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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful hiking trails in Birx
Hiking Trail
· Rhön Mountains
Wüstensachsen - Dreiländereck - Schwarzes Moor - Seiferts
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
15 km
4:00 h
231 m
293 m
A historically and natural history very interesting hike.
Hiking Trail
· Rhön Mountains
FWW Green Belt HE - TH (Stage 21 Simmershausen - Seiferts)
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
moderate
19.4 km
5:30 h
357 m
353 m
Just as the first stage of the long-distance hiking trail started at a tri-border point (HE-TH-NS), the last one also ends at a tri-border point (HE-TH-BY) - plus descent to the bus.
Hiking Trail
· Rhön
From Schwarzes Moor to Fladungen
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
18.2 km
5:00 h
460 m
460 m
Varied and scenic hike through the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park in the area of the former border zone. The medieval town of Fladungen invites you to linger.
Hiking Trail
· Rhön Mountains
Five Days in the Rhön - Stage 2: Grabenhöfchen - Berggasthof Sennhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 2
20.8 km
7:00 h
676 m
611 m
The second stage is quite demanding with the ascent of the Wasserkuppe and the climb to Birx.
Long Distance Hiking
· Rhön Mountains
Five days in the Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
difficult
Multi-day route
90.1 km
25:15 h
2,545 m
2,018 m
Through the Rhön, where it is highest and most beautiful.
Long Distance Hiking
DER HOCHRHÖNER® Hochrhönrunde - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
difficult
88 km
24:15 h
2,199 m
2,199 m
The treeless heights with their wide views make the land of open distances unmistakable and a paradise for hikers. The premium hiking trail DER HOCHRHÖNER® runs here.
Hiking Trail
Explorer Path Hohe Rhön - From Unterweid to Birx - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
16.1 km
4:25 h
475 m
236 m
Climbing like ants, feeling like a stork in the nest, or crawling around like a spider – the explorer path connects various excursion destinations and offers 21 stops and experiences.
Long Distance Hiking
· Thuringia
Hiking - Rhön-Rennsteig-Route - Thuringian Forest
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
difficult
98.8 km
26:10 h
2,127 m
2,271 m
The Rhön-Rennsteig-Route connects the Rhön and Thuringian Forest, thus touching the most diverse characteristic landscapes of both mountain ranges in the heart of Germany.
Hiking Trail
Rhön Circular Route 4 Wüstensachsen - Ehrenberg - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
17.2 km
4:30 h
349 m
349 m
From Wüstensachsen via the Melperts and Seiferts pastures and back. The pastures on the highlands of the Rhön are used almost exclusively for grazing. Mowing of the areas is partly not possible at all, as the terrain is often inaccessible, steep and rocky. In the summer months, young cattle herds from small farms in the municipality of Ehrenberg (Rhön) graze here.
Long Distance Hiking
Rhön Rennsteig Trail - From the Wasserkuppe to Oberhof - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
98.5 km
27:15 h
2,111 m
2,213 m
Between the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön and the Rennsteig in the Thuringian Forest, we walk through the most diverse landscapes of both low mountain ranges in the heart of Germany.

