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Reichelsheim

Pfaffensee Nature Reserve – Pfaffensee Viewing Platform loop from Weckesheim

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Germany
Hesse
Wetteraukreis
Reichelsheim

Pfaffensee Nature Reserve – Pfaffensee Viewing Platform loop from Weckesheim

Moderate

4.6

(5)

20

hikers

Pfaffensee Nature Reserve – Pfaffensee Viewing Platform loop from Weckesheim

03:02

11.9km

40m

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: June 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Teufelsee und Pfaffensee zwischen Echzell und Reichelsheim-Weckesheim

Bingenheimer Ried

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

840 m

High-Stem Fruit Trees Information Board Reichelsheim

Highlight • Structure

There is a bench at the information board "High-stemmed fruit trees". However, the location is quite drafty when it is windy.

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2

1.98 km

From the observation hut you have a very good overview of the Teufelsee and the surrounding natural landscape. This is a great place to spot wildlife (particularly birds) if you keep quiet without disturbing them.

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3

3.41 km

Pfaffensee Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here you can see how nature recovers an old brown coal hole. The original impact on nature was minimal compared to the brown coal mines in Lusatia and North Rhine-Westphalia.

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4

3.42 km

Pfaffensee Viewing Platform

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In order to protect the sensitive nature, this viewing platform was built, from which you have a good view of the Pfaffensee.

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5

7.10 km

Very nice nature reserve with frogs, storks, cows etc

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6

7.56 km

Nutria in Bingenheimer Ried

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7

7.58 km

At the small NABU barracks on Artur-Rosenfeld-Platz with nesting boxes and several information boards, there is also an observation point at the Bingenheimer Ried.

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8

7.60 km

The train purrs quietly past the reed bed.

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11.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.66 km

1.69 km

490 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.75 km

3.57 km

3.03 km

804 m

699 m

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Saturday 11 July

32°C

16°C

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Comments

September 14, 2024,Zwei Seen und ein Ried
Frankfurt's garden, the Wetterau, has so much more to offer than just fruit and vegetables. There are the Taunus foothills in the west, the often idyllic river landscapes of Nidda, Wetter and Nidder, castles, monasteries, Roman and above all Celtic sites, countless cute villages and towns and also the large nature reserves around the lakes and swamps of the region. …

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