Ebersberg Rock Sea – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Odenwald

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Ebersberg Rock Sea – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Odenwald

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Ebersberg Rock Sea – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Odenwald

05:20

18.8km

400m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.10 km

Bench With View of the Odenwald Meadows

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice rest area with a view over the meadows of the plateau between Kohlberg and Gebhardshütte. The detour to the "highest point of the Odenwald" 200m further north is not …

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1.28 km

Bullau-Kohlenwald – Highest Point of Odenwaldkreis (560.4 m)

Highlight • Summit

The Kohlwald is a 560.4 m above sea level wooded mountain in the Odenwald and is located in the west of the Bullau district of the district town of Erbach in the Odenwald district in Hesse.
Altitude: 560 m

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3.08 km

Boundary stone from 1796 on the Nibelungensteig

Highlight • Monument

stands directly on the Nibelungensteig

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3.13 km

Ebersberg Rock Sea

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Ebersberg Felsenmeer is an impressive natural monument and consists of many cuboid sandstone blocks. Wind and rain have eliminated the soft materials over millions of years while the harder …

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6.53 km

Forest Pond in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Highlight • Lake

If in the summer the water lilies bloom determines very nicely

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7.61 km

Himbächel Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

The Himbächel Viaduct is a single-track viaduct of the Odenwaldbahn in the section Erbach-Hetzbach in the Odenwald at kilometer 24.54 across the valley of Himbachel. The viaduct was completed in …

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12.0 km

HW25 trail section at Reußenkreuz

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nice and comfortable to walk

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16.5 km

Gebhardshütte Hamlet

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A very quiet place, even the yellow rubber duck is still not waddling.

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18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

2.33 km

1.79 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.87 km

4.98 km

3.19 km

1.51 km

263 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

January 24, 2026,Bullau 🥾🥾 - Ebersberger Felsenmeer – Himbächel-Viadukt

On this sunny Saturday ☀️, we head to Bullau in the Odenwald. The Himbächel Viaduct caught our eye.

From Bullau, we hike past freshly fertilized fields 🫢 and soon join the Nibelungen Trail. The route is beautifully laid out, and the Ebersberg Rocky Sea and the narrow nature trails are fantastic 👍🏻. Halfway along, we reach the Himbächel Viaduct. An …

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July 19, 2024,Von Hetzbach nach Bullau und zurück

I think the entrance to the Hasenhöhe hiking car park is pretty dangerous. It's in the middle of a bend and you can't see it at all. If you want to hike there, it's best to find another starting point. It was a very beautiful route. The first few kilometers are still quite a lot of forest, but this quickly …

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July 27, 2022,Durch die höchste Eisenbahnbrücke Hessens 🚂🌞🥾

Today we started from Reußenkreuz, past Castle Krähberg and the small Felsenmeer to the Himbächel Viaduct.
A very nice and varied tour; Mostly through the forest, but on a wide variety of paths 👍🥾. These can sometimes be a bit steeper, e.g. at the Ebersberger Felsenmeer.

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June 10, 2024,Ebersberger Felsenmeer – Himbächelviadukt Runde von Bullau

Unfortunately, the markings changed, starting with a yellow 2 in a yellow circle, changing to a white 2Hz in a white circle and later we followed a red triangle on a white background. The hunting lodge on the Krähberg is not really worth it, private property, the path around the Krähberg is

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March 30, 2024,Himbächelviadukt – Ebersberger Felsenmeer Runde von Oberzent-Hetzbach

In the last few kilometers the forest path is partially covered with tree cuttings, so you have to walk off the path.

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August 1, 2022,Odenwald Ebersberger Felsenmeer von Hetzbach Runde

Have been doing a nice long tour for a long time now. This time the Odenwald with a sea of rocks that is a bit smaller but not as many boulders as its better-known brother but is still very nice to hike through.
Otherwise forest very nice and very narrow paths but also asphalt well must also😄.
But wonderful in …

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August 21, 2022,Ebersberger Felsenmeer – Gebhardshütte – Krähberg: Runde von Beerfelden-Hetzbach

Beautiful wooded round for hot days, peppered with a magnificent view of the Himmbachel viaduct. Other highlights are the Ebersberger Felsenmeer, the "beverage kettle" (self-service) in the Gebhardshütte district of Oberzentrum and the 1200-year-old Königsbrunnen (hirschhorner.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/koenigsbrunnen-bei-hetzbach- wird-1200 -year old/).
Afterwards stop for delicious Spanish tapas in Schönnen in the donquijotetapasbar.com

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June 8, 2024,Odenwaldrunde mit Ebersberger Felsenmeer

Shady route in the heart of the Odenwald near Hetzbach, with the Ebersberg rock sea, Himbächel viaduct and, above all, a well-stocked drinks kettle as highlights. Nice, but with a bit too many forest paths.

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