Platte Hunting Lodge – Eiserne Hand station loop from Taunusstein

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Germany

Hesse

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Taunusstein

Platte Hunting Lodge – Eiserne Hand station loop from Taunusstein

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Platte Hunting Lodge – Eiserne Hand station loop from Taunusstein

02:42

9.98km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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180 m

Waldgeist Zur Eisernen Hand

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Perfect as a stopover for a cool blonde. 💪

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Abandoned Tracks of the Aartalbahn

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... but there was no train for a long time 😂

Level crossing of the former Aartalbahn. Planning for a full reactivation of the route (Wiesbaden-Diez) is underway.

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763 m

Haus Hubertus

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Haus Hubertus used to be known as "the brown house".

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2.26 km

Herzogshütte Shelter

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Here is a helpful shelter

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4.43 km

View of Wiesbaden from the Hunting Lodge

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Nice view over Wiesbaden.

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5.04 km

The hunting lodge has since been elaborately renovated into an event location and looks very beautiful, but I also remember the ruin from my childhood. Right next to the castle is a great restaurant with really delicious food. In summer, a small hut is also open – it offers snacks as well as beer and soft drinks. A mini-golf course, a children's playground, and a barbecue hut are also available. Furthermore, the plateau is a good starting point for many great tours/routes. Some trails are also available.

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9.83 km

Eiserne Hand station

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Seen from Wiesbaden, the lowest point over the main Taunus ridge was a cut called the Iron Hand. It is about 100 meters lower than the surrounding, heavily wooded Taunus mountains. This advantage was taken into account when planning the route of the Aartalbahn and thus the local recreation area around the Schläferskopf was better connected to the spa town of Wiesbaden in terms of tourism.

At 421 m above sea level, the Eiserne Hand station is the highest point on the Aartalbahn and the highest station in the entire Taunus.

The station building was a two-storey clinker building with a waiting room and an extension that housed a restaurant.

In 2004 the station was severely damaged by fire, but was rebuilt. The station clock is said to still be in its original condition.

Even after the closure of operations on the railway line, the station building is used as a popular excursion restaurant.

In the 1960s, the original tracks in the station were removed and the station was converted into a halt.
Source: lostplacewunderland.wordpress.com/2018/11/02/aartalbahn-bahnhof-eiserne-hand

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