Best long trails in Gersfeld

Fairytale circular hike in the Hessian Rhön Nature Park, Hesse. The Red Moor is the second largest raised bog in the UNESCO Rhön Biosphere Reserve. This route takes you once around the reserve. The moor nature trail takes you through the beautiful Red Moor nature reserve. With fantastic views, this trail can be started from the Moorsdorf parking lot. Highlights of the hike: - Rotes Moor nature reserve - Moor nature trail - Mathesberg - View over the moor lake (viewpoint)

Certified premium hiking trail in the Hessian Rhoen Nature Park, Hesse. All sorts of peaks with great views and idyllic waters line the trail on this Rhoen extra tour. It goes high up to the summit of the Wasserkuppe and the Pferdskopf and past the Guckaisee (swimming is possible here) and the source of the Fulda. Highlights of the hike: - Views from the Pferdskopf - Source of the Fulda - Guckaisee - Nature reserve Schafstein bei Westsachsen

Close-to-nature premium hiking trail in the Hessian Rhön Nature Park, Hesse. This extra tour, characterized by a lot of peace and seclusion, has its starting point at the Moordorf parking lot. From there, the tour leads once through the Rotes Moor nature reserve, which is part of the Rhön UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, on well-signposted boardwalks and paths. The tour is marked with a red "R" on a white background. The entire tour around the largest raised bog in Hesse shines with solitude and...

Stage 1 of the Fulda cycle path. The first day's stage of the Fulda Cycle Path starts at the Fulda spring, which is located on the Wasserkuppe. As the highest point in Hesse, you have a wonderful view of the Rhön from the Wasserkuppe. Following the Fulda, it goes downhill via Gersfeld with its historic old town and wildlife park via Eichenzell to the cathedral city of Fulda. Highlights: - Gersfeld: historic market square, wildlife park - Renaissance castle in Eichenzell - Fulda: cathedral,...

Premium hiking trail and section of the Hochrhöner (west route) If you walk on this certified premium hiking trail at the right time of year, you can see the gentian in bloom; it goes through forests and past chapels and huts to rest. Highlights: - Aviator Memorial - Milseburg - Celtic ramparts

Popular loop in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park, Bavaria. Both the starting point and the destination can be reached by bus and train (at the Schwedenschanze or Oberbach information center). There are restaurants at the beginning and end of the hike. Highlights of the hike: - Wildflecken - Detour to the Schwedenschanze

A tour that leads partly over the Hochrhönstraße, which is characterized by a pleasant height profile in an otherwise hilly landscape. In the nature reserve Schwarzes Moor it is recommended to take a short break, leave your bicycles and explore the Bohlensteg on foot.

Panoramic hike between the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest. A varied hike on which the beautiful, hilly landscapes of the Rhön and the deep forests of the Thuringian Forest can be explored. There are refreshment stops on the Hohe Geba, in Stepfershausen and in Walldorf. Highlights: - Wasserkuppe mountain - Viewing platform on the Ellenbogen - Black moor - Oberhof

A varied mountain bike tour in the Hessian Rhoen Nature Park, Hesse. This tour can be easily reached by bus or train; the starting point of the route is directly at the Gersfeld train station. The route initially runs north via Oberhausen. On the way back you ride close to the Bavarian border. Highlights of the tour: - Moor lake in the Red Moor nature reserve - Wickerser hats - Baroque Gersfeld Castle

Panoramic loop in the Hessian Rhön Nature Park. Start at the car park next to a restaurant, where a stop off for a bite to eat after the tour is possible. The paths lead through the forest up to the Großer Nallenberg, where several beautiful viewpoints await. Near the Kleiner Nallenberg, the route then curves back via several small villages. A short, optional detour leads once around the Kleiner Nallenberg. The hike can also be easily started from Gersfeld (Rhön) railway...