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Ellefeld from castle to castle

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  • Start: Ellefeld at the Lower Castle
  • Destination: Ellefeld at the Lower Castle
  • Medium
  • 7,22 km
  • 1 hour 59 minutes
  • 185 m
  • 675 m
  • 491 m

(Family) hike around the renovated "Lower Castle", Schneidmühle in the valley of the Red Göltsch and "Upper Castle"

Length approx. 6 km over forest paths and local road

Duration approx. 1.5h

Yellow building with brown roof, flowers in window boxes, green sign "Bahnschlössel".© Archiv Pension Bahnschlössel
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