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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Wasserkuppe
Wasserkuppeabout 20 km (12 mi) from Fulda. Image credit: Image: Jörg Braukmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mountains

Mountains Near Fulda, Germany

Research 4 mountains within weekend reach of Fulda, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
4
Closest
Wasserkuppe — about 20 km
Furthest listed
about 40 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Fulda. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Fulda. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

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What is out there

  • 4mountains
  • 1volcano
  • 1forest

4 places near Fulda

Ordered by straight-line distance from Fulda, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.

Places near Fulda

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Wasserkuppe
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    Wasserkuppe

    Straight-line distance
    about 20 km (12 mi)
    Recorded type
    main peak

    Wasserkuppe is Highest peak of the Rhön and of Hesse at , nearby east of Fulda. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Wasserkuppe, about 20 km (12 mi) from Fulda

    Image credit: Image: Jörg Braukmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Rhön Mountains
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    Rhön Mountains

    Straight-line distance
    about 26 km (16 mi)
    Recorded type
    mountain range

    Rhön Mountains is Low volcanic mountain range immediately east of Fulda on the Hesse-Bavaria-Thuringia border, with largely open, unwooded summits. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Rhön Mountains, about 26 km (16 mi) from Fulda

    Image credit: Image: Jörg Braukmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Vogelsberg
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    Vogelsberg

    Straight-line distance
    about 31 km (20 mi)
    Recorded type
    shield volcano

    Vogelsberg is Large extinct volcanic massif west of Fulda, the largest contiguous basalt area in central Europe, separated from the Rhön by the Fulda valley. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Vogelsberg, about 31 km (20 mi) from Fulda

    Image credit: Image: Peng / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Seulingswald
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    Seulingswald

    Straight-line distance
    about 40 km (25 mi)
    Recorded type
    mountain range

    Seulingswald is a forest reachable from Fulda as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Seulingswald, about 40 km (25 mi) from Fulda

    Image credit: Image: 2micha / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0