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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Red moor – View of the Wasserkuppe loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Red moor – View of the Wasserkuppe loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

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Red moor – View of the Wasserkuppe loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

08:30

28.8km

810m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Kernzone des NSG Höllwald bei Rodenbach

Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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4.55 km

Red moor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice hiking trail on planks. Interesting information and a great landscape. A trip for the whole family.

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5.74 km

View of the Wasserkuppe

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Nearby is a bench with a table that invites you to rest while enjoying the best view of the Wasserkuppe.

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7.07 km

Observation tower with a view of the Heidelstein and Rotes Moor

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Great wooden observation tower with a view of the peat quarrying area in earlier years... accessible via the Bohlensteg

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7.80 km

Carpathian Birch Grove – Rotes Moor

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Often you will never find such a birch forest... are Carpathian birches... should not be missed

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8.14 km

Moor lake in the Red Moor

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The Rotes Moor nature reserve is one of the last raised bogs in Hesse. After the peat mining was stopped in 1986, the restoration of the moor began. In the course of this, this pond was also created.

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13.7 km

Hohe Hölle summit and historic boundary stones

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The Hohe Hölle is an 893.8 m high mountain between Bischofsheim an der Rhön and Gersfeld on the Bavarian-Hessian border in the Rhön.
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14.4 km

Himmeldunkberg summit

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The mostly unwooded hilltop with a gently sloping slope offers a wide view. Ascents from several directions as well as interesting circular routes are possible.

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20.7 km

View of Arnsberg

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On the paths between Kreuzberg and Bischofsheim, the 843 meter high Arnsberg comes into view again and again. Its summit is also a worthwhile hiking destination with very good views …

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28.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

4.98 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

8.85 km

5.17 km

2.71 km

313 m

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

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Friday 26 June

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July 31, 2023,HOCHRHÖNER® Etappe 3 (Kuppenrhön)

From Kreuzberg to Oberweißenbrunn, fortunately we got lost easily, because when walking back the small village shop was fortunately open and we had a coffee🤗 .. .then up the super strenuous Himmeldunk Berg, in modest weather conditions (the rain poncho was mandatory again) .The path through the Red Moor is also very nice.

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May 16, 2025,Hochrhöner Etappe 3 vom Kreuzberg zur Wasserkuppe

Third and, for now, our last day of our hike on the Hochrhöner. From the Kreuzberg, it's naturally downhill first. Unfortunately, I started recording it a little too late. Then, across beautiful meadows with fantastic views, we descend to Oberweißenbrunn. There, we reach the valley station of the ski lift, cross the village, and hike steeply up to the Himmeldunkberg. …

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September 13, 2024,Wanderung

2nd day on the Hochrhöner from the Kreuzberg summit (921m) to the Wasserkuppe (950m), the highest mountain in Hesse and the Rhön. After the Bavarian Rhön, we now continue into the Hessian Rhön.

Everything is still very well signposted.

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April 8, 2024,Der Hochrhöner🌲🪻🌷🌼🌳 - Etappe 2 🚶‍♀️: Vom Kreuzberg🕍⛰️ zur Wasserkuppe🪂🛩 🏔

This morning, after breakfast, the first thing I did was climb up to the Kreuzberg summit and enjoyed the view and the morning silence. Then I started the second stage of the Hochrhöner long-distance hiking trail. Today there were a lot of climbs again, as the highest mountain in the Rhön, the Wasserkuppe, was up ahead. But first I had …

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Red moor – View of the Wasserkuppe loop from Höllwald bei Rodenbach

Red moor

View of the Wasserkuppe

Observation tower with a view of the Heidelstein and Rotes Moor

Carpathian Birch Grove – Rotes Moor

Moor lake in the Red Moor

Hohe Hölle summit and historic boundary stones

Himmeldunkberg summit

View of Arnsberg

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