautiful, colorfully painted wayside shrine with a cross stands a little below the St. Ursula Chapel, very magnificently designed.

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5.71 km

Stone Cross and Ancient Linden Trees at Naturpark Haßberge

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What a beautiful place, there on the way to the St. Ursula Chapel. Framed by two beautiful old linden trees there is a sandstone pedestal with Jesus carrying the cross. …

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5.72 km

Wayside shrine Cross Bearer

Highlight • Monument

8.14 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.17 km

1.67 km

225 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.04 km

852 m

632 m

509 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

3°C

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Comments

March 20, 2024,Erlebnistour-> rund um St Ursula - 20.03.2024

Today in the Haßberge near Alsleben. Through the corridor to the Franconian Saale source. A look at the country along the way. The former German-German border is just a stone's throw away. If you look towards Thuringia you can also see the Heldburg in the distance. Further into the forest and up to St Ursula. A natural cemetery awaits here …

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