Himmelssteig Trail – Small Chapel in Taunus loop from Geisenheim

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Germany

Hesse

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Geisenheim

Himmelssteig Trail – Small Chapel in Taunus loop from Geisenheim

Moderate

4.8

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Himmelssteig Trail – Small Chapel in Taunus loop from Geisenheim

03:12

11.2km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3 m

Rennweg Parking Area and Picnic Meadow

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Nice place to take a little break.

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1.10 km

Stephanshausen View – View over Stephanshausen towards Rheinhessen

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You can linger on a beautiful bench and enjoy the view

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4.04 km

Bench with a view of Stephanshof

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Wonderful bench on the Himmelsteigweg

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4.90 km

Stephanshäuser Himmelssteig Trailhead

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Good entry to the Himmelssteig around Stephanshausen

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7.07 km

Himmelssteig Trail

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A wonderful circular route with wonderful views. We recommend.

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8.29 km

Small Chapel in Taunus

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Quite ok for a little break.

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9.18 km

Bench with a view of the Taunus

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Nice place for a break with a view in nature.

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10.2 km

Bench with a view of Geisenheimer Grund

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Nice place for a short break with a view of the green.

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.39 km

3.66 km

168 m

Surfaces

6.68 km

3.35 km

428 m

381 m

375 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

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Comments

February 3, 2024,Stephanshäuser Himmelssteig

The Stephanshäuser Himmelsteig is a tour with a varied landscape, beautiful clearings open up again and again, making it a good route in somewhat cloudy weather, because dense forest is followed by bright meadows and there are wide views. Certainly also very beautiful in autumn, with colorful foliage.

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June 14, 2024,Himmelssteig Stephanshausen

My solo trip with my brother's dog, Nala. Beautiful, easy to walk route, the "Himmelssteig" signs are relatively easy to spot

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July 8, 2022,Stephanshäuser Himmelssteig 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻

After Silke had finished work today, we drove to Stephanshausen spontaneously and without further ado. Some time ago we saw a sign for the "Stephanshäuser Himmelssteig" while driving through it and put it on the list of planned paths.
This circular route around Stephanshausen offers a few beautiful vantage points over Rheinhessen to Donnersberg. It leads mostly through forest, but …

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March 20, 2022,Himmelssteig

A beautiful hike, also perfect with a dog, as streams are crossed again and again

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June 30, 2025,Stephanshäuser Himmelssteig (Rheingau)

Again well over 30 degrees, again a cloudless sky. So today I decide to go for another hike, one that mostly leads through the forest and thus offers plenty of shade. The Stephanshäuser Himmelssteig trail leads around the Rheingau village of the same name, a district of Geisenheim located at an elevation of almost 400 meters. The tour covers approximately …

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