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Landkreis Bad Kissingen

Motten

Watershed Rhein/Weser Parking Area – Bench with a view of Motten loop from Motten

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Bad Kissingen

Motten

Watershed Rhein/Weser Parking Area – Bench with a view of Motten loop from Motten

Moderate

4.5

(8)

hikers

Watershed Rhein/Weser Parking Area – Bench with a view of Motten loop from Motten

01:58

6.51km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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44 m

Watershed Rhein/Weser Parking Area

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So the last thing I would have guessed here was the Rhine and the Weser

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2.25 km

Mottener Haube Observation Tower

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The path climbs steeply and historic border stones from 1729 show that you are now directly on the Hessian-Bavarian border path. The effort of the climb is followed, assuming good …

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2.31 km

Historic boundary stone on the Grenzsteinweg at the Mottener Haube

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2.84 km

Bench With Historic Boundary Stone

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Wonderful place to rest ... well laid out .. and so that you know where you are, right away one of the historical landmarks that are often installed here

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3.80 km

Historic Boundary Stones Between Bavaria and Hesse

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The old boundary stones are really something. They really look very high quality

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6.00 km

Bench with a view of Motten

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Unfortunately, the idyll is over.. the tree is missing... probably went through an oven...

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6.14 km

View of Motten, Kothen, and Speicherz – The Three Pearls of the Bavarian Rhön

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But now it will pull out the highest railway with a photo... great motif

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6.33 km

View of Motten and the Kuppenrhön from Mottener Höhe

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Beautiful views from here of the Kuppenrhön and Motten. Many hiking trails lead past here, such as the Rhöner Extratour to the Mottener Haube or the Abtsweg. A rest area …

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6.51 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.98 km

934 m

466 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.42 km

1.52 km

1.40 km

1.17 km

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

34°C

22°C

39 %

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Watershed Rhein/Weser Parking Area – Bench with a view of Motten loop from Motten

Watershed Rhein/Weser Parking Area

Mottener Haube Observation Tower

Historic boundary stone on the Grenzsteinweg at the Mottener Haube

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Historic Boundary Stones Between Bavaria and Hesse

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View of Motten, Kothen, and Speicherz – The Three Pearls of the Bavarian Rhön

View of Motten and the Kuppenrhön from Mottener Höhe

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