Red moor – Cascade Gorge loop from Sandberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Red moor – Cascade Gorge loop from Sandberg

Easy

4.6

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757

hikers

Red moor – Cascade Gorge loop from Sandberg

01:55

6.38km

200m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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338 m

Cascade in the Kaskaden Gorge

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Here you can see one of the cascades. The Feldbach has dug into the terrain and created the gorge, but is held back here and there by hard layers of rock.

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604 m

Wooden Bridge in the Rhön Mountains

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Robust but slippery

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1.45 km

Upper Bridge, Kaskadenschlucht

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In the upper part of the Kaskadenschlucht this is the first bridge from the direction of "Rotes Moor", from which one gets a first impression of the small brook, which at the end carries some water masses with it.

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1.80 km

Forest trail between Red Moor and Cascade Gorge

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Beautiful trail in the forest - between Rotem Moor and Kaskadenschlucht.
Coming from Rotem Moor, it goes steeply downhill by bike - ride slowly - there are always some hikers around here too.

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2.73 km

Boardwalk Trail Through the Rotes Moor

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Beautiful and interesting Moorlehrpfad with good explanations regarding the plants and animals. Way is suitable for wheelchair users and strollers.

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3.94 km

Red moor

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Nice hiking trail on planks. Interesting information and a great landscape. A trip for the whole family.

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4.98 km

Cascade Gorge

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Many bridges lead up

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5.77 km

Cascade Gorge

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Komoot's route is slightly uphill. Nice to look at from bottom to top but definitely more beautiful to ride downhill! Very difficult to drive through basalt stones and roots in …

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6.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.00 km

2.39 km

Surfaces

3.85 km

1.27 km

1.26 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

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-1°C

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Comments

March 27, 2022,Kaskadenschlucht Gersfeld

After a long time we went out into nature again. We started from the parking lot at the foot of the Kaskadenschlucht, then we went along the water up to the Red Moor. Past the beautiful moor reservoir to the moor village. Then it was the same way back to the parking lot.
Ideal for a little Sunday outing.

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October 11, 2023,Kaskadenschlucht und Rotes Moor

I can only recommend a very nice tour. Afterwards stop off in Gersfeld👍

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March 25, 2023,Rotes Moor Rhön - Kaskadenschlucht

We started in heavy rain at the "Moordorf" car park. This is where the NABU house on the Red Moor is located. Passing the Moorsee, we had to stop at the first shelter because of the weather. The weather itself really offered everything. Of heavy rain, snow, hail, storm and bright sunshine. The path led us first through the moor …

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September 29, 2024,Rhöner Extratour... Rotes Moor

Today we went to the Red Moor.
The tour would actually have been a bit longer but my companion had no more energy so I changed the route... unfortunately 😏
From the NABU House through the Red Moor to the Cascade Gorge and back again.

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July 16, 2022,Durch die Kaskadenschlucht zum Roten Moor

Hiking the Cascade Gorge has been on my mind for a long time, and today was my chance to put that plan into action. It was definitely worth it. The Feldbach has dug a deep valley and brought down a lot of debris from the heights. The path is not difficult to walk, you should only have a good basic …

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