Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar) – Gangolfsberg Nature Trail loop from Mühlwiesen im Elsbachtal

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Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar) – Gangolfsberg Nature Trail loop from Mühlwiesen im Elsbachtal

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Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar) – Gangolfsberg Nature Trail loop from Mühlwiesen im Elsbachtal

01:17

4.50km

100m

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: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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524 m

Elsbach Stream in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

Highlight • River

idyllic Elsabach as it winds through the scree

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1.75 km

Basalt Prism Wall at Gangolfsberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Absolute natural highlight in the middle of the biosphere reserve core zone and the Gangolfsberg nature reserve. To protect nature, mountain biking in the core zone and the nature reserve …

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1.77 km

Basalt Stone Path to Prismenwand

Highlight • Trail

The slightly different way of laying Badalt.. not in the usual cobblestone version

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1.81 km

Basalt Columns at Gangolfsberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

1.91 km

Gangolfsberg Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

Nature trail on the Gangolfsberg
You can roam the area around the Gangolfsberg on a sometimes narrow forest path. In a 2-hour tour you will pass the famous basalt prism wall.

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2.05 km

Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar)

Highlight • Cave

Absolute natural highlight in the middle of the biosphere reserve core zone and the Gangolfsberg nature reserve. To protect nature, mountain biking in the core zone and the nature reserve …

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2.87 km

Gangolfsberg Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

Great route, especially from the basalt prism wall, it goes over hill and dale. At the beginning there is a lot of information about the different types.

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3.08 km

Schweinfurter Haus and Altes Forsthaus

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice view and something isotonic... all good...☝️

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4.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.45 km

741 m

296 m

Surfaces

3.30 km

763 m

350 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

August 15, 2025,Schattige Rhöntour🌳🪵🌿🪨 ….Naturlehrpfad am Gangolfsberg

The early bird...escapes the heat🥵
That's why we set off early today towards the Rhön Mountains to hike the nature trail at Gangolfsberg!
Starting point with parking at the Schweinfurter Haus.
A very varied route along shady forest paths, up stone steps, past enormous balsa prism walls to the mysterious Teufelskeller (Devil's Cellar)!
To finish off, a stop at the …

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