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Altkönig Summit – Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn loop from Königstein im Taunus

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Altkönig Summit – Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn loop from Königstein im Taunus

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Altkönig Summit – Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn loop from Königstein im Taunus

03:21

10.9km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Altkönig

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.53 km

Viewpoint

5.00 km

View of the Rhine-Main region from Altkönig

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The Altkönig should definitely be climbed, the paths are a bit more challenging (loose ground) but the view is breathtaking for a low mountain range.

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6.14 km

Altkönig Summit Cross

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Now it's out... now you know where you are... 🤭

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6.19 km

View of Großer Feldberg from Altkönig

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Once you have made the climb through the scree, you are in a somehow mystical place.
Especially when the weather is bad and it is hazy, foggy and the surrounding area is covered in clouds.

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6.30 km

Small Ring Wall at Altkönig

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It's great what the ancestors did.

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6.45 km

Altkönig Summit

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The summit of the Altkönig is reserved only for "real" summiteers - nothing goes up here...

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6.58 km

View of the burned forest on Altkönig

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A visual treat, especially now under snow... it has its charm... even if it is a permanent thing for nature that needs time to recover... but it is also an opportunity

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8.05 km

Anita's Fuchstanz

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Actually THE place to stop off on the way to or coming from the Großer Feldberg and the Altkönig. Always full, very popular with hikers and bikers! Also managed in winter.

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8.08 km

Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn

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With this highlight I mean the better of the two restaurants on the Fuchstanz: "Fuchstanz - das Waldgasthaus". There are, for example, very tasty tarte flambées, as well as decent …

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10.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.53 km

994 m

837 m

534 m

Surfaces

6.61 km

2.07 km

1.63 km

181 m

178 m

154 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 10 May

11°C

1°C

52 %

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Altkönig Summit – Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn loop from Königstein im Taunus

View of the Rhine-Main region from Altkönig

Altkönig Summit Cross

View of Großer Feldberg from Altkönig

Small Ring Wall at Altkönig

Altkönig Summit

View of the burned forest on Altkönig

Anita's Fuchstanz

Fuchstanz: The Forest Inn

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