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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Red moor – Moor lake in the Red Moor loop from Rotes Moor

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Gersfeld (Rhön)

Red moor – Moor lake in the Red Moor loop from Rotes Moor

Moderate

4.3

(17)

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Red moor – Moor lake in the Red Moor loop from Rotes Moor

02:20

8.80km

90m

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: May 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Kernzone des NSG Rotes Moor

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.86 km

View of Gersfeld from the clearing in Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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Here you just want to sit down and enjoy the view.

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6.25 km

CO₂ Information Point – 8 Tons Forest Marker

Highlight • Monument

Interesting information that should get you thinking.

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6.99 km

Red moor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice hiking trail on planks. Interesting information and a great landscape. A trip for the whole family.

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7.08 km

Boardwalk Trail Through the Rotes Moor

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Beautiful and interesting Moorlehrpfad with good explanations regarding the plants and animals. Way is suitable for wheelchair users and strollers.

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8.23 km

Rotes Moor Information Hut

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The information hut right at the beginning of the moor nature trail offers the first information on the way through the moor with its display boards. In an emergency in …

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8.32 km

Memorial Stone for Emergency Work Gersfeld–Rotes Moor (1932–1934)

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In the immediate vicinity of the information center at the Moorsee... Stone to commemorate the emergency work

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8.38 km

Moor lake in the Red Moor

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The Rotes Moor nature reserve is one of the last raised bogs in Hesse. After the peat mining was stopped in 1986, the restoration of the moor began. In the course of this, this pond was also created.

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8.60 km

Path to the Red Moor

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Unfortunately, the house at the Red Moor is still closed, so please bring your own food and drinks.

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8.80 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

965 m

Surfaces

7.50 km

965 m

314 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (770 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

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Red moor – Moor lake in the Red Moor loop from Rotes Moor

View of Gersfeld from the clearing in Naturpark Hessische Rhön

CO₂ Information Point – 8 Tons Forest Marker

Red moor

Boardwalk Trail Through the Rotes Moor

Rotes Moor Information Hut

Memorial Stone for Emergency Work Gersfeld–Rotes Moor (1932–1934)

Moor lake in the Red Moor

Path to the Red Moor

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