Basalt Lake Stangenroth – Würzburger Karl-Straub-Haus loop from Schwarze Berge

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Basalt Lake Stangenroth – Würzburger Karl-Straub-Haus loop from Schwarze Berge

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Basalt Lake Stangenroth – Würzburger Karl-Straub-Haus loop from Schwarze Berge

02:00

7.29km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Farnsberg - Totnansberg

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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274 m

Basalt Lake Stangenroth

Highlight • Lake

The former Stangenroth basalt quarry (closed and dismantled in 2013) is an impressive geotope today!

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424 m

Eisernes Kreuz parking area

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At that time, parking here was free.

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1.36 km

Julius-Kardinal-Döpfner-Weg

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Beautiful and easy path through the forest between Kissinger Hütte and Würzburger Haus

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1.71 km

Schnitzerweg Farnsberg–Totnansberg

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I think the path is beautiful. Diverse, you can see a lot of wood carvings. Treasures there are 15 pieces

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3.31 km

View of the Rhön from the Würzburger Haus

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great insight into the basalt lake. By the way, bathing is forbidden here

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3.35 km

View of the Rhön Mountains from Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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Once again here in the Rhön.. View far into the distance

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3.41 km

Würzburger Karl-Straub-Haus

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Würzburger Haus is an ideal destination or can be used as an intermediate destination on hiking tours (e.g. hut tour 15 km or Kuppenweg 10 km). A beautiful dining …

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6.84 km

Kissinger Hut and Eisernes Kreuz car park

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Located directly on a small hill at the hiking car park... Seating incl.

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7.29 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.86 km

1.07 km

328 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.87 km

1.67 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 8 November

8°C

3°C

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Comments

July 19, 2025,Rhön Wandern: Würzburger Haus Runde

After yesterday's city run in Bad Neustadt, today we went for a cool down in the Rhön in the best sunny weather and stopped off briefly at the Würzburger Haus.

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