Trip to Bilstein, Vogelsberg / Germany

Multitude of overlapping basalt terraces: the largest contiguous volcanic region in Central Europe with an area of 2,500 square kilometres: Vogelsberg/Hesse/Germany. The Vogelsberg Volcano Region Nature Park (Naturpark Vulkanregion/High Vogelsberg Nature Park).

Extraordinary and spectacular Bilstein-Viewpoint (666m), Vogelsberg, Germany: you can see the Skyline of Frankfurt, Donnersberg (Rheinland-Pfalz/Mons Jovis/Mont Tonnerre), Darmstadt, Odenwald, Taunus (Feldberg), Westerwald, Gießener Land, Rothaargebirge (Hessen/Nordrhein-Westfalen), Friedberg, Wetterau.

High Points of Vogelsberg 

- Taufstein (773.0 m, Rhine-Weser watershed) - Hoherodskopf (763.8 m) - Sieben Ahorn (752.7 m, Rhine-Weser and Main-Lahn watershed) - Herchenhainer Höhe (733.1 m, Rhine-Weser watershed) - Geiselstein (ca. 720 m) - Nesselberg (ca. 716.2 m) - Wildefeldskopf (692 m) - Rehberg (670 m) - Bilstein (665.5 m) - Gackerstein (663 m) - Ernstberg (626 m) - Eckmannshain (622.0 m) - Schlossberg Ulrichstein (609.7 m).

Basecamp: from this parking spot it goes to the Bilstein in 15 minutes - 50° 30′ 1″ N, 9° 13′ 8″ E. Not only for those with moderate fitness...

From Busenborn can also be hiked: 5,5 km and 6,8 km to the peak of Bilstein. Basecamp GPS-Coordinates ("Parkplatz Waldsiedlung/Geotop Bilstein"/Segelflugplatz, L3338). Busenborn/Schotten: 50.495833, 9.203028.

Have a good trip!