# Things to see in Der Hochrhöner (Germany): 36 places and when to go

> Der Hochrhöner is a town in Germany, and this site lists 36 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (12), Mountains (11), Nature (10). The best known are Milseburg, Ellenbogen and Buchschirm. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 13 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/der-hochrhoner/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 50.5728, 10.0817
- **Places:** 36 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (12) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (11) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (10) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (4) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (4) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museos/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** FRA Frankfurt am Main, 124 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Milseburg, at 835 m.

## What to see in Der Hochrhöner

The places in and around Der Hochrhöner, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Milseburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/milseburg/): Mountain in Hesse, Germany · 13 km
- [Ellenbogen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ellenbogen/): Nature · Mountains · 15 m
- [Buchschirm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/buchschirmberg/): Nature · Mountains · 3.6 km
- [Rother Kuppe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rother-kuppe/): Mountain in Germany · 10 km
- [German Gliding Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/deutsches-segelflugmuseum-mit-modellflug-wasserkuppe/): Museum in Germany · 13 km
- [Diesburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diesburg/): Nature · Mountains · 9.6 km
- [Habelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/habelberg/): Mountain in Germany · 9.7 km
- [Hutsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hutsberg/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Neuberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/neuberg/): Mountain in Germany · 12 km
- [Auersburg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ruine-auersburg/): Ruined hill castle in Hilders, Hesse, Germany · 6.3 km
- [Waltersberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waltersberg/): Mountain in Germany · 12 km
- [Fischberg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-fischberg/): Castle · 9.6 km
- [Der Hochrhöner](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/der-hochrhoner-2/): Hiking trail in Lower Franconia, Hesse and Thuringia, Germany · 8.1 km
- [Protestant Church (Gerthausen)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dorfkirche-gerthausen/): History · Temples · 7.8 km
- [Ruine Lichtenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lichtenburg/): Building in Ostheim vor der Rhön, Lower Franconia, Germany · 15 km
- [Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/frankisches-freilandmuseum-fladungen/): Museum in Germany · 7.5 km
- [Rhönmuseum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rhonmuseum/): Museum in Germany · 7.4 km
- [Tannenfels](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tannenfels/): Mountain in Germany · 8.8 km
- [Buchoniarundweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/buchoniarundweg/): Hiking · 9.6 km
- [Der Hochrhöner - Ostroute (Lange Rhön)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/der-hochrhoner-ostroute-lange-rhon/): Hiking · 1.6 km
- [Erlebniswelt Rhönwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/erlebniswelt-rhonwald/): With kids · 3.4 km
- [E3 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e3-and-e6-hessische-rhon-milsebu/): Walking path · 13 km
- [Friedensweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/friedensweg/): Hiking · 10 km
- [Geisweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geisweg/): Hiking · 13 km

And the other 12, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [Jakobswege in der Rhön](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobswege-in-der-rhon/), [Milseburgweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/milseburgweg/), [Rhön-Höhenweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rhon-hohenweg/), [Schlösser- und Burgenweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schlosser-und-burgenweg/), [Wasserkuppenweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wasserkuppenweg/)
- **Architecture**: [Noahs Sail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/noahs-segel/)
- **Food and drink**: [Rhönbrauerei Dittmar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rhonbrauerei-dittmar/), [Winzerhof Heckenmühle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/winzerhof-heckenmuhle/)
- **With kids**: [Rhönräuberpark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rhonrauberpark/), [Ulsterwelle Hilders](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ulsterwelle-hilders/)
- **Snow**: [Ski- und Rodelarena Wasserkuppe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ski-und-rodelarena-wasserkuppe/)
- **Mountains**: [Thüringer Rhönhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/thuringer-rhonhaus/)

## When to go to Der Hochrhöner

The best time to visit Der Hochrhöner is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 14 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 47 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 33 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 33 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 15 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 13 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 49 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 19 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 25 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 40 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 47 |

In June there are 16 h 13 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47. In April, 35 of the 36 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Der Hochrhöner

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA, Frankfurt am Main), 124 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.5728%2C10.0817)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.5728%2C10.0817)

## Other towns nearby

- [Bischofsheim i.d.Rhön](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bischofsheim-i-d-rhon/): 40 places · 22 km
- [Meiningen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/meiningen/): 24 places · 23 km
- [Krayenberggemeinde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/krayenberggemeinde/): 34 places · 28 km
- [Fulda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fulda/): 42 places · 29 km
- [Eiterfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/eiterfeld/): 45 places · 30 km
- [Bad Kissingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-kissingen/): 36 places · 42 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Der Hochrhöner?

The best known: [Milseburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/milseburg/), [Ellenbogen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ellenbogen/), [Buchschirm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/buchschirmberg/), [Rother Kuppe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rother-kuppe/), [German Gliding Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/deutsches-segelflugmuseum-mit-modellflug-wasserkuppe/). In all, 36 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Der Hochrhöner?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 13 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47.

### How do you get to Der Hochrhöner?

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 124 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.5728%2C10.0817) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Der Hochrhöner as the destination and these 36 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).