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Hesse
Landkreis Gießen
Wettenberg

Oberes Erlental – Fish ponds loop from Wertholzplatz Waldhaus

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Germany
Hesse
Landkreis Gießen
Wettenberg

Oberes Erlental – Fish ponds loop from Wertholzplatz Waldhaus

Moderate

4.4

(45)

112

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Oberes Erlental – Fish ponds loop from Wertholzplatz Waldhaus

02:20

8.54km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Waypoints

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4 m

Wertholzplatz Waldhaus

Highlight • Rest Area

Relaxed place for a break with way direction Wissmar

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659 m

Woodrush beech forest

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If you leave the car park, you find yourself in a forest with numerous streams that have dug themselves more or less deeply into the terrain. The forest is classified …

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1.95 km

Beuerstättwiesen

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In the area of the Beuerstättwiesen you will find a whole series of biotopes worth protecting.
The path runs along a row of chestnut trees and on the right you …

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3.04 km

Riparian forests along the Wißmarbach

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Along the Wißmarbach valley you can find the habitat type of floodplain forest, mainly consisting of alders that line the stream.
The Wißmarbach, as a near-natural flowing water, uses the …

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4.36 km

Oberes Erlental

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The Upper Erlental was overgrown with bushes until the early 1990s. Regular mowing and cattle grazing led to species-rich wet grassland with meadows of smooth oatmeal and marsh marigold as …

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5.30 km

Fish ponds

Highlight • Lake

The bullhead, the “Fish of the Year 2006”, was released into the Wißmarbach. The four fish ponds created in the middle of the 20th century mainly contain trout, tench and …

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5.66 km

View of the Wissmarbach Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Nice, shady rest area with a view of the dammed Wissmarbach.

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7.94 km

Bench at the Forest Path Fork

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After the long uphill drive from Wißmar, it is a good idea to take a break here.

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8.54 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.46 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.01 km

2.30 km

234 m

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July 31, 2022,Natura Trail Krofdorfer Forst
Hike through the Krofdorfer Forest, unfortunately consistently on gravel or roughly split paths.

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