Gangolfsberg Nature Trail – nature and knowledge in the Rhön

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Gangolfsberg Nature Trail – nature and knowledge in the Rhön

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Gangolfsberg Nature Trail – nature and knowledge in the Rhön

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3.83km

150m

Hiking

The natural forest reserve on the Gangolfsberg is also part of the core zone of the Rhön biosphere reserve. Here nature is left to itself. On the information boards along the nature trail, the trees are presented and you can also learn about the geological background to the formation of…

by Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Last updated: March 11, 2025

Waypoints

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2.29 km

Gangolfsberg Earthworks

Highlight • Historical Site

Early medieval ramparts, probably also in use during the Merovingian period

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3.00 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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3.64 km

Gangolfsberg Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

Great route, especially from the basalt prism wall, it goes over hill and dale. At the beginning there is a lot of information about the different types.

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3.83 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.47 km

1.03 km

314 m

Surfaces

2.31 km

1.50 km

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

13°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

June 5, 2025,Gangolfsberg 🦌 und zwei ehemalige Siedlungen (Bayerische Rhön)

- Through History with Devotion -

Day 4 (Thursday) In the morning, with pleasantly mild, occasionally sunny, windy, cool, and slightly rainy 13-14°C, there's hardly anything going on at Gangolfsberg (736 m above sea level).

A nature trail with a detour to the Teufelskeller (Devil's Cellar) and the moderately difficult path via the Old Quarry and back to the starting …

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October 17, 2021,Wanderung Basaltstelen NSG Gangolfsberg Rhön

In addition to the hike with the prisms, the tour offers very beautiful jungle with its great tree mushrooms

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November 17, 2021,Runde um den Gangolfsberg - Ab dem Schweinfurter Haus

Today a little round around and over the Gangolfsberg. It went past the Teufelskeller, the basalt prism wall and the ruins of the Gangolf Chapel.
The weather today was unfortunately only so-so but at least dry from above, even if the ground was very wet and slippery.
A nice tour with a few meters of altitude to get your pulse …

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February 28, 2025,2025-02-28 Gangolfsberg, Teufelskeller & Basaltprismen

At the "summit" snow flurry ❄️ and 2000m (hehe) lower then nothing more 😉

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January 6, 2022,Naturlehrpfad Gangolfsberg

Started at the Wanderprkplatz at the Schweinfurt house. It's very nice, but in a nutshell, it's exhausting, the snow and mud make it even more slippery than usual. It was relatively busy today, nice weather, snow. We walked along the nature trail: basalt prism wall, Teufelskeller, Gangolf chapel (ruin), old quarry .. And the nature here is simply beautiful in …

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May 4, 2026,GANGOLFSBERG > Naturwander- u. Lehrpfad

- Pine wood figure
- Basalt prism wall
- Basalt path
- Teufelskeller
- Nature trail
- Resting place
- Chapel ruin St. Gangolf
- Gangolfsberg 736m
- Basalt block field
- Old basalt quarry

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June 28, 2022

The natural forest reserve on the Gangolfsberg is also part of the core zone of the Rhön biosphere reserve. Here nature is left to itself. On the information boards along the nature trail, the trees are presented and you can also learn about the geological background to the formation of the Rhön landscape

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