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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Frankenau

Quernst Chapel – Quernst Junction loop from Frankenau

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Frankenau

Quernst Chapel – Quernst Junction loop from Frankenau

Easy

4.7

(51)

207

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Quernst Chapel – Quernst Junction loop from Frankenau

01:15

4.50km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee

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450 m

Kellerwalduhr Nature Museum

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Somewhat secluded in the forest, the Kellerwalduhr presents itself as a natural history museum and explains simply and clearly the forest times, their uses, effects and changes.

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2.20 km

Quernst Chapel

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There used to be a hilltop church here, of which today only the remains of the surrounding wall and a mound of earth, under which the remains of the old …

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2.29 km

Rest area and information boards at Quernst Chapel

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There is interesting information here.

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2.47 km

Quernst Junction

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Well signposted hiking trail in the midst of very beautiful nature.

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2.67 km

Charcoal Kiln Exhibit on Quernstweg

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Information area along the beautiful paths on the subject of charcoal burning.

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3.04 km

Birdsong Box: Hunting History

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Turn the "tweeting box" for 25 seconds and you'll receive interesting information about the location. Once the commentary starts, keep turning, as the memory runs out quickly.

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3.20 km

Birdsong Box - Field Terraces

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Turn the "chirping box" for 25 seconds and you'll receive interesting information about your location. Once the commentary starts, keep turning, as the battery drains quickly.

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3.59 km

KellerwaldUhr Visitor Center

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From here you can start well

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4.50 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.77 km

1.52 km

181 m

Surfaces

1.77 km

1.50 km

1.02 km

133 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

21°C

11°C

52 %

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Comments

May 23, 2025,Quernstpfad am Abend

We were actually just stretching our legs after dinner, but then we discovered the Quernstpfad (Cross-country trail) and took a short walk.
Very nice!
At first, it was a great little path through the forest with a beautiful play of light and shadow, and at the chapel, we had a magnificent view. Then we returned along the wide hiking/biking path. …

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June 23, 2024,Mille anni passi sunt....Kurzwanderung zur alten Kirche

Mille Anni passi sunt...a thousand years have passed...I always think of this medieval saying when I stand by the remains of the walls and deep craters of the bell tower foundations on the Quernst near Frankenau. The church was founded a thousand years ago and abandoned in the 16th century in the chaos of the Reformation and Peasants' War. Many …

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May 18, 2023,Frankenau - Quernstkirche

From the holiday village of Frankenau we went to the Kellerwald National Park and the Quernstkirche.

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June 8, 2023,Quernstweg

The Quernst can also be reached with an all-terrain wheelchair via a gravel path. You can also return via the gravel path. But I took the adventure path between the trees.

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Quernst Chapel – Quernst Junction loop from Frankenau

Kellerwalduhr Nature Museum

Quernst Chapel

Rest area and information boards at Quernst Chapel

Quernst Junction

Charcoal Kiln Exhibit on Quernstweg

Birdsong Box: Hunting History

Birdsong Box - Field Terraces

KellerwaldUhr Visitor Center

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