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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Moor lake in the Red Moor – Red moor loop from Rhön

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Moor lake in the Red Moor – Red moor loop from Rhön

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Moor lake in the Red Moor – Red moor loop from Rhön

04:22

15.6km

300m

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: May 15, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Kernzone des NSG Schwarzwald bei Wüstensachsen

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.02 km

Ulster Spring

Highlight • River

The Ulster spring, also called the gold spring, is the origin of the most important inflow of Werra from the Rhön area.

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5.99 km

Path to the Red Moor

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Unfortunately, the house at the Red Moor is still closed, so please bring your own food and drinks.

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6.21 km

Moor lake in the Red Moor

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The Rotes Moor nature reserve is one of the last raised bogs in Hesse. After the peat mining was stopped in 1986, the restoration of the moor began. In the course of this, this pond was also created.

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7.37 km

Red moor

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Nice hiking trail on planks. Interesting information and a great landscape. A trip for the whole family.

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7.69 km

Observation tower with a view of the Heidelstein and Rotes Moor

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Great wooden observation tower with a view of the peat quarrying area in earlier years... accessible via the Bohlensteg

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7.87 km

Birches

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There are several of them here.

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8.43 km

Carpathian Birch Grove – Rotes Moor

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Often you will never find such a birch forest... are Carpathian birches... should not be missed

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13.5 km

View of Wüstensachsen and the Lange Rhön

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As the title already describes: here you have a beautiful view towards Wüstensachsen and the surrounding area.

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15.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

2.73 km

1.99 km

364 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.30 km

3.40 km

2.85 km

971 m

962 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Moor lake in the Red Moor – Red moor loop from Rhön

Ulster Spring

Path to the Red Moor

Moor lake in the Red Moor

Red moor

Observation tower with a view of the Heidelstein and Rotes Moor

Birches

Carpathian Birch Grove – Rotes Moor

View of Wüstensachsen and the Lange Rhön

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