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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful hiking trails in Eiterfeld
Hiking Trail
· Rhön Mountains
FWW Green Belt HE - TH (Stage 16 Mansbach - Geisa-Point Alpha)
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
moderate
12 km
3:20 h
334 m
234 m
This hike through the northern Rhön ends at the historic site Point Alpha, one of the best-known witnesses of the East-West confrontation.
Hiking Trail
Extratour Soisberg - Hohenroda-Soislieden - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
7.1 km
2:30 h
238 m
238 m
In the "Hessian Kegelspiel," not only do the mountains have poetic names – their interplay also tells stories.
Long Distance Hiking
· Schleswig-Holstein inland
European long-distance path E6 – German section from Flensburg to the Bavarian Forest
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
1,455.2 km
369:45 h
16,973 m
15,746 m
The European long-distance path E6 is an ambitious project that is intended to run continuously from northern Finland to Turkey. On the German section, we hike with gradually increasing ascents from north to south.
Pilgrim Trail
From Rasdorf via Grüsselbach to Point Alpha - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
20.6 km
5:35 h
380 m
377 m
From Rasdorf to Grüsselbach then along the Kolonnenweg to Setzelbach and back to Rasdorf.
Long Distance Hiking
Kegelspielweg HWO1 - Haunetal > Wernshausen - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
68.5 km
18:59 h
1,523 m
1,503 m
A mix of extensive spaciousness, meditative silence, and the impressive Hessian Kegelspiel awaits us on the Kegelspielweg – a unique feature of the front Rhön.
Hiking Trail
From Rasdorf to the border opening memorial stone - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
17 km
4:50 h
405 m
405 m
Historical monuments alternate loosely with religious monuments. Highlights: Standorfsberg Nature Reserve, Point Alpha memorial site
Hiking Trail
Extra route Kegelspiel - Rasdorf - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
17.5 km
4:55 h
442 m
442 m
Nine striking basalt summits, ancient cult sites, bright forests, and quiet paths – this extra route is more than just a circular hike. It is a journey through landscape and time.
Hiking Trail
· Rhön
Kegelspiel
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Difficulty
moderate
19 km
6:00 h
545 m
545 m
On this circular route, we wander through the beautiful landscape of the Hessian Kegelspiel. The magnificent path leads us through breathtaking nature.
Hiking Trail
· Rhön
View Wenigentaft “Old Brickworks Path” Naturschätze special stamp 🔄💮🤩👀😎🌳
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
easy
7.4 km
1:53 h
66 m
66 m
A great hiking route with lots of nature and distant views.
Hiking Trail
· Waldhessen
Take the RB5 train to the "Haunetal Neukirchen" station, then back right over the bridge towards the church to Konrad-Zuse square and return via the "Haune Panorama Trail" to Bad Hersfeld
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
20.7 km
5:50 h
462 m
437 m
More info about the Haune Panorama Trail at:
https://daten2.verwaltungsportal.de/dateien/seitengenerator/b3f946c8ff16070ca224cdd3c38c09e7112206/haune-panoramaweg_pdf.pdf
or
https://www.freizeit-erlebnis-haunetal.de/wanderwege/haune-panoramaweg

