Forest Path to Point India – Observation Tower Point India loop from Feuchtwiesen bei Lüderbach

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Ringgau

Forest Path to Point India – Observation Tower Point India loop from Feuchtwiesen bei Lüderbach

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Forest Path to Point India – Observation Tower Point India loop from Feuchtwiesen bei Lüderbach

03:57

14.1km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.38 km

Trochitenkalk Outcrop

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There are interesting geological details to be found here

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4.29 km

View of Heldrastein

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Bench with a great view of the Heldrastein and information board

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4.89 km

Forest Path to Point India

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A narrow forest path provides nice variety on the premium trail. It runs between the natural monument Lindenbaum until just before the entrance to Point India.

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5.53 km

Observation Tower Point India

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The Point India observation tower can be reached from the hiking car park at the end of the tarred road in about 200 meters. Care should be taken on ice …

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8.39 km

Ifta Border Tower (B-Tower An der Salzliethe) with rest area

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GDR border tower with information board.
Nice break area with a view

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12.6 km

View of Lüderbach

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From here there is a beautiful view of Lüderbach and the already covered (or upcoming) path

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13.2 km

Private lake near the burial pyramid in the Geo-Nature Park Frau-Holle-Land

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Idyllic, private lake that can be used for a nice break.

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13.5 km

Capellan Family Pyramid Tomb (1779)

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Adam Friedrich von Cappellan (born June 30, 1702 - June 25, 1779) and his widowed sister Friederica Catherina von Cornberg née von Cappellan (born September 5, 1707 - January 25, …

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14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

2.67 km

460 m

179 m

Surfaces

7.64 km

2.79 km

1.17 km

1.15 km

1.11 km

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

45 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

April 10, 2023,Premiumweg P21 Point India (Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land)

Premium trail P21 Point India
(Frau-Holle-Land geo-nature park)
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June 4, 2022,P21 Point India [Premiumwanderweg]

Starting point: 37296 Ringgau-Lüderbach, Am Sportplatz, Auweg.

The premium trail P21 Point India leads mainly through varied open country and connects the Hessian Ringgau-Lüderbach with the Thuringian Ifta. The Point India lookout tower on the Sohlberg gives it its name. It is the relic of a large US military base (OP-India), built in 1984. The camp on what was then …

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May 10, 2023,P21 Premiumweg Point India mit Super-Teleobjektiv

Photo documentation with a difference.

The photos were taken exclusively with a super telephoto lens with a focal length of 150-630mm.

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December 18, 2023,Frau Holle Land: P21 Point India

It is done, the last premium path is completed. In beautiful weather, the path led through varied open country. The Point India observation tower gives it its name. A relic of a large US military base. A piece of border fence is still preserved along the way.

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September 19, 2023,Premiumwanderweg P21 Point India

For the most part, the premium hiking trail leads through fields and meadows. There is also a short section on the column path.
Long hiking pants are recommended, as you will sometimes have to go through higher bushes.
Views of the Wartburg and the Hoher Meißner.

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February 15, 2023,Ringgau-Lüderbach: Point India P21 [Premium-Wanderweg]

"The premium trail P21 Point India leads mainly through varied open country and connects the Hessian Ringgau-Lüderbach with the Thuringian Ifta.

The Point India observation tower on the Sohlberg, which is permanently accessible, is eponymous. It is the relic of a large US military base (OP-India), built in 1984. The camp on what was then the border with the GDR …

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July 22, 2024,Point India, P21 Start / Ziel Bushalte Ifta

In the former border area of Thuringia / Hesse, little shade as almost only field and meadow paths, the few single trails of the finest quality 🧙‍♂️

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November 10, 2021,P21 Point India

Nice path with many interesting points of the GDR / FRG division
Pure border history
The landscape is really beautiful
You always have to keep in mind that not so long ago it was not possible to walk there
It's nice that you can just enjoy the landscape in the early morning mist
Like all premium trails, this one is …

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