Quernst Chapel – View from Quernst loop from Frankenau

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Frankenau

Quernst Chapel – View from Quernst loop from Frankenau

Easy

4.7

(49)

193

hikers

Quernst Chapel – View from Quernst loop from Frankenau

01:15

4.44km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Waypoints

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450 m

Kellerwalduhr Nature Museum

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Somewhat secluded in the forest, the Kellerwalduhr presents itself as a natural history museum and explains simply and clearly the forest times, their uses, effects and changes.

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2.19 km

Quernst and Quernst Chapel

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Very nice area on the Quernst with seating and beautiful nature and a great view.

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2.20 km

Quernst Chapel

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There used to be a hilltop church here, of which today only the remains of the surrounding wall and a mound of earth, under which the remains of the old …

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2.29 km

Rest area and information boards at Quernst Chapel

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There is interesting information here.

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2.47 km

Quernst Junction

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Well signposted hiking trail in the midst of very beautiful nature.

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2.48 km

View from Quernst

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Beautiful upland heath with a church; there are also very well signposted hiking and cycling trails.

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2.67 km

Charcoal Kiln Exhibit on Quernstweg

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Information area along the beautiful paths on the subject of charcoal burning.

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3.20 km

Birdsong Box - Field Terraces

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Turn the "chirping box" for 25 seconds and you'll receive interesting information about your location. Once the commentary starts, keep turning, as the battery drains quickly.

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4.44 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.66 km

1.50 km

277 m

Surfaces

1.74 km

1.49 km

936 m

175 m

102 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

13°C

5°C

78 %

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Comments

June 23, 2024,Mille anni passi sunt....Kurzwanderung zur alten Kirche

Mille Anni passi sunt...a thousand years have passed...I always think of this medieval saying when I stand by the remains of the walls and deep craters of the bell tower foundations on the Quernst near Frankenau. The church was founded a thousand years ago and abandoned in the 16th century in the chaos of the Reformation and Peasants' War. Many …

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May 23, 2025,Quernstpfad am Abend

We were actually just stretching our legs after dinner, but then we discovered the Quernstpfad (Cross-country trail) and took a short walk.
Very nice!
At first, it was a great little path through the forest with a beautiful play of light and shadow, and at the chapel, we had a magnificent view. Then we returned along the wide hiking/biking path. …

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May 18, 2023,Frankenau - Quernstkirche

From the holiday village of Frankenau we went to the Kellerwald National Park and the Quernstkirche.

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June 8, 2023,Quernstweg

The Quernst can also be reached with an all-terrain wheelchair via a gravel path. You can also return via the gravel path. But I took the adventure path between the trees.

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