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Reichenberg Castle – Rodenstein castle ruins loop from Burg Rodenstein

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Reichenberg Castle – Rodenstein castle ruins loop from Burg Rodenstein

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Reichenberg Castle – Rodenstein castle ruins loop from Burg Rodenstein

03:46

12.8km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. 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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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Parking

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1.12 km

View of the Odenwald Hills

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The refuge invites you to linger and enjoy the view of the surrounding area. 😀

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1.21 km

Shelter With a View on the Sagenweg Wildweibchenstein

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Nice rest area with a great view.

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3.51 km

Beautiful rest area with a great view

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In this spot there are wooden lounge benches on which you can relax and at the same time enjoy the beautiful view

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6.30 km

The previously somewhat run-down castle complex has been lovingly restored for several years by the “Offensive Young Christians” association, which also uses the buildings. The St. Michael's Chapel is particularly …

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9.44 km

View of Reichelsheim and the Odenwald

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In good weather, a wide view of the Odenwald.

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11.3 km

Rodenstein castle ruins

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Magical place, especially when the wild riders come.

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11.8 km

Fallbach Waterfall

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The water gushes around the time of year, in summer it will dry up again.

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12.5 km

View of the fields in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Just enjoy the area and the view, feel the peace, what more could you want

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12.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.69 km

2.22 km

518 m

362 m

Surfaces

5.57 km

5.39 km

1.01 km

504 m

310 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 24 July

31°C

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Comments

July 8, 2023,2023 07 08 Sagenweg Wildweibchenstein R1

Another path in the Odenwald
At the start there are even leaflets with this and two other rounds
Not often enough in the forest at over 30 degrees - otherwise a nice round

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April 26, 2025,reichelsheim über Ruine Rodenstein zu schloss Reichenberg

A very nice circular tour with numerous great views. Saw a few paragliders. The Rodenstein ruins and Reichenberg Castle are especially recommended. Also worth a visit is the castle café. However, the proportion of paved paths is quite high. Otherwise, great.

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April 12, 2025,Reichelsheim & Ruine Rodenstein

Reichelsheim in the Odenwald. 🌳

Brief info:
🔹️Suitable for 🐕: ✅️
🔹️Trash cans & seating: ✅️
🔹️Food & drink: ✅️ (a bakery and restaurants in Reichelsheim)
🔹️Public restroom: There's supposed to be one in Reichelsheim, but I must have missed it. 🥲 ✅️
🔹️Free parking: ✅️ Plenty!

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October 12, 2022,Staunen und Wundern erlaubt

If something characterizes the Odenwald, then it is its "wild tendrils of legends", as Werner Bergengruen saw it, who had collected dozens of them. There is hardly a rock that is not haunted or castle walls that are not crossed by armies of the dead. The most famous, Knight Hans von Rodenstein's apocalyptic procession, is said to have haunted the …

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February 10, 2023,Odenwald - Sagenweg Wildweibchenstein Reichelsheim

Reichenstein Castle and history schloss-reichenberg.de/schloss/geschichte

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Reichenberg Castle – Rodenstein castle ruins loop from Burg Rodenstein

View of the Odenwald Hills

Shelter With a View on the Sagenweg Wildweibchenstein

Beautiful rest area with a great view