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Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hohenroda

Landeck Castle Ruins – Landecker Plateau Rest Area loop from Hohenroda

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Germany
Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hohenroda

Landeck Castle Ruins – Landecker Plateau Rest Area loop from Hohenroda

Moderate

4.6

(9)

17

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Landeck Castle Ruins – Landecker Plateau Rest Area loop from Hohenroda

03:25

12.1km

270m

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: October 1, 2026

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Kernzone des NSG Landecker Berg bei Ransbach

Landecker Berg bei Ransbach

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

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Start point

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5.01 km

Landeck Castle Ruins

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From Oberlengsfeld, after the last houses, climb steeply uphill via beaten paths and you reach the castle ruins after a good 15 minutes. A surprisingly large remnant of the wall …

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5.06 km

View from Rittersprung

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Near the Landeck castle ruins is the "Knight's Leap" viewpoint with a bench. According to legend, the exposed spot owes its name to a Hessian hunter who jumped from the …

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7.29 km

Kernzone des NSG Landecker Berg bei Ransbach

Nature Reserve

5

7.71 km

Snake Trail

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A wildly romantic path.

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7.82 km

Landecker Plateau Rest Area

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There is more than one seat available at the Landecker Plateau rest area. The Weierfahrt on the Lulluspfad is signposted here. The journey on the Lullus path can be continued on a beautiful easy trail.

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8.25 km

Ransbacher Senke Cave

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The “Ransbacher Senke” rift cave is of regional importance as winter quarters for bats. In 2008, the State Association for Cave and Karst Research Hessen e. V. for example the Bechstein's bat and the great mouse-eared bat.

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8.78 km

Very nice path over the ridge between Ausbach and Ransbach.

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10.4 km

Panoramic view from Ransbacher Hut

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Great view from the Landecker in an easterly direction, to real mountains like the oxen and fake ones like the potash dumps.

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12.1 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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9.26 km

1.31 km

1.17 km

287 m

Surfaces

4.97 km

4.31 km

1.73 km

901 m

106 m

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Friday 9 October

15°C

7°C

73 %

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