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Germany
Hesse
Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg
Messel

Abandoned Railway House loop from Messel

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Hesse
Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg
Messel

Abandoned Railway House loop from Messel

Moderate

4.3

(31)

154

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Abandoned Railway House loop from Messel

03:07

12.0km

70m

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: March 26, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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2.39 km

Timeline of Earth's History: 1.5 Billion Years Marker (Messel, Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald)

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There is a small rest area directly next to the timeline.

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3.14 km

Geological Timeline Trail: 545 Million Years Marker

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The earth is around 4.5 billion years old. To get an idea of this enormous temporal dimension of the earth's history, we recommend hiking the so-called timeline trail in Messel. …

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3.29 km

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3.52 km

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4.42 km

Messel Pit Observation Platform

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Information on the battle and the pit in the past and access to the viewing platform.

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4.72 km

Messel Pit UNESCO World Heritage Site

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It's fascinating to take a journey back 47 million years, 60 meters down into a former volcanic crater, a planned landfill, one of the world's most important fossil discovery and …

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7.86 km

Abandoned Railway House

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Small overgrown lost place… nothing special… collecting blackberry thorns is not worth it

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10.3 km

Bird Information Boards at Hügel Schneise

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A total of 3 boards to woodpeckers, u.a. at the edge of the forest

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12.0 km

End point

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8.91 km

2.46 km

476 m

166 m

Surfaces

4.68 km

2.82 km

1.53 km

1.53 km

1.43 km

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