Platte Hunting Lodge – Hohe Kanzel loop from Jagdschloss Platte

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Germany

Hesse

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Taunusstein

Platte Hunting Lodge – Hohe Kanzel loop from Jagdschloss Platte

Hard

4.6

(40)

133

hikers

Platte Hunting Lodge – Hohe Kanzel loop from Jagdschloss Platte

05:57

19.8km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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85 m

Platte Hunting Lodge

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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 …

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7.65 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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Nice view of Naurod and the Rhine plain, you can rest for a while on the bench with this beautiful view.

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8.12 km

The rectangular observation tower is 20 meters high. Inside, over 100 stone steps lead to a covered viewing platform. From here the view extends over the Rhine-Main area to the Odenwald, Palatinate Forest and North Palatinate Bergland with the Donnersberg.

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11.7 km

View of Theißtal Bridge

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View over fields to the Theistalbrücke

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11.9 km

View of the Taunus

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The Taunus is everywhere here

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12.0 km

View of Feldberg and Niedernhausen

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You can see the Feldberg, but it's a long way away.

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14.7 km

Hohe Kanzel

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Highest point in the area.
There is no visibility because the trees are now too big. Nevertheless, a nice cozy place.

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15.1 km

Shoe Tree in the Taunus

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Funny story.
Who comes up with something like that? and shoes hang high up in the treetops.

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19.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

3.88 km

738 m

645 m

455 m

Surfaces

6.11 km

5.83 km

4.76 km

2.16 km

876 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

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9°C

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Comments

September 3, 2021,Taunusblick Runde von Niedernhausen (Taunus)

We rejected the original plan to stop at the Moselle and hike. Several streets are still closed and you are confronted with the tragedy of the floods several times.
We don't want to hike there
(Either help or stay away)

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