Seesteine Natural Monument – Kitzkammer Basalt Cave loop from Meißner

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

Seesteine Natural Monument – Kitzkammer Basalt Cave loop from Meißner

Moderate

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Seesteine Natural Monument – Kitzkammer Basalt Cave loop from Meißner

04:19

15.3km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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721 m

View from the Hoher Meißner Winter Trail

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Such great views and impressions can be found again and again on the Hoher Meißner winter hiking trail.

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1.89 km

Seesteine Natural Monument

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The natural monument made of basalt rock, which is managed by the Werra Valley Association, is always worth a visit. The narrow, well-groomed paths and the stones themselves transport me to a different, earlier world with every stay.

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4.05 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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11.0 km

Descent to Frau Holle Pond via Eulenstieg

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Steep descent, sturdy footwear recommended! Very slippery in winter.

Several information panels about native owl species are located along the Owl Trail.

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11.9 km

Eulenstieg Owl Trail

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A beautiful path with information boards about owls. The little round is monitored by a wooden owl keeper.

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12.1 km

Frau Holle Pond and Frau Holle Sculpture

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The stories overlap at the Frau-Holle-Teich on the Hoher Meißner. Even in winter, this place exudes something magical. Everywhere you can read countless legends. The pond here is considered the …

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12.9 km

Moss-Covered Basalt Field (Moossteinmeer)

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In basalt seas/fields or block heaps in summer, the escaping cold air causes the formation of condensation or a low evaporation rate. This allows various types of mosses to grow and spread there.

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13.3 km