Aje Lake (New Quarry) – Little Meadow View loop from Erlenwiesen bei Ober-Roden

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Eppertshausen

Aje Lake (New Quarry) – Little Meadow View loop from Erlenwiesen bei Ober-Roden

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Aje Lake (New Quarry) – Little Meadow View loop from Erlenwiesen bei Ober-Roden

03:26

13.3km

80m

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Neuwiese von Messel

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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167 m

Thomashütte Manor Beer Garden

Highlight • Pub

An ideal excursion destination with children 👍

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1.40 km

Aje Lake near Eppertshausen

Highlight • Lake

Beautifully situated.. Beautiful to look at.. but also with a sad past as told by a cross

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1.40 km

Aje Lake (New Quarry)

Highlight • Lake

Very nicely located. There are a few places to rest.
There is a beautiful trail around the lake. Definitely worth it for bikers.

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2.97 km

Kieskautschneise Highest Point (188 m)

Highlight • Summit

6.08 km

Parking is quite generous, the area is very well maintained and the playground invites the kids to play. The paths are gravelly or well run forest floor and the Hegwaldbach serves as a water hole for the Wufti.

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8.58 km

Abandoned Railway House

Highlight • Structure

Small overgrown lost place… nothing special… collecting blackberry thorns is not worth it

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10.5 km

Waldsee blasting pit

Highlight • Lake

In the past, this was the site of the explosive ordnance that had been cleared, which created a lake. The ordnance disposal service is still active, but runs off everything found every day.

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13.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

294 m

257 m

146 m

Surfaces

9.34 km

1.96 km

1.66 km

294 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

83 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

March 15, 2026,Gutshof Thomashütte – Aje-See (Neuer Steinbruch) Runde von Erlenwiesen bei Ober-Roden

It was very swampy in the forest today....

There are sounds in the forest again.... the birds are chirping, the woodpecker is tapping....
It's becoming spring 😊

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December 16, 2023,Wo ein See einen Steinbruch füllt

Everyone knows the Messel Pit World Natural Heritage Site. But there are also some old, abandoned gravel pits in the forest near Messel that have now filled with water. The Aje Lake is particularly beautifully nestled in the forest and its tranquility invites you to linger.

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June 28, 2026,Gutshof Thomashütte – Biergarten – Aje-See (Neuer Steinbruch) Runde von Erlenwiesen bei Ober-Roden

I already walked the route in March, today I thought the idea of dipping my feet in Lake Ajaccio at the end was good.
That worked out too. It's a lake where, to my surprise, nothing is forbidden.... there are some places to sit, (uncomfortable) to lie down, and others have spent the night in hammocks.
I was surprised how …

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