Hohe Wurzel (Taunus)
View from the west via Bärstadt away to the High root, with Big Feldberg on the left side
The High root in the fields of Taunus stone in the Rheingau -Taunus-Kreis and the independent city of Wiesbaden in Hesse is a 617.9 m above sea level. NN high mountain in the Taunus. It is part of the main ridge of the Taunus ( High Taunus) and the highest point on the boundary of the Rheingau- Taunus -Kreis and Wiesbaden. According to an unnamed hilltop ( 629.3 m) at Wüstems and the Cold hostel ( 619.3 m) it is the third highest peak in the Rheingau -Taunus-Kreis.
- 3.1 Gustav- Vietor Tower
- 3.2 Telecommunication tower Hohe Wurzel
- 4.1 Bob, sleds and mountain bike
- 4.2 mountain trial to the High root
Geography
Location
The High root lies in the Rhein-Taunus Nature Park. While her biggest part is in the district of Taunussteiner district Bleidenstadt, count their southeastern parts that are below the Rheinhöhe path to the local district Dotzheim the city of Wiesbaden. North-north- west of the mountain is Seitzenhahn, north-northeast Bleidenstadt (both to Taunusstein ) east-southeast of Klarenthal southeast Dotzheim (both Wiesbaden ) south-southwest and west Schlangenbad Wambach ( to Schlangenbad ).
Located above the 600 -m contour summit region of wooded mountain forms a 1.1 km long and 300 m wide high position, which cuts through the ridge line of the Taunus mountains main ridge diagonally in a northwest-southeast direction. The local north western summit is under the mountain summit 617.9 m and 613.9 m Southeast hilltop high. Some east-southeast of the latter crest is 608 m, the highest point of the Wiesbaden city area.
Nature Spatial allocation
The High root belongs to the physiographic main unit Taunus group (No. 30) and in the main unit High Taunus (301) for natural space Wiesbaden High Taunus ( 301.2 ).
Reserves
Lie on the southeast part of the high root parts of the Protected Landscape Area of Wiesbaden ( CDDA-Nr. 555 513 808, and in 2010 reported; 133.28 km ² ) and those of the Fauna- Flora-Habitat area beech forests north of Wiesbaden ( FFH-Nr. 5815-306; 41.24 km ).
Gustav Vietor Tower
On the mountain of the 24 m high observation tower Gustav Vietor Tower ( also called Iron Tower ) was built in 1883. From his platform was the look in the Taunus and Rheingau. Last used for amateur radio purposes, it was demolished in March 2006.
Telecommunications tower Hohe Wurzel
On the hill is about 400 meters southeast of its summit of the 133 meter high telecommunications tower Hohe Wurzel, built in reinforced concrete. From there and other locations in the Rhine -Main area in simulcast with digital television (DVB -T) is supplied. It also spread from here DAB and FM radio.
Sports
Bob, sleds and mountain bike
There used to be a 1.48 km long bobsleigh and toboggan run on the slopes of the mountain through the forest areas " Hohe Wurzel ", " winter break ", " heather head " and "sleeper head ". The height difference was 176 m, the maximum gradient 21 percent. In 2010, a reactivation for mountain biking in the conversation.
Hill climb to Hohe root
In the years 1923-1928 there was a hill climb or a " hill climb to Hohe root " under the " Wiesbaden automotive tournament ( s ) " .. It came well-known racing drivers, such as Carl Jörns (winner 1924), Huldreich Heusser (winner 1925), Karl Kappler (winner 1928) and Adolf Rosenberger (winner 1926 and 1927 ).
Transport, leisure and Hiking
About the southwestern highlands of the chief root causes branching off from the main road 275 State Road 3037 (also High Street or Lahnstraße called ), the past the amusement park Taunus Wunderland, the mountain peaks passing in approximately 400 m away and then the Aartalbahn crossing, as in Northwest southeast direction to Wiesbaden leads. Over the hill lane next to the right-bank part of the Rhine altitude trail E3 and the European long-distance path.