Lichtberg

Autumn view from skittles bike path on the Lichtenberg

The Lichtenberg is 465 m above sea level. NN high, extinct volcano of the Hessian cone game, part of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia ( Germany ) located Central Mountains Rhön.

On the Cone Lichtenberg earlier basalt was mined.

Geographical location

The Lichtenberg is located within the county of Fulda. On the northern edge of the nature reserve Rhön and at the same time the Rhön Biosphere Reserve located to be basaltic cone rises 1.8 km (air line) southeast of the core location of the municipality of pus field. On its northeast flank is its Leibolz district, west of the district Leimbach, southwest and south Malges joins the Rückersberg ( 524.7 m above sea level. NN ).

Accessiblity / Hiking

The country road "L 3170 ", connects the pus field over Leibolz and Großentaft to the southeast with Rasdorf leads, north on Lichterg over, west runs the "L 3171 ", which runs from pus field over Leimbach, Betzenrod and Rossbach south to Hünfeld. Of these roads and also on the county road "K 147 ", the " 3170 L" branches in Leibolz from the south, lead forestry, forest and hiking trails on the mountain light.