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Wegscheide Parking Area – Eselsweg Trail loop from Orbquelle bei Bad Orb

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Wegscheide Parking Area – Eselsweg Trail loop from Orbquelle bei Bad Orb

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Wegscheide Parking Area – Eselsweg Trail loop from Orbquelle bei Bad Orb

01:23

4.95km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3 m

Wegscheide Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

From the parking lot you can start the flow trails directly from above without having to conquer the mountain first.

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49 m

Wegscheide Car Park – Hessian Spessart Nature Park

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The car park is ideal for a walk around the Wegscheide school camp on foot or by bike. The "Wintersberg Trail" MTB begins in the immediate vicinity.

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884 m

Haseltal Trail Jump Practice Section

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Nice trail top 👍

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925 m

Haseltal Trail at Ameisenrain

Highlight • MTB Park

This waypoint is located directly on the flow trail between the Wegscheide and the Haselruh hunting lodge.

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2.29 km

Burgjosser Heiligen Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Good starting point for hikes or trails for mountain biking.

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2.33 km

Eselsweg Trail

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This section of the trail is part of the Eselsweg and is on the way from the Burgjosser-Heiligen car park to the DonBosco-Trail.

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3.75 km

Wegscheide Prisoner of War Cemetery

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Tomb for mainly Russian prisoners of war, who were shattered here at the crossroads to death. About 1400 are here; only 250 names are known because the camp ceased to …

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4.95 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.81 km

997 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.11 km

1.42 km

1.19 km

188 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

29°C

13°C

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

January 2, 2022,Spessartspur(18)"Wegscheide Bad Orb und Burgjosser Heiligen"

🌞 and spring-like 10 degrees have persuaded me to go on a digestive hike 😁 But where to go on Sunday lunchtimes when there is not so much hustle and bustle? So I tried this track. When I got to the parking lot there were only 4 cars, so I stopped there and was really lucky, only one couple came …

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March 10, 2022,Spessartspur "Wegscheide Bad Orb und Burgjosser Heiligen"

This track wasn't that convincing for me. Quite apart from the fact that it is only 4.7km long, I missed small highlights on the route. I had to cross the street 3x and sometimes the path ran directly along the street. However, the wooded areas are very beautiful. The last part had it uphill again in itself. Okay for a …

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December 25, 2025,Rundweg 07 "Eselswegrunde Bad Orb" #8

Here's the link to my collection "Circular routes around Bad Orb":

komoot.com/de-de/collection/3359339/-rundwege-bad-orb?ref=collection

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August 2, 2021,Spessartspur "Wegscheide Bad Orb und Burgjosser-Heiligen"

A short Spessart track that still has a lot to offer. At first it was pouring rain 🌧️ and I wonder how beautiful this trail would have been in the sunshine. After the first long straight, it goes downhill to the military cemetery, which reminds of the first enslaved and then murdered Russian soldiers of World War II at the …

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September 10, 2023,🍄SPESSARTSPUR🍄 "Wegscheide Bad Orb und Burgjosser Heiligen"🥾🌳🐾

A little round of mushroom photo safari for a sunny Sunday 😄

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Wegscheide Parking Area – Eselsweg Trail loop from Orbquelle bei Bad Orb

Wegscheide Parking Area

Wegscheide Car Park – Hessian Spessart Nature Park

Haseltal Trail Jump Practice Section

Haseltal Trail at Ameisenrain

Burgjosser Heiligen Parking Area

Eselsweg Trail

Wegscheide Prisoner of War Cemetery

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