View of Eberbach – Heron Lake loop from Schwanheim

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View of Eberbach – Heron Lake loop from Schwanheim

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View of Eberbach – Heron Lake loop from Schwanheim

05:26

17.9km

560m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.59 km

View of Eberbach

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Enjoy the view quietly.

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9.81 km

Trail Along the Dry-Stone Walls on Kranichsberg

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This southernmost vantage point on the edge of the nature reserve Kranichsberg reveals a magnificent view of the Neckar valley (upstream) and the lock Rockenau. Here ends the theme path …

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9.99 km

View from Teufelskanzel over the Neckar Valley and Rockenau Lock

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When you are out and about on the Breitenstein, you should definitely visit the Teufelskanzel. A beautiful place to rest with a wonderful view of the Neckar. The Teufelskanzel is …

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13.6 km

Rockenau Lock and Weir

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The view from the Schleusr to both the mountain and the valley is recommended or sometimes like a ship is being locked 🚢🛶

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16.0 km

Neckarsteig Trail: Burg Stolzeneck to Krösselbachbrunnen

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A fine climb that puts you in a good mood, always in the shade of the vegetation… good to do when it’s warm

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16.3 km

Scenic Section of the Neckarsteig Trail

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The most beautiful section of the Neckarsteig may begin shortly after the bank with a view: narrow path and exciting route

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16.9 km

Heron Lake

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A small forest lake with water lilies, dragonflies and a fairly new shelter - so if that's not a perfect resting place, I don't know what is.

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17.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

3.60 km

971 m

642 m

322 m

213 m

194 m

Surfaces

7.04 km

4.25 km

3.78 km

2.28 km

496 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

2°C

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Comments

October 18, 2025,Der Neckar in Flammen

The Neckar, straightened in many places and made navigable with 26 locks, and connected by roads and railways, has nevertheless retained a measure of its originality. Particularly in its lower reaches, it meanders lavishly between the mountain slopes of the Odenwald forests in Hesse and Baden. Nowhere is the 370-kilometer-long river more deeply incised and more densely forested than on …

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