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Viewpoint Gipssee Sulzheim – Sulzheimer Gypsum Hills loop from Sulzheim

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Viewpoint Gipssee Sulzheim – Sulzheimer Gypsum Hills loop from Sulzheim

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Viewpoint Gipssee Sulzheim – Sulzheimer Gypsum Hills loop from Sulzheim

01:41

6.51km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Schutz des Landschaftsraumes "Umgebung der Sulzheimer Gipshügel" in der Gemarkung Sulzheim, Landkreis Schweinfurt

Dürrfelder und Sulzheimer Wald

Unkenbachaue mit Sulzheimer Gipshügel und Grettstädter Wiesen

Waypoints

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673 m

Sulzheim Gypsum Works and Burial Field

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Nice trip for the whole family.

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1.31 km

Sulzheimer Gipshügel Trail

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It's great to walk here - and a change from the wide corridor

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1.58 km

Gipssee Sulzheim

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Nature reclaims the soil here. Small lakes in the depressions, with birch trees and piles of rock in between. Remains of the gypsum quarry.

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1.89 km

Viewpoint Gipssee Sulzheim

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here is an observation deck with a fantastic view of the lake

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3.97 km

Sulzheimer Gipshügel Nature Reserve

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At the entrance there is the possibility to turn off the wheels and connect.

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4.17 km

Sulzheimer Gypsum Hills

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The small nature reserve "Sulzheimer Gipshügel" with its steppe grass vegetation is unique in Germany. Walking is therefore only permitted on the narrow paths. The paths begin at the information …

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5.22 km

Abandoned railway tracks near Lower Franconia

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These are the former track systems that were needed to remove the broken gypsum.

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5.39 km

Unkenmühle Nature Reserve

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The Unkenmühle, in a wide hallway

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6.51 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.36 km

1.20 km

556 m

228 m

120 m

Surfaces

1.79 km

1.49 km

1.29 km

1.18 km

598 m

120 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 25 July

31°C

13°C

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Comments

November 20, 2021,Schweinfurter 🐽 Wanderlust: Gipsrundweg - Weinpanorama 🍇 Steigerwald🌳

Starting point: Sulzheim Gypsum Information Center, Zehntstrasse 19, 97529 Sulzheim.
Where the gypsum is close to the ground, it is mercilessly exposed to erosion. Rainwater and groundwater wash away the easily soluble components. Caves, crevices and ridges are formed. With the Sulzheimer gypsum hills, a fascinating, steppe-like karst landscape has emerged. Small collapse craters in the ground, cliff-like collapse edges, …

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April 5, 2025,NSG Sulzheimer Gipshügel

A varied walk through flowering forest trails and open gypsum quarries with special dry vegetation such as Adonis angustifolia and pasqueflower.

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March 19, 2025,Gipsrundweg Sulzheim

From the book "Schweinfurter Wanderlust," I chose the "Gypsum Circular Trail" in Sulzheim. I parked for free at the Gypsum Information Center. The trail is very well signposted. The hike mostly follows field and meadow paths with no significant elevation gain. The trail leads along a path in a stream valley, the Sulzheimer Holzgraben. Here, you can find snowdrops in …

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March 15, 2025,Gipsrundweg Sulzheim & Märzenbecher 👣💮

Start and finish at the Gypsum Information Center in 97529 Sulzheim. Unfortunately, it's currently closed. See photos for opening hours. Beautiful snowdrops are blooming in the "Holzgraben" forest, and there's plenty of wild garlic. As it's a nature reserve, please stay on the paths! ⚠️ Highlight: Sulzheim Gypsum Hill. This equally small nature reserve with its steppe grass vegetation is …

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March 10, 2024,Gipsrundweg Sulzheim Lkr. Schweinfurt

Entire hike with description and pictures on my Facebook page “Hiking SW and Surroundings”.

facebook.com/share/p/96LkMHpL8LkQ1JZg

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March 27, 2022,Sulzheimer Gipsweg - 27.03.2022

In Sulzheim near Gerolzhofen there is a circular route on the subject of gypsum. Gypsum mining and processing has a long tradition in Sulzheim. The circular route starts from the Gypsum Information Center (open from April). Great round through nature. However, in the sun you get roasted. Little shade. More info at gipsinformationszentrum.de

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April 12, 2025,Sulzheimer Gipshügel

In the forest, wild and colorful blooms abound 😍 On the gypsum hill, pheasants, pasqueflowers, primroses, sweet violets, grape hyacinths (and even a few white ones), flowering trees and shrubs 😍

I couldn't get enough of the view 😊

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June 11, 2022,Gibsrundweg Sulzheim

After this route was recommended in our daily newspaper, we decided to take a look.
I have to say it was one of the most disappointing tours in a long time.
Not much worth seeing along the route and the ground is at least 80% gravel or concrete and asphalt.

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Viewpoint Gipssee Sulzheim – Sulzheimer Gypsum Hills loop from Sulzheim

Sulzheim Gypsum Works and Burial Field

Sulzheimer Gipshügel Trail

Gipssee Sulzheim

Viewpoint Gipssee Sulzheim

Sulzheimer Gipshügel Nature Reserve

Sulzheimer Gypsum Hills

Abandoned railway tracks near Lower Franconia

Unkenmühle Nature Reserve

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