Pleß Tower – Pleß Summit Hut loop from Langenfeld

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Pleß Tower – Pleß Summit Hut loop from Langenfeld

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Pleß Tower – Pleß Summit Hut loop from Langenfeld

05:48

20.3km

460m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2 m

Rest Area at Polsambach Valley (Thuringia Stamp Station No. 292)

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3.53 km

Rossdorfer Tor Forest Path

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A beautiful path leads here - depending on the direction you are coming from - either downhill or uphill through beautiful landscape, forests and over meadows.

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5.28 km

Pond on the Pleßwiese

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Unfortunately, the pond is currently dry.

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6.65 km

Pleß Tower

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The Plesturm adorns the mountain of the same name and offers you a wonderful all-round view. Benches and tables that have been set up around invite you to rest.

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6.71 km

Sachsenstein Memorial (Jägerstein — Hunter's Stone)

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The Jägerstein or Sachsenstein commemorates the ducal Landjägermeister Johannes Michael Sachs, who was killed (murdered?) in a mysterious hunting accident on June 6th, 1722.
The memorial stone was erected at …

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6.71 km

Pleß Summit Hut

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Good rest area. Also suitable for larger groups.

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10.3 km

View of the Rosatal Valley and Roßdorf

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Salzunger Weg is a beautiful stage with a great view

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14.0 km

Hollow Way in the Thuringian Forest

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A somewhat steep ravine that can be very slippery after rain. But still beautiful

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20.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

4.56 km

653 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

5.81 km

1.46 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

July 14, 2024,Pleßturm Tour Langenfeld

Sunday? Nice weather? Off to the Rhön 😀👍! This time we went from the Polsambach car park near Langenfeld to Pleß and over the Roßbacher Tor, the Bernshäuser Kutte and the Himmelsleiter near Schönsee back to the starting point. What can I say, the 21 km were worth it. As expected, the land of open distances did not disappoint us …

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November 13, 2022,Pleßtour von Bernshausen

Wonderfully sunny autumn tour on and around the Pless. What a sun-drenched nature, just gorgeous..😍😍

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August 7, 2024,Der Hochrhöner 7. Von Urnshausen nach Bad Salzungen

This morning

I didn't have much time to catch the bus, so I parked my car in Langenfeld and drove back to Urnshausen from there.

After 2km uphill I finally arrived in Bernshausen. Here I got back on the hiking trail.

An 80-year-old Swabian asked me about the bus; he wanted to go to Bad Salzungen.

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September 23, 2024,👀 Der Hochrhöner, Kuppenrhön-Panoramatour von Bernshausen bis Bad Salzungen

After the last wonderful stages of the Hochrhöner with its incredible views, today's route was comparatively boring.

Today we looked at the Nebelberg from the other side and here we also found a sign about the German War - the same could easily have been put up on the Wiesenthal side.

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August 15, 2021,Runde von Bernshausen zum Pleßturm

I recommend keeping the direction of travel as indicated here. The first section up to Pless is the hardest part. But it's almost all downhill from the Pless.

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