In the district of Fulda, you can tailor your trip to different interests: the Rhön offers opportunities for hiking and cycling, while cultural events and traces of early settlement provide further highlights. Choose your activities based on specific destinations and, if an event date is important, the current programme. In Hesse, you can also explore varied landscapes via hiking and cycling trails and canoe-friendly waterways.
The Rhön: hiking, cycling and nature
The Rhön in the district of Fulda offers opportunities for hiking and cycling. The Wasserkuppe is one of the district’s most distinctive landmarks and is also the highest mountain in Hesse.
The work of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve also enriches the district of Fulda’s educational landscape. This includes junior and senior ranger programmes, the certification of biosphere schools and childcare centres, and hundreds of events each year. These include nature and adventure tours and markets. As individual events and their dates may change, check the current programme if you are planning your trip around one.
In the wider region, the Hochrhöner® is a premium hiking trail across open ridges with far-reaching views. The Rhön Biosphere Reserve also offers ranger tours and excursions for visitors focusing on flora, fauna and the cultural landscape. Dates and booking arrangements may vary. The reserve also includes citizen science projects that people can take part in; specific projects may change. The cross-border Rhön region was recognised by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve in 1991. The Hessische Rhön Nature Park was established in 1962.
A cultural programme with venues in two districts
The Main-Kinzig-Fulda Summer of Culture has been held for more than 27 years. As part of the festival, more than 100 events in music, theatre, art exhibitions, literature and other fields receive funding. The venues are spread across the Main-Kinzig district and the district of Fulda.
Ring wall, fossils and regional food
At the foot of the Milseburg, near the village of Danzwiesen, lie the remains of a ring wall, evidence of early Celtic settlement. In the municipality of Poppenhausen (Wasserkuppe), the Sieblos Museum displays a wide range of fossil finds from the Rhön and offers insight into the work of local fossil collector Hugo Schubert. If the museum is on your itinerary, check the latest visitor information before you go.
Another regional feature is the Rhön quality seal “Quality of the Biosphere Reserve! The Rhön”. It is awarded to regionally produced foods from value chains that are aligned with the goals of the UNESCO Rhön Biosphere Reserve. The seal therefore reflects both regional production and criteria tied to the reserve’s goals.
Discover more destinations: Dipperz, Hünfeld, Schenklengsfeld, Petersberg, Neuhof, Künzell, Hofbieber, Hilders, Eichenzell, Bad Salzschlirf, Fulda, Nüsttal, Tann, Ebersburg, Kalbach, Haselstein, Ehrenberg, Gersfeld, Hosenfeld, Großenlüder, Flieden, Burghaun, Poppenhausen, Eiterfeld, Rasdorf.
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