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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Oberweid

Grabenberg Border Tower – Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor loop from Oberweid

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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Oberweid

Grabenberg Border Tower – Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor loop from Oberweid

Hard

4.7

(28)

102

hikers

Grabenberg Border Tower – Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor loop from Oberweid

06:23

22.5km

460m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Rhönwald

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Rhönwald-Grabenberg

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.51 km

Ellenbogen

Peak

2

9.15 km

Grabenberg Border Tower

Highlight • Monument

The former inner-German border ran through the Lange Rhön nature reserve. There is another watchtower here. The piece of border fence was subsequently rebuilt. Further explanations can be found on information boards on site.

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3

9.64 km

Boardwalk Rhönhut Moor

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

In this section of the hiking trail through the “Rhönhut” nature reserve, a wooden boardwalk has been built over a long stretch. This makes it easy to cross the protected moor and large bodies of water with dry feet.

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11.0 km

Schwarzes Moor Nature Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

On the nature trail through the moor – a two-kilometer-long boardwalk – you can discover rare animal and plant species. The Black Moor is the best-preserved and still-growing raised bog in Germany's low mountain ranges.

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11.7 km

Dwarf Pines in the Black Moor

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How long such a tender little plant needs to establish itself here

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11.8 km

Beautiful hiking trail through the moor... cyclists push here... so neither the landscape nor anything else is affected

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11.9 km

Moorauge Pond

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The "Moor Eye" is a stop on the nature trail. It focuses on the formation of the small lakes in the moor. Along the walkway, 23 information panels provide fascinating …

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11.9 km

Great Moor Eye (Black Moor)

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The "Moorauge" is a station on the nature trail. This is about the formation of the smaller lakes in the bog. Along the footbridge, 23 information boards provide interesting information …

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12.6 km

Aussichtsturm Schwarzes Moor

Viewpoint

10

13.9 km

View of Wasserkuppe

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Beautiful view to the Wasserkuppe.

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22.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

3.63 km

2.89 km

653 m

Surfaces

9.29 km

5.25 km

3.31 km

2.52 km

2.17 km

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (500 m)

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Friday 10 July

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July 17, 2024,Wanderung zum Ellenbogen
Today I was on my way with my hiking friends from Volkershausen to the Thüringer Rhönhaus and further to the Ellenbogen with Noah's Sail.

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From Bavaria to Thuringia with a piece of German history. Signs and "remnants" remind of the former border between the FRG and the GDR...

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