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Thuringia
Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Kaltenwestheim

Border tower at Horbel – View of Höhn loop from Kaltenwestheim

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Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Kaltenwestheim

Border tower at Horbel – View of Höhn loop from Kaltenwestheim

Hard

3.7

(3)

11

hikers

Border tower at Horbel – View of Höhn loop from Kaltenwestheim

06:01

21.3km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Kernzone Horbel

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.68 km

Rufer Wooden Sculpture by Manfred Bellinger

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Rhön wood art. Here you can see the "caller". By Manfred Bellinger.

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2

4.70 km

Another shelter with seating. And a view of the Wasserkuppe and the book screen.

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3

4.70 km

Overview map of the Wartburg region of the border hiking trail. Information about the nature reserve.

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4

7.70 km

Border tower at Horbel

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The border tower at Horbel is a remaining memorial to the inner-German division. Shortly thereafter, the "green border strip" begins, which runs through Germany.

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5

8.53 km

This is what a perfect forest path looks like.

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6

9.16 km

Rhön Dialect Quote Pillars

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Beautiful sayings and wisdom in dialect as well as with translation and meaning are immortalized on these saying columns. We discovered three of these pillars on our stage of the Hochrhön hiking trail.

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7

10.8 km

View of Höhn

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The 511m high Höhn. Known for the fact that basalt is mined here in the quarry.

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17.8 km

Viewpoint

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9

18.5 km

Very informative and well designed.

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21.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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16.6 km

2.28 km

2.23 km

165 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

4.88 km

2.37 km

1.66 km

1.37 km

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Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

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