Dietesheim Quarries – View of the Oberwaldsee Quarry loop from Mühlheim (Main)-Dietesheim

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Dietesheim Quarries – View of the Oberwaldsee Quarry loop from Mühlheim (Main)-Dietesheim

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Dietesheim Quarries – View of the Oberwaldsee Quarry loop from Mühlheim (Main)-Dietesheim

03:36

14.1km

60m

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

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Oberwaldsee von Dietesheim

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.44 km

View of Vogelsberger See and Canyon Bridge

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After the end of basalt mining in the 1980s, a lake landscape with a total area of over 60 hectares, including around 20 hectares of water surface, was created between …

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1.72 km

Dietesheim Quarries

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A unique area. Walking paths and hiking trails offer wonderful views of numerous quarry lakes. A must-visit!

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1.77 km

Rock Quarries Along the Trail

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Most of the paths are safe to walk.

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1.98 km

Canyon Bridge and East Shore of Vogelsberger Lake

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The Dietesheim quarries

A popular destination in Dietesheim form the former basalt quarries, today an attractive recreational area.
After the end of the basalt mining in 1982, an impressive lake …

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2.63 km

View of Vogelsberger See from the Observation Platform

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The Dietesheim quarries in the local recreation area

The former basalt quarries are a popular destination in Dietesheim, and are now an attractive local recreation area.

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2.88 km

View of the Oberwaldsee Quarry

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A popular excursion destination in Mühlheim, Dietesheim district, are the former basalt quarries, today an attractive local recreation area in the immediate vicinity of the Mainuferweg.

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3.40 km

Oberwaldsee Viewpoint

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Nice view of the lake

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12.5 km

Oberwaldsee viewpoint

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Wonderful and unobstructed view of the lake.

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14.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.83 km

3.29 km

1.71 km

219 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.29 km

2.53 km

2.15 km

1.85 km

1.12 km

120 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

3°C

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Comments

March 3, 2024,Journal Frankfurt Tip: urban Hiking - Dietesheimer Steinbrüche bis Steinheim

Journal Frankfurt has a great special issue about hiking in the Rhine Main

I will test some urban hiking tours in 2024, it's fun to explore greenery, nature and the city.

The Dietesheim quarries are known to many. Paths and lots of lakes, really cool.

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September 15, 2024,𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚖 / 𝙳𝚒𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚖 🏰🌞

Autumn this year was really like a raiding party, so today we laced up our 🥾🥾.
We started in the wonderful Steinsfeld, which has exceptionally pretty half-timbered houses.
Along the Main and past Phillippsburg Castle to the Dietesheim nature reserve.
A very beautiful local recreation area with a great panoramic view of the lake and quarry.
With a sunny 18° …

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April 27, 2025,Dietesheimer Steinbrüche: Oberwaldsee/Vogelsbergersee/Grüner See ... + am Main entlang - Runde von Hanau Steinheim

A beautiful tour from Hanau Steinheim. The first 2 km go through a residential area (nothing spectacular) before entering the Steinheim Forest. This then leads to the Dietesheimer Steinbrüche recreation area (Oberwaldsee, VogelbergerSee, Grüner See, etc.). At the Grüner See, you'll find a restaurant with a lake view (if you can find a suitable spot). The return route then follows …

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