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Driving up from Oberursel to visit some friends in Oberreifenberg one afternoon, we passed these wintery scenes.
Sledding at the Sandplacken Pass (669m), which is between Oberursel and Schmitten.
View onto St. Georg Church in Oberreifenberg
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It has been snowing here since early this morning and the city’s snow removal service people are quite busy and so are the young ones, taking advantage of this heavy snow fall.
I took a short walk through Camp King towards the Mountain Lodge where we usually find a sledding trail. Not today though.
Camp King Mountain Lodge
Today’s sledders were all using the hill in front of the chapel (yellowish building in the center).
Sledding in Camp King Oberursel
And let’s remember after whom this former military post had been named:
Charles B. King Memorial
Starting the first week in January 2012, the Verkehrsverband Hochtaunus (VHT) has added additional buses between Oberursel-Hohemark (transfer station for U3 to Frankfurt) and the Feldberg.
On Sundays and public holidays: The first bus leaves Oberursel-Hohemark at 9:36 and between 10:36 and 17:36, the bus runs every 30 minutes stopping in Sandplacken, Oberreifenberg, Niederreifenberg on its way to the Feldbergplateau.
The last buses leave the Feldberg at 17:34, 18:04 and 19:04.
On workdays: With fewer passengers to be expected, the buses run only every 60 minutes. The last buses leave the Feldberg at 17:34 and 19:04.
For more information, please visit the VHT website for their regular updates. This schedule will change again once skiing season is over.
Not much happening in terms of snow right now, not even on the Feldberg. German weather update at Wetter Kleiner Feldberg.
These photos were taken at the Feldberg yesterday morning around 10:30. Mind you, if you do get as cold as these photos convey, bring suitable warm-ups with you (Glühwein in a thermos, heating pillows, etc.). The restaurants do not open before 11 a.m.
This is what you will see on the Feldberg:
Feldberg December 2010
Morning light at the Feldberg/Taunus
These photos are published with friendly permission by my friend, the photographer Boulkaye Klempin.
A few days ago I had published a short list on sledding areas around the Frankfurt area. Now the ski aficionados and aficionadas get their turn for a good run.
Short list of recommended places for skiing around Frankfurt:
* Odenwald – located between the Main and Neckar rivers. Downhill and cross country skiing, bob car riding and tobogganing. More at Odenwald Wintersport
* Vogelsberg – The toboggan runs on the Herchenhainer Höhe and Hoherodskopf are some of the longest ones in Hessen. There are downhill ski trails and night skiing trails. Opportunities for snow shoeing and cross country skiing. Five-km-long trails around Taufstein in Oberwald provide the city of Taufstein to be host of the official Hessian Ski Association Competitions. More at Vogelsberg Touristik.
* Rhön – On the 900-meter Wasserkuppe mountain, you are sure to find snow. Three lifts take skiers to elevated trails. Good terrain for cross country skiers as well. More at Rhoen.
* Willingen – 85-km-long ski runs, most modern 8-person cable car, 12 ski lifts, 25 ski runs. Downhill and cross country trails are well maintained. More at Skigebiet Willingen.
* Taunus – 100 km of cross country ski trails, downhill trails; the downhill trails are at the Feldberg and Triesberg. Cross country trails run from the Saalburg to Rod an der Weil. More round trip trails at Billtalhöhe, Am Sandplacken, Langhals, Sängelberg, Weißeberg, Weilsberg, Windhain, Am Loh and Am Cratzenbach.
(The most popular sledding trails are on the hill in Falkenstein, downhill from Hohemark, at Oberreifenberg and at Sporthotel Erbismühle in Weilrod.)
Skiing and sledding at Oberreifenberg/Taunus
Photo published with friendly permission by Seungyeon Lim
My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany with my husband, son and daughter. I … Read more
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