Seesteine Rock Formation – Kitzkammer Basalt Cave loop from Meißner

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Hessisch Lichtenau

Seesteine Rock Formation – Kitzkammer Basalt Cave loop from Meißner

Easy

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Seesteine Rock Formation – Kitzkammer Basalt Cave loop from Meißner

01:36

5.52km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.77 km

Forest Reflections Trail

Highlight • Trail

Pupils from different schools wrote poems about the forest during class trips, which were hung along the path. The author of the poem is next to a photo... I happen to know him 😉 (poem + photo from 2018)

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1.90 km

Rock Formations in Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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Our homeland always surprises me…

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1.98 km

Seesteine Rock Formation

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The “sea stones” are a natural monument erected in 1880 by foresters, hikers and nature lovers. The formation of basaltic stone got its name from a long-silted lake below the …

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2.18 km

Ramsthals Pass Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.18 km

Wissenborn Waterfall and Fountain Pond

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Very nice rest area with refuge, cascades and fountain Fontainenteich. Starting point for the premium hiking trail P1.

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4.50 km

Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

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The Kitzkammer is a natural monument – a rock niche between basalt columns. At the end of the Tertiary period (around five million years ago), thin lava penetrated through cracks …

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4.56 km

Idyllic spot by the stream

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Located below the Kitzkammer is this small bridge over the Steinbach with an additional bench.

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5.43 km

Wildflower meadows at Meißnerhaus

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A bright and colorful carpet full of wild and summer flowers grows here, especially in spring and summer.

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5.52 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

976 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.12 km

1.90 km

401 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

6°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

March 2, 2025,K͜͡𝕚𝕥𝕫ᵏᵃᵐᵐᵉʳ 𝕎ⁱˢˢᵉⁿᵇᵒʳⁿ S͜͡𝕖𝕖ˢᵗᵉⁱⁿᵉ 🌞 H͜͡𝕠𝕙𝕖𝕣 M͜͡𝕖𝕚ß𝕟𝕖𝕣 ⛰️

📍Starting point
🅿️ at the Viehhaushütte on the Hohen Meißner ⛰️🗼
Today Stefan was at the Viehhaushütte again with his goulash cannon.
Before the hike I had enjoyed his wild boar goulash with spaetzle and red cabbage salad. As an alternative he had lentil stew with Weckewerk, wiener and homemade bread to choose from. Also coffee and homemade cake.
April …

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