Rückersbach Gorge – Plattenberg hut loop from Dettingen (Main)

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Aschaffenburg

Karlstein am Main

Rückersbach Gorge – Plattenberg hut loop from Dettingen (Main)

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Rückersbach Gorge – Plattenberg hut loop from Dettingen (Main)

03:51

13.9km

250m

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 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.69 km

Schluchthof Restaurant & Beer Garden

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Generously designed rest stop... is also often used as a lunch table

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4.60 km

Rückersbach Gorge

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The Rückersbacher Gorge: A simply great trail to the place Rückersbach. But a section is already a very beautiful route through beautiful forest. Next to it is the splashing of the Rückers-Bach. GREAT.

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6.10 km

Wooden Bridge in Rückersbacher Schlucht

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Small bridge over the creek. But you can also continue walking or driving straight ahead. Water wings are not required

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7.76 km

View of the valley from Rückersbach

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Here you have a beautiful view through the orchards. In late summer, the various fruits glow on the trees.

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8.37 km

Plattenberg hut

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Nice wooden hut with tables inside and outside for a rest or to protect against bad weather. Nice view of the Rückersbach and valley.

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8.39 km

View of Sternberg

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From the rest area at the “Plattenberghütte” you have a good view of Sternberg.

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11.2 km

The Red Englishman Sculpture

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The battle of Dettingen on June 27, 1743 was reflected in the regional legends with the story of the "red Englishman". In the Spessart saga (1885) Albert von Herrlein took …

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13.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

2.50 km

1.42 km

1.12 km

126 m

Surfaces

5.33 km

3.48 km

3.43 km

574 m

545 m

340 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

3°C

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Comments

April 2, 2026,Von Hessen rüber nach Bayern – und wieder zurück durch die Rückersbacher Schlucht

17 km, 300 meters of elevation gain, a colorful, mixed group of people who simply enjoy hiking. This is how the day starts at the parking lot in Mainhausen. Here, where the Main forms the border, we cross on foot from Hesse to the Bavarian side, into the Spessart.
First stop: the Lindigwald. A charming floodplain forest with old wych …

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January 23, 2026,Schlacht an der Schlucht

Geologically, the Spessart is not very spectacular. During the major mountain uplifts 400 to 250 million years ago, its elevations were less pronounced, allowing a massive layer of variegated sandstone to form over very old layers of gneiss and mica schist. It takes the force of rushing water for the underlying layers to also emerge. On the western escarpment, torrents …

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