View of Wambach – Old Forest Cemetery Chapel (Alter Waldfriedhof Kapelle) loop from Wambach

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Schlangenbad

View of Wambach – Old Forest Cemetery Chapel (Alter Waldfriedhof Kapelle) loop from Wambach

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View of Wambach – Old Forest Cemetery Chapel (Alter Waldfriedhof Kapelle) loop from Wambach

01:58

7.00km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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669 m

View of Wambach

Highlight • Viewpoint

This place is worth visiting. There are great hiking and biking trails all around 👌 highly recommended 😉

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2.01 km

After this view of the small town of Bärstadt, you can walk along various paths through the beautiful mixed forest and fields of Schlangenbad. There are several hiking trails marked with colored snakes. 🐍

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3.95 km

Old Forest Cemetery Chapel (Alter Waldfriedhof Kapelle)

Highlight • Religious Site

This cemetery in the middle of the forest is a quiet place to pause with a beautiful chapel and big trees 🌲🌳 between the winding paths.

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4.01 km

Forest Chapel Taunus

Highlight • Religious Site

5.07 km

Musensitz Pavilion — View of Schlangenbad

Highlight • Viewpoint

This place is worth visiting. There are great hiking and biking trails all around 👌 highly recommended 😉 good vantage point!

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5.78 km

Old Quarry Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful. Further walks through the forest possible - Near the Wambacher mill: Parking, restaurant, hotel, beer garden, barefoot path, mill museum

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6.05 km

Wambacher Mühle Museum and Hotel

Highlight • Structure

This place is worth visiting. There are great hiking and biking trails all around 👌 highly recommended 😉 Very interesting museum with a restaurant 👍👌

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7.00 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.37 km

701 m

700 m

143 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.47 km

1.91 km

1.00 km

855 m

707 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

7°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

December 21, 2022,Schlangenbad - Wambacher Mühle - Kuckucksley - Wambach - Bärstadt - Schlangenbad (Über die Kuckucksley) am 21.12.2022 (8,6 km *** 329 m rauf / runter *** s. 1. Kommentar)

8.6 km *** 329 m up and down

3:17 h including / 2:45 h excluding breaks

Wanderer 57 + 60 + 80

In our opinion the most beautiful of the four marked Schlangenbader forest paths. From the Adelheidtal car park briefly through the Lurpark to the Kussallee and the following ascent to the Engelsloge (we are not friends of mythical …

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October 30, 2025,Schlangenbader Waldpfad - "über die Kuckucksley"

The accurate short description from the tourist information flyer reads:

The path to Bärstadt leads steeply uphill to the old forest cemetery. A detour to the town center with its historic church and dancing linden tree is worthwhile (very impressive!). The path continues along the edge of the Badewald forest, past the Kuckucksley rock formation, to the Wambach Mill with …

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April 6, 2025,🇩🇪 Rheingau: Schlangenbad > Kuckucksley > Wambacher Mühle

The hiking trails around Schlangenbad are (not surprisingly) signposted with colored snakes. The blue snake marks the hiking trail through the Kuckucksley. However, I deviated slightly from the trail because someone recommended "The Little Cake Shop." Unfortunately, it's not signposted and therefore not immediately recognizable. In summer, many people sit at tables outside, and three blue loungers are set up …

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February 15, 2025,Wandern über die Kuckucksley (Schlangenbad)

Great, varied, although not very long, forest hike.

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July 6, 2025,Schlangenbader Waldpfade: Über die Kuckucksley

schlangenbad27grad.de/ueber-die-kuckucksley

December 22, 2024,Rheingau-Taunus 🍇🎄- Schlangenbad "Über die Kuckucksley"

Everything was done right. First I slept in, refueled the tiled stove and then calmed the skies with a piece of baked apple pie and a large cup of ☕️. 🫠
So I was actually able to enjoy one of the four Schlangenbad forest trails in glorious weather 😎.
You should have seen me on the Bärstadter Tanzlinde. The jury …

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