Chestnut Tree Natural Monument – Deer Enclosure loop from Eichelberg

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Schweinfurt

Gädheim

Chestnut Tree Natural Monument – Deer Enclosure loop from Eichelberg

Moderate

4.8

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hikers

Chestnut Tree Natural Monument – Deer Enclosure loop from Eichelberg

02:52

10.2km

210m

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 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.54 km

Rest Area at the Dreinagel Cross

Highlight • Monument

under the chestnut tree, a nice opportunity to take a rest, next to the wayside cross three-nail type and statue of the mourning Mary on inscribed base, classicistic, marked "1849"

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5.90 km

Pilgrimage Church Maria vom Sieg Greßhausen

Highlight • Religious Site

Magnificent old pilgrimage church with old, venerable furnishings. Locked. Viewing by arrangement with the neighbor = church administrator!

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6.16 km

Chestnut Tree Natural Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

next to the chestnut tree a bench for resting and a wayside shrine (polygonal shaft on inscription base, top with lamentation, sandstone, neo-Gothic, marked “1859” Wikipedia)

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6.55 km

Deer Enclosure

Highlight • Structure

It is always a joy to observe these animals so closely.

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6.80 km

Ottendorf Shelter With Panoramic View

Highlight • Mountain Hut

7.65 km

Esbachholz

Forest

8.00 km

Lindenhocker Pavilion and View of the Main Valley and Steigerwald

Highlight • Viewpoint

wonderful place to linger, table and bench and a wonderful view over the Main valley and the Steigerwald

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.51 km

1.49 km

161 m

Surfaces

6.49 km

2.24 km

625 m

462 m

336 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Thursday 10 September

22°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

May 10, 2025,Runde ab Untereuerheim Lkr. Schweinfurt / Lkr. Haßberge

The entire hike with description and photos is available on my Facebook page "Hiking SW and Surroundings."

facebook.com/share/p/14exKf73Vk

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September 28, 2025,FRH-Herbstwanderung Greßhausen - Runde von Gädheim

Today, our group of friends is hiking
from Rhönheim, as everyone probably knows,
but not in the Rhön region,
because we live in Schweinfurt.
So, we were told:
"Park very close to the tracks -
next to the mill where they saw wood!"
From there, we headed
up the mountain in the autumn heat,
so we started to sweat.
At …

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