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Rhön-Rundweg 13 Thaiden - Ehrenberg - Rhön

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Schutzhütte Billstein
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This hike leads from Thaiden to the Billstein refuge and the Billstein viewing platform. From here you have a first-rate view of the basalt works on the Billstein. During the week you can watch the big machines mining and loading the basalt.

moderate

Distance 7.7 km

2:10 h

205 m

678 m

473 m

The Billstein refuge invites you to take a break. At the viewing platform on the Billstein you can get an impression of how basalt is mined. As early as 1912, the entrepreneur Franz Carl Nüdling bought land around the Billstein because he had learned of a large basalt deposit above the Ulstertal. Steinbruck am Billstein has been wholly owned by Nüdling since 1934. Anyone who wants to get an idea of the beginnings of basalt mining to the present day should visit the FCN Museum in Seiferts

Author’s recommendation

Visit to the viewing platform on Billstein and the museum of the Franz Carl Nüdling (FCN) company.

Author

Tourist Information Ehrenberg (Rhön)

Update: June 29, 2022

Difficulty

moderate

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Highest point

678 m

Lowest point

473 m

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Track types

Asphalt

0.6 km

Dirt road

3.7 km

Forested/wild trail

1.3 km

Path

1.2 km

Road

0.9 km

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Safety information

The tourist routes of the Rhön are mostly used by other active people (hikers, mountain bikers, cyclists, walkers, riders, cross-country skiers, etc.).

We ask all active outdoor sports enthusiasts to be considerate of each other. The same applies, of course, to nature - it is worth protecting. In the Rhön, therefore, nature sports should only be practiced in daylight on designated paths and areas.

Tips and hints

Start

Parking lot at the village center Thaiden (478 m)

Coordinates:

50.540996, 10.014964

DMS

50°32'27.6"N 10°00'53.9"E

UTM

32U 571919 5599275

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Destination

Parking lot at the village center Thaiden

Turn-by-turn directions

From the village community center, the path runs along the main road and basalt road to the Billstein refuge (great vantage point with relaxation benches). It is worth making a detour to the Billstein viewing platform and stopping off at Birx on circular route 4 (2 km one way). 100 m above the refuge, turn right, along the edge of the forest to the Birxgraben, after crossing the Birxbach there is a detour to the Rhönklubhütte Seiferts with a nice resting place. A narrow hiking trail leads along the Birxbach to Seiferts. After crossing the main road to the left, turn right into Marienstraße. Passing the Kneipp basin and the statue of the Virgin Mary, you get to Thaiden on the Ulstertal Cycle Path. In the center of the village (after the church), turn right over Kirchstraße to the main road and right back to the starting point, the parking lot at the village community center.

Note

all notes on protected areas

Public transport

There is a bus stop in Thaiden, the starting point of the hike. From there the following lines of LNG Fulda run:

Line 30: Wüstensachsen - Hilders - Eckweisbach - Dipperz - Fulda
Line 90 RhönRadBus: Gersfeld - Wasserkuppe - Hilders - Milseburgradweg - Fulda

Getting there

Thaiden can be reached via the A7, A66 and A71.

If you are traveling on the A7 for the hike, leave the motorway at exit 92 Fulda-Mitte and drive in the direction of Hilders. In the Hilders district of Batten, turn right towards Ehrenberg-Thaiden. In Thaiden, turn into the parking lot at the Thaiden village community center on Hauptstrasse 13.

Leave the A66 at Kreuz 53 Fulda-Süd and take the B27 in the direction of Bad Brückenau. Just a short distance later, in Döllbach, turn left onto the B279 in the direction of Gersfeld. In Gersfeld, turn left towards Ehrenberg-Wüstensachsen. From Wüstensachsen you follow the B 278 to Thaiden. At the height of the main street. 13 you turn into the parking lot at the village community center. I

f you use the A71 to get here, leave it at exit 24 Mellrichstadt. Here you drive on the B285 in the direction of Ostheim to Fladungen. Shortly before the end of Fladungen, turn left towards Hochrhönstrasse

Parking

Parking lot at the village community center, Hauptstraße 13, 36115 Ehrenberg (Rhön) | GoogleMaps

Coordinates

50.540996, 10.014964

DMS

50°32'27.6"N 10°00'53.9"E

UTM

32U 571919 5599275

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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Author’s map recommendations

Dr. Barthel Verlag - Hohe Rhön mit Wasserkuppe, Milseburg und Kreuzberg - ISBN: 978-3-89591-231-3

Equipment

Sturdy shoes
Rain clothes
Sun protection at high temperatures
First aid kit
GPS navigation device or map
Sufficient drinks and provisions

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Difficulty

moderate

Distance

7.7 km

Duration

2:10 h

Ascent

205 m

Descent

205 m

Highest point

678 m

Lowest point

473 m

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