Museums, botany and parkland – Frankfurt Westend

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Museums, botany and parkland – Frankfurt Westend

Moderate

Museums, botany and parkland – Frankfurt Westend

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8.06km

30m

Hiking

From the starting point, the path first leads you to the Senckenberg Natural History Museum. A visit is worthwhile if you plan a little more time. Continue along the bustling Leipziger Straße through Bockenheim, past the Frauenfriedenskirche with its impressive mosaic figure. The church, the main university building, and the…

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Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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369 m

Senckenberg Natural History Museum Frankfurt

Highlight • Monument

The Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt am Main is (besides the Museum of Natural History in Berlin) the largest natural history museum in Germany with exhibits from the fields of biology and geology. A visit is highly recommended.

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2.79 km

Frauenfriedenskirche

Highlight • Religious Site

The Frauenfriedenskirche from 1929 in Bockenheim represents a stone prayer for peace. Its portal structure is decorated with a mosaic statue of the Queen of Peace Maria.

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4.00 km

Botanical Garden Frankfurt

Highlight • Structure

Dr. Johann Christian Senckenberg, the famous Frankfurt physician, natural scientist, and botanist, founded the Dr. Senckenbergische Stiftung foundation in 1763, which among other things resulted in areas with medicinal plants. …

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7.57 km

Palm Garden

Highlight • Natural

The Palmengarten is a beautiful park with show houses full of plants from almost all climate zones on Earth and a butterfly house. It also has a lot to offer …

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8.06 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.25 km

2.32 km

428 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.98 km

1.97 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

14°C

8°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

June 18, 2026

From the starting point, the path first leads you to the Senckenberg Natural History Museum. A visit is worthwhile if you plan a little more time. Continue along the bustling Leipziger Straße through Bockenheim, past the Frauenfriedenskirche with its impressive mosaic figure. The church, the main university

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