Ernst-Ludwig Pond – Joachim Lütkemann Shelter loop from Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt

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Ernst-Ludwig Pond – Joachim Lütkemann Shelter loop from Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt

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Ernst-Ludwig Pond – Joachim Lütkemann Shelter loop from Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt

02:01

7.86km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Koberstadt

Hegbachaue bei Messel

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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585 m

Forest Barn

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Probably used to store the winter food for the game...

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1.82 km

Trail junction at Hegbachaue near Messel

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About 50m to the north there is a great single trail to the east.

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1.90 km

Refreshing access to the Hegbach

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While driving through the forest, here is a refreshing access to the Hegbach. A fallen tree trunk even allows sitting with your feet in the water.

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1.92 km

Hegbach Bridge in the Hegbach Meadow near Messel

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Relatively large bridge over the Hegbach

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2.48 km

Koberstadt

Forest

3.25 km

Ernst-Ludwig Pond

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Like most of the stagnant bodies of water in the RheinMain Regional Park, the Ernst-Ludwig-Teich, idyllically situated in the forest, is not a natural lake. It was created around 1890 …

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3.94 km

Joachim Lütkemann Shelter

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The Joachim-Lütkemann-Hütte is a very stable and clean shelter in the middle of the nature reserve Hegbachaue near Messel.
To rest, to shelter or simply to enjoy the fabulous nature quite wonderful.

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3.95 km

Hegbach Trail

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Nice to driving forest path along the Hegbach

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7.86 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.21 km

356 m

284 m

Surfaces

2.75 km

2.31 km

1.73 km

1.07 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

3°C

0 %

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Comments

January 1, 2022,Neujahrswanderung 2022

I've been doing this little hike every New Years morning for a few years. There are hardly any people around and I can start the new year in peace. The weather is always a bit different: sometimes snow, sometimes ice ... Today it was pretty "warm" and the birds were singing!

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