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Lower Franconia
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld
Mellrichstadt

Lake Frickenhäuser – Nonnenpfad loop from Trockengebiete nordwestlich Mittelstreu

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Lower Franconia
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld
Mellrichstadt

Lake Frickenhäuser – Nonnenpfad loop from Trockengebiete nordwestlich Mittelstreu

Moderate

4.5

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104

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Lake Frickenhäuser – Nonnenpfad loop from Trockengebiete nordwestlich Mittelstreu

02:03

7.25km

160m

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: August 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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8 m

Lake Frickenhäuser

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Very beautiful and geologically interesting place

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3.76 km

changing exhibitions worth seeing for culture enthusiasts

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3.92 km

Monastery Café Courtyard

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coffee and cake

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4.00 km

The Wechterswinkel monastery church is a three-nave late Romanesque basilica. It was consecrated on July 13, 1179 by Bishop Reginhard von Abendberg of Würzburg.

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4.03 km

During Advent there is a very nice craft market with exquisite gifts and also food and drinks!

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4.44 km

Gustav Fuchs Monument

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The Citizen Fuchs monument

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5.25 km

Beautiful path in the forest. The Frickenbach stream flows right next to it.

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5.72 km

Nonnenpfad

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It's actually called the Nuns' Path!

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7.25 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.06 km

1.93 km

254 m

Surfaces

3.50 km

1.50 km

953 m

521 m

361 m

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Lowest point (260 m)

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Friday 28 August

24°C

12°C

65 %

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Comments

October 12, 2024,Frickenhäuser See
Since I had no idea where to go hiking today, I did a tour suggested by Komoot. And I was very excited! The tour took me past a small pond and there I spotted a kingfisher 🤩 I'm still totally thrilled that I was able to admire such a beautiful bird in "real life" 🤩👍🏻🐦

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Small, varied hike with beautiful discoveries such as the Frickenhäuser See (swimming in summer).
Afterwards, the exhibition "The Sculptor Lothar Bühner - Insights" was visited in the Wechterswinkel monastery. 2022 will be his 90th birthday and 10th anniversary of his death. He was a well-known sculptor from the Rhön region, who became particularly well-known for his ingenious copies of Riemenschneider. …

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As you can see, the tour seems a bit chaotic. First of all, I would recommend wearing good shoes in shitty weather and winter.
I always find unplanned hiking tours the most exciting. I parked the car at Frickenhäusersee. And from there the recording began. Due to the wintry weather, not much of nature was visible. The weather was very …

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