🌄 After a long period of reluctance, I've started hiking again. A little over three weeks ago, I was inspired to take the very first bus early in the morning to Oberreifenberg. From there, it took me about an hour to reach the summit of the Großer Feldberg (881 m), the highest mountain in the Taunus Mountains.

🪨 I took a breakfast break on the Brunhildisfelsen (Brunhilde Rock). This rock is said to have taken its name from the Norse Siegfried legend, according to which the Valkyrie Brunhilde was put into a deep sleep here by Odin and, as one of his many heroic deeds, was awakened by the famous dragon slayer Siegfried. The rock was first mentioned in documents in 1043 as "lectulus Brunhildi" (Brunhilde's little bed).

😁 Because I set off so early, I had the entire mountain to myself. I didn't meet a single other person. The most striking buildings are the television tower, the observation tower, and several transmission masts.

🧭 I continued downhill toward Oberursel. There you pass the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, a 550-kilometer-long section of the former outer border of the ancient Roman Empire. Parts of the border wall are still visible, as are the remains of watchtowers.

🌼 The descent was strenuous, as it was almost entirely downhill for several kilometers. I was glad when I finally reached the valley. Along the way, I saw lots of yellow broom in bloom.

🏞 Things became more pleasant when I was able to hike along the Urselbach stream to my final destination, the Oberursel-Hohemark train station. The last photo doesn't show the Urselbach stream, but a nearby pool. In total, it was 17-18 km. I've done two more hikes since then, which I'll report on another day.

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I'm lucky to live in the historically interesting area around the Roman Limes. There are traces of the Romans everywhere. Especially in Frankfurt Northwest, where once was the capital of the Civitas Taunensium, the town of Nida. In the past, this area was even referred to as German Pompeji, because there are so many well-preserved remains here. Sadly, the city doesn't do enough to present the remains to public. For example, these quite important Roman pottery kilns stand inconspicuously in a small house in a totally overgrown corner. I think that's not ok.

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