Riedelbach Glider Airfield – Lama and Alpaca Pasture Taunus loop from Neuweilnau

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Riedelbach Glider Airfield – Lama and Alpaca Pasture Taunus loop from Neuweilnau

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Riedelbach Glider Airfield – Lama and Alpaca Pasture Taunus loop from Neuweilnau

03:56

13.8km

330m

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: July 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Riedelbacher Heide

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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281 m

Zum Louis Mini Golf, Neuweilnau

Highlight • Rest Area

The old miniature golf course has been renovated here for some time.
Now, on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023, "Zum Louis" will be opened:
Miniature golf, a marble run and a small café.

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393 m

Parking lot for the mini golf course and Schnepfenbach Pond

Highlight • Parking

A large car park right next to the mini golf course and only a few steps away from the Schnepfenbach pond. Access is via the L3051 country road, approximately at the level of the pond.

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2.42 km

Bench with a view over the Taunus Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rest area with great views over the valley.

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3.09 km

Charcoal Kiln Model Weilrod

Highlight • Monument

A beautiful model of a coal pile that is part of the Weilrod Energy Experience Tour.

A charcoal pile is a covered pile of wood that is set on fire …

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5.43 km

Riedelbacher Heath Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The heather vegetation here, above Riedelbach, is rather unusual for the Taunus.
A great biotope !!! Particularly idyllic, especially now in winter with snow ❄
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5.95 km

Riedelbach Glider Airfield

Highlight • Structure

The Riedelbach sports flying club has been based here since 1967.
Guest flights are also carried out here.
sfc-riedelbach.de

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10.1 km

Old Town Hall and Village Fountain Finsternthal

Highlight • Historical Site

Very nice half-timbered building with slipped clock turrets 👌😎
Built around 1790, it was formerly the town hall of the Finsternthalern.
Today the building is a listed building!

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10.9 km

Lama and Alpaca Pasture Taunus

Highlight • Structure

Surprising to meet llamas and camels in the Taunus! Very nice!!!

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.42 km

4.25 km

650 m

427 m

Surfaces

4.84 km

4.66 km

1.98 km

1.56 km

473 m

232 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

13°C

7°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

August 26, 2021,Wie Heide entsteht und besteht

The heather is on fire - not, and otherwise the vegetation of the heather near Riedelbach im Taunus does not correspond to the familiar image of this landscape. Instead of columnar, the juniper grows almost flat in the eight and a half hectare nature reserve, depressed by the wind and snow and badly ruffled. In between, hornbeams, mountain ash, birch …

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August 31, 2025,Hintertaunus - Neuweilenau, Finsternthal, Riedelbach

The following description is the original text from the FAZ newspaper....

The hiking trail begins in Weilrod-Neuweilnau at the Parkstraße bus stop opposite the private Dreieich Park. If you don't pay a visit to the castle first, the valley path leads directly into the Riedelbach Valley. Where tourist facilities have long been neglected, "Zum Louis" offers a hearty log-cabin-style stop, …

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August 19, 2025,Sah man je solche Birken?

"Burning" heaths are not exactly a hallmark of the Taunus region. In fact, there are only two of this visually appealing, ecologically valuable landscape, with the characteristic heather only growing in the Stierstädter Heide near Oberursel. In contrast, the nature reserve on the plateau near Weilrod-Riedelbach is characterized primarily by densely woven juniper and broom stands. In conjunction with magnificent …

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