Dragonfly Pond – Liesbach hut loop from Schönau (Brend)

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Schönau an der Brend

Dragonfly Pond – Liesbach hut loop from Schönau (Brend)

Moderate

4.5

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Dragonfly Pond – Liesbach hut loop from Schönau (Brend)

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15.2km

320m

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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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342 m

Former Hunting Lodge

Highlight • Historical Site

This house is an art-historical treasure chest, in which almost everything remains unchanged as it was 100 years ago: Built in 1912 in the historicist style of a Swiss house, …

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448 m

Fountain with sculpted faces in Schönau an der Brend

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beautiful fountain with really impressive faces

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584 m

Village Brewery Schönau an der Brend

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Small village brewery that is available to all residents of Schönau a d Brend. Still in use

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607 m

Rhönrad Monument in Schönau on the Brend

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If you have something ringing in the term "Rhön" - probably it's because you've already heard something about the Rhönrad. By the way, that does not really have anything to …

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1.22 km

Dragonfly Pond

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Beautiful pond, on the outskirts of Schönau a d Brend, with many benches that invite you to linger

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1.39 km

Hotel im Krummbachtal

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The hotel is located in Krummbachtal, right on the edge of the forest. Activities in the beautiful nature of the Rhön start here on the doorstep. Here you can treat …

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2.92 km

Jägersteig (Naturpark Bayerische Rhön)

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A very nice narrow path through the forest, slowly ascending. But it is also used by cyclists.

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8.44 km

Liesbach hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

15.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.67 km

3.79 km

2.43 km

373 m

Surfaces

7.21 km

3.61 km

2.30 km

1.64 km

505 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

9°C

7°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

February 26, 2026,Schönau an der Brend / Burgwallbach

Today featuring:
Freddy the Dog
@earny from earncastle 🦋🥾🌿
@Ralf Mennel

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May 9, 2024,UNESCO-Biosphärenreservat Rhön / Naturpark Bayerische Rhön – Tal der Brend und Krummbachtal - auf Jägersteig, Pirsch- und Hirschpfad

Long weekend with the best forecast, we didn't want to start a suicide mission, but a tour up to WanderWolke7 was not a bad idea for us,
in the "land of open distances"!
We had written a visit to the Rhön in our hiking booklet and booked a holiday apartment.
The "land of open distances" is a man-made cultural landscape …

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