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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

Carlsstollen – Hoher Meissner Barefoot Trail loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

Carlsstollen – Hoher Meissner Barefoot Trail loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Moderate

4.5

(31)

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Carlsstollen – Hoher Meissner Barefoot Trail loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

02:58

9.44km

340m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 12, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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2.92 km

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

Highlight • Lake

The stories overlap at the Frau-Holle-Teich on the Hoher Meißner. Even in winter, this place exudes something magical. Everywhere you can read countless legends. The pond here is considered the …

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3.07 km

Eulenstieg Owl Trail

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A beautiful path with information boards about owls. The little round is monitored by a wooden owl keeper.

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3.24 km

Wooden Bridge on the Eulenstieg

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This beautiful wooden bridge at Eulenstieg leads over the small Hollenbach stream.

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3.43 km

Descent to Frau Holle Pond via Eulenstieg

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Steep descent, sturdy footwear recommended! Very slippery in winter.

Several information panels about native owl species are located along the Owl Trail.

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6.52 km

Viewpoint

7.25 km

Carlsstollen

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From 1560 to 1929 lignite was mined at the Hohen Meißner. The Carlsstollen is a testimony of that time. Information boards explain more about the mining and the different types of rock.

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7.53 km

Premium Trail P1 Forest Path (Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land)

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It's just fantastic here.

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7.59 km

Haus Halde and the Mining History of the Hoher Meißner

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You simply have to see everything on a tour on the Meißner.

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8.54 km

Bergwiese

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9.39 km

Hoher Meissner Barefoot Trail

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A wonderful and long barefoot path! Rarely or never before have seen and walked a barefoot path that was so well worked out and so much fun! The entrance fee …

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9.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

3.89 km

400 m

393 m

301 m

Surfaces

3.95 km

2.61 km

1.88 km

376 m

347 m

228 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

22°C

16°C

82 %

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Comments

August 20, 2025,Carlsstollen – Barfußpfad Hoher Meißner Runde von Frankenhain

It was a tough route. Some sections were very steep. Short and sharp.

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Carlsstollen – Hoher Meissner Barefoot Trail loop from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

Eulenstieg Owl Trail

Wooden Bridge on the Eulenstieg

Descent to Frau Holle Pond via Eulenstieg

Carlsstollen

Premium Trail P1 Forest Path (Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land)

Haus Halde and the Mining History of the Hoher Meißner

Hoher Meissner Barefoot Trail

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