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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Ostheim vor der Rhön

View of Heidelstein – View of Rother Kuppe loop from Gangolfsberg

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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Ostheim vor der Rhön

View of Heidelstein – View of Rother Kuppe loop from Gangolfsberg

Moderate

4.7

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112

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View of Heidelstein – View of Rother Kuppe loop from Gangolfsberg

03:25

12.3km

230m

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

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

2.51 km

View of the Rother Kuppe and the Gleichberge

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From up here you have a fantastic view. Especially the small and large Gleichberg always catch the eye 🔭

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2

3.14 km

Panoramic View of the Gleichberge

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The entire ridge of the Extratour Hochrhöntour offers a continuous panorama of the Kleiner and Großer Gleichberg

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3

4.50 km

View of Wasserkuppe from Stirnbergsattel

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From here, with good visibility, the Wasserkuppe greets you with its "dome" visible from afar

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6.02 km

Schornhecke

Forest

5

9.08 km

View Over the Plateau to Heidelstein

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You hardly notice that it is so high here... strolling on the plain... and suddenly you are at the summit... unexpectedly

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6

9.66 km

View of the Eisbach

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7

9.70 km

View of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

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8

9.91 km

View of Heidelstein

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Between Ilmenberg and Basaltsee at the Steinernen Haus, the view opens up to Heidelstein, the fourth highest mountain in the Rhön at 925.7m above sea level on the Bavarian-Hessian border.

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9

11.7 km

View of Rother Kuppe

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The path is quite steep here. But the view is worth it! Great view of the Rother Kuppe!

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B

12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.76 km

4.31 km

2.89 km

292 m

Surfaces

3.58 km

3.56 km

3.16 km

1.96 km

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Comments

December 13, 2021,Blick zur Wasserkuppe, Wadenspanner im Tiefschnee,

Unfortunately, there was no view of the Wasserkuppe today.
Well, it was still a nice tour with a calf tensioner in the wet deep snow

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