Weißer Stein (Vogelsberg)

The White Stone of East

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The white stone is a 607 m high mountain ridge in the Vogelsberg, a low mountain range in the middle of Hesse.

Geography

The white stone is between Bermuthshain and Hartmannshain, two districts of Grebenhain 4 km southwest of the core community. It represents the southeastern foothills of the Herchenhainer height from its southeast slope rises the Völzberger head.

About the White stone the Rhine -Weser watershed runs. The forested eastern slope drained by Luder and Fulda in the Weser. Waters on made ​​up of meadows and pastures west slope flow over salt, Kinzig and the Main into the Rhine.

From the peak area on the western and southern slopes extending the wind energy park Vogelsberg, the oldest German wind farm in the highlands and oldest wind farm in Hesse.

Tourism

The white stone is accessible by hiking trails and is affected by the Vogelsberger Southern Railway cycle path in the north of the volcano bike path as well as in the West. On the Höllerich ( 575 m), a little pronounced hump on the eastern slope of the white stone, is the ski jump Bermuthshain. It was inaugurated in 1970, was until the early 1980s, in use since 2003 and is a listed building. 2006, the takeoff was prepared as a viewing platform and made accessible.