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Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund – Fish ponds loop from Wettenberg

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Hiking trails & Routes

Landkreis Gießen

Wettenberg

Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund – Fish ponds loop from Wettenberg

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Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund – Fish ponds loop from Wettenberg

03:49

13.9km

220m

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: April 15, 2026

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3.26 km

Wißmar Ponds in Erlengrund

Highlight • Lake

Nice set of ponds to observe and photograph.

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3.31 km

View of the Wissmarbach Reservoir

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

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3.67 km

Fish ponds

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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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4.61 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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5.93 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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7.02 km

Beuerstättwiesen

Highlight • Natural

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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10.8 km