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Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Basalt Columns at Gangolfsberg – Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar) loop from Mühlwiesen im Elsbachtal

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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Basalt Columns at Gangolfsberg – Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar) loop from Mühlwiesen im Elsbachtal

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4.2

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56

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Basalt Columns at Gangolfsberg – Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar) loop from Mühlwiesen im Elsbachtal

01:11

4.03km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Kernzonen im bayerischen Teil des Biosphärenreservats Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

524 m

Elsbach Stream in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

Highlight • River

idyllic Elsabach as it winds through the scree

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2

940 m

Wurzelbrunnen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Small spring at the foot of the Gangolfsberg

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3

1.55 km

Basalt Prism Wall at Gangolfsberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Absolute natural highlight in the middle of the biosphere reserve core zone and the Gangolfsberg nature reserve. To protect nature, mountain biking in the core zone and the nature reserve …

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4

1.57 km

Basalt Stone Path to Prismenwand

Highlight • Trail

The slightly different way of laying Badalt.. not in the usual cobblestone version

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5

1.61 km

Basalt Columns at Gangolfsberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

6

1.67 km

Teufelskeller (Devil’s Cellar)

Highlight • Cave

Absolute natural highlight in the middle of the biosphere reserve core zone and the Gangolfsberg nature reserve. To protect nature, mountain biking in the core zone and the nature reserve …

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7

1.82 km

Gangolfsberg Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

Nature trail on the Gangolfsberg
You can roam the area around the Gangolfsberg on a sometimes narrow forest path. In a 2-hour tour you will pass the famous basalt prism wall.

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8

1.94 km

View of Oberelsbach and the Haßberge

Highlight • Viewpoint

One bench in the shade, one a little higher, something for everyone

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B

4.03 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.98 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

2.78 km

796 m

375 m

< 100 m

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6°C

42 %

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