Time out – ARS NATURA art trail

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Melsungen

Time out – ARS NATURA art trail

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Time out – ARS NATURA art trail

02:57

10.6km

210m

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This beautiful art hiking trail with the motto “Time out” combines the two themes “Get out into nature” and “Take some time out”. The ten works of art along this path show the current zeitgeist for deceleration, time for inner center, reflection and balance: A library at the edge of…

by Melsunger Land

Last updated: June 3, 2024

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After 2.40 km for 180 m

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1.11 km

Liebe sculpture by Tanja Röder (Ars Natura)

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Ars Natura always goes and very nice views.

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1.93 km

Man with Binoculars (Ars Natura)

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Is at the beginning of the Ars Natura trail in Melsungen. From there you have a first good view of the city. Exactly what the character expresses. Also very well crafted.

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2.76 km

Open-Air Library 'M' (Melsungen Terminal) – Ars Natura

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This open library (M=Melsungen) is part of the art hiking trail "Eine Runde Rauszeit": melsunger-land.de/media/touren/ars-natura-runde-eine-runde-rauszeit

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3.66 km

Transformation by Michaela Biel (ARS NATURA)

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This feat is inconspicuous in a bulge

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5.22 km

Wooden sculpture 'Coming Home' (White Wolf) at Ars Natura

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Interesting installation. Located near the killing of the last wolf in the area.

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6.06 km

Monster, Eat My Worries – Ars Natura

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"Monster, eat my worries" -
Artwork by Daniela Schönemann from Halle:
"... The theme of "time out" gave me the idea of "quiet time", which also means rest from something. …

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6.98 km

Look Me in the Eyes – Ars Natura Bench

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Here is one of Meinrad Ladleif's unusual benches. You can enjoy this round designer bench with a view of the landscape alone or as a couple.

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7.80 km

Naturnah by Andreas Tollhopf (Ars Natura)

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In this work of art you can see an abstracted hollow shape of a human being in the cut surfaces of the tree trunk. It looks as if someone has …

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8.56 km

Entsprungen II by Erich Zimmer (Ars Natura)

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The artist Erich Zimmer uses the words “departure”, “new beginning”, “thriving” and “growing” to combine nuts such as peas, beans, nuts and chestnuts. This is how the work of art …

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8.89 km

Gagelagaije Sculpture by Carola Lantermann (ARS NATURA)

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The dandelion is hidden behind the work of art “Gagelagaije”. Here are two of its irregularly heavily lobed and deeply cut and toothed leaves. Only one flower is missing.

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10.6 km

Melsungen Old Town

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Over 300 half-timbered buildings have been preserved in the old town of Melsungen. Particularly beautiful medieval old town with historic half-timbered streets. A tour is reminiscent of the city's economic …

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10.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.10 km

1.18 km

526 m

518 m

180 m

126 m

Surfaces

3.62 km

3.30 km

2.10 km

1.30 km

219 m

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Comments

October 24, 2026,🥾💛 Hessen/Melsungen : ⭕ Eine Runde Rauszeit - ARS NATURA-Kunstwanderweg 🎨😃

The soul has the pace
of a walker.

Christian Morgenstern

Melsungen is an impressive half-timbered town 🏘️, where the Bartenwetzer-Brücke spans the Fulda & thick wooden beams have been doing their 'job' for centuries. The views 👀 of the low mountain landscape
& the ICE line 🚅 are overwhelming. Old apple avenues 🍎🍏 provide for your physical well-being along the …

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September 11, 2022,Bartenwetzer meets art , Geocaching Wanderung mit schönen Kunstobjekten 🚶‍♀️🌞🚶‍♂️🌳🌲🍄🌽🍎🍏

This Sunday we hiked this geocaching tour and at the same time marveled at the ars natura art objects. The combination of geocaching and art is a beautiful thing and interesting at the same time, because you don't always automatically get past the ars natura objects, so it is also highly recommended for non-geocachers, 😊👍🌳🌲🌳🌲😎

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October 3, 2022,Ars Natura Melsungen⛅️🌳🍂🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♀️🐕🐕🌳🍂🍃

The 'new' Ars Natura (2020) from Melsungen has its appeal... the artworks are quite scattered and interesting.
Unfortunately, the forest path has now also mutated into a forest autobahn, a real shame!
Otherwise a nice circular route through fields, forest and between many apple trees.
The view of the Fulda valley and Melsungen was somewhat clouded today by the overcast …

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October 9, 2025,🎨ARS NATURA-Kunstwanderweg🎃Melsunger Markt🏘️

A beautiful hike in perfect hiking weather. Plenty of delicious apples along the trail, and the Bartenwetz weekly market in Melsungen is worth a visit every Thursday!

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March 8, 2022,Ars natura Runde bei Melsungen

Middle round as a break from home office. The first stretch over the fields was beautiful in the sunshine. However, the tour in the forest around the mountain is off the path and visually rather boring. Only the sections with the natural soil were nice, even if an obstacle course around fallen trees was sometimes necessary.

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May 20, 2023,Ars Natura Melsungen

I was on my way to the Ars Natura circuit near Melsungen today 👣🐾

It was a nice loop, but I liked the other Ars Natura trails I've walked better.

The round runs mostly on wide paths, partly on tar and there were a few cars on the road today.

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March 15, 2023,Ars Natura 2020 Melsungen 🌞🚶🚶‍♀️🐕🐕🌞

We started at the hiking car park near Melgershausen. Actually, the forest paths there in the area are not so nice because they are paved and partly freshly gravelled. After the mud tours of the past few days, we didn't find it unpleasant not to sink into the mud and the works of art along the way are definitely worth …

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February 23, 2025,Melsungen ArsNatura Runde Rauszeit

Always beautiful, great views of Melsungen, Schwarzenberg, Röhrenfurth and even Körle. Different path conditions and also interesting how the works of art change over the years.

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August 8, 2023

This beautiful art hiking trail with the motto “Time out” combines the two themes “Get out into nature” and “Take some time out”. The ten works of art along this path show the current zeitgeist for deceleration, time for inner center, reflection and balance: A library at the edge of the forest invites

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