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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Hilders

Former Hilders Train Station – Ornithology Trail Ritterschlucht loop from Hilders

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Hilders

Former Hilders Train Station – Ornithology Trail Ritterschlucht loop from Hilders

Hard

5.0

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Former Hilders Train Station – Ornithology Trail Ritterschlucht loop from Hilders

02:36

21.9km

550m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Rhönwald

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

NSG Rhönwald

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

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92 m

Fish and Aquatic Ecology Educational Trail

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For those interested in nature, there is the fish and hydrology educational trail. With a number of information boards about fish and everything to do with the habitat of fish. 🐟

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165 m

Old Railbus VT98

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Old decommissioned railbus.

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238 m

Former Hilders Train Station

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Former separation station built in 1891. In operation until 1995.

railway lines:
Vacha–Hilders (closed)
Götzenhof–Hilders (closed)
Hilders–Wüstensachsen (decommissioned)

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1.80 km

Ornithology Trail Ritterschlucht

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It was built in 1989 by the Hilders group of the Nature Conservation Association.

Completely renovated in 2022 by the municipality of Hilders and the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.

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6.44 km

Buchschirmberg summit and Kreuz des Ostens (Cross of the East)

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Although only a little over 745 meters high, the Buchschirmberg is one of the most impressive vantage points in the Rhön. Depending on the viewing direction, Wasserkuppe, Milseburg, the Ulster …

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9.74 km

Milseburgweg Trail

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Small information board on the Milseburgweg

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21.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

2.70 km

1.94 km

377 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.12 km

4.73 km

3.80 km

3.74 km

2.34 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

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Former Hilders Train Station – Ornithology Trail Ritterschlucht loop from Hilders

Fish and Aquatic Ecology Educational Trail

Old Railbus VT98

Former Hilders Train Station

Ornithology Trail Ritterschlucht

Buchschirmberg summit and Kreuz des Ostens (Cross of the East)

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