Mönchwald Lake – riparian landscape loop from Kelsterbach

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Mönchwald Lake – riparian landscape loop from Kelsterbach

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Mönchwald Lake – riparian landscape loop from Kelsterbach

02:09

8.42km

30m

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: October 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.13 km

Staudenweiher Viewing Pavilion

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Small pavilion above the perennial pond with a good view of the water. Easily accessible via a boardwalk.

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2.05 km

Runway View at Frankfurt Airport

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Is currently Germany's largest parking lot. Airplanes up close and everything is there

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3.89 km

Frankfurt Airport Northwest Runway

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At the moment still a corona-related aircraft parking lot XXL. In normal flight operations, it is certainly worth seeing because you are quite close to the runway.

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4.01 km

Plane Spotting at Frankfurt Airport Northwest Runway

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This is a good place to watch planes landing. Unfortunately, the fence is quite "opaque". The planes landing are worth seeing.

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4.70 km

Mönchwald Lake

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Beautiful lake with a beautiful trail may not be missing in a round at the airport.

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4.74 km

riparian landscape

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The wetland is also visually marked on the komoot map. Worth seeing vegetation.

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5.44 km

Mönchwaldsee Parking Area and Pavilion

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Parking for maybe 10 cars. Good starting point for hikes. At the edge of the car park there is a pavilion with further information signs.

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6.99 km

Single trail at Staudenweiher

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Narrow path at the perennial pond. Slippery when wet.

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8.42 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.38 km

546 m

446 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

1.68 km

633 m

573 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

7°C

95 %

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Comments

April 23, 2023,Staudenweiher - Landebahn Nordwest – Mönchwaldsee

I started at the forest parking lot at Okriftel. The path begins at the parking lot, where you first cross the road and then walk along a training path to the perennial pond. The perennial pond is located on the fishing grounds, where there is a small viewing platform on the pond. It goes on and you get to the …

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February 13, 2022,Staudenweiher-Flughafen-Mönchwaldsee

It is very nice to walk on both lakes, in between the Northwest runway for airplane fans. Challenging climbing at the Staudenweiher directly along the fence. Then it goes a short, rather ugly stretch alongside a multi-storey car park. Hold on, it will be nice again! At the lakes you will always find idyllic bays. The parking lot fills up …

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