Extra tour "Der Mottener": Motten – Rhön

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Extra tour "Der Mottener": Motten – Rhön

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Extra tour "Der Mottener": Motten – Rhön

05:01

17.1km

470m

Hiking

Forest, meadows and water characterize the varied Extratour Mottener. On the way we discover rare rock formations, abundance of fish and a lot of free views.

A promising round awaits us on the extra tour Der Mottener! We hike along the border between Bavaria and Hesse and discover one historical…

by Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Last updated: July 21, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Naturpark Hessische Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.71 km

Miniature model of the Mottener Haube observation tower

Highlight • Monument

A great idea... but someone made a real effort here... lovingly prepared...👍

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10.9 km

Bench With Historic Boundary Stone

Highlight • Monument

Wonderful place to rest ... well laid out .. and so that you know where you are, right away one of the historical landmarks that are often installed here

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11.5 km

Mottener Haube Observation Tower

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The path climbs steeply and historic border stones from 1729 show that you are now directly on the Hessian-Bavarian border path. The effort of the climb is followed, assuming good …

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17.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

1.63 km

1.03 km

536 m

399 m

Surfaces

5.28 km

4.65 km

3.93 km

2.75 km

519 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

12°C

4°C

56 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

December 16, 2021,Der Mottener, Runde um Speicherz/Rhön

Parking: next to the Gasthaus Bieber there is a small path to the Tesla superchargers. There are also several parking spaces behind it

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June 7, 2022,Extratour Der Mottener

The start and end point of today's hike was the Gasthof zum Biber in Speicherz. From there we went with many great panoramic views to the former volcanic vent Pilsterstein and the Mottener Haube with observation tower. Shortly before and after the Mottener Haube it goes along the old border of the kingdoms of Bavaria and Prussia for a while. …

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December 8, 2024,EXTRATOUR Der Mottener - Motten - Rhön

You can start the tour at the following car parks:
🅿️ Car park, Rhine/Weser watershed, free of charge

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August 27, 2022,Extratour Der Mottener

The Mottener leads through forests and over fields from Speicherz to the large hood with the lookout tower and then to the Pilsterstein near Kothen.

You can only really see far ahead from the tower. Otherwise it remains very low mountain range.

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January 14, 2025,006/25 Extratour "Der Mottener"

With the nice weather, I just had to go out again. I had decided to do this extra tour because I hadn't been up the Haube for ages and I was able to enjoy a lot of sun here.
I started in Speicherz at the starting point and walked anti-clockwise, which turned out to be a good decision in retrospect. …

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December 28, 2023,Rhön ⛰️🌿 : Extratour „Der Mottener“ ☘️🪰🌲

Today the extra tour "Der Mottener" with the highlight's Wetterkreuz ☘️ and Mottener Haube observation tower 🗼

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September 22, 2024,Rhön Extratour "Der Mottener"

Autumn is here 🍁 🍄 😊

Today we took advantage of the great weather at the start of autumn. This time we did another pre-determined Rhön extra tour. We followed the big red "M".

At first it goes steeply uphill, then onto a wide gravel path - I thought: "great, it's getting boring". But no luck. After a few meters …

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October 3, 2024,Extratour "Der Mottener"

@Theold had invited me on the extra tour "Der Mottener" and we did this tour today 👍🏻
It was a great tour with you @Theold, it was a lot of fun because you are a very pleasant person and hiking companion! I'm looking forward to more tours together! 👍🏻 The nicer landscape pictures will be in your recording 😉

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August 30, 2022

Forest, meadows and water characterize the varied Extratour Mottener. On the way we discover rare rock formations, abundance of fish and a lot of free views.
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A promising round awaits us on the extra tour Der Mottener! We hike along the border between Bavaria and Hesse and discover one historical boundary

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