Rückersbach Gorge – Kleinostheim Forest Lake loop from Johannesberg

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Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Aschaffenburg

Johannesberg

Rückersbach Gorge – Kleinostheim Forest Lake loop from Johannesberg

Moderate

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Rückersbach Gorge – Kleinostheim Forest Lake loop from Johannesberg

03:24

11.8km

290m

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 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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630 m

Bench with a view of Rückersbach Gorge

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Rest bench with a beautiful view of the Rückersbacher gorge.

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2.10 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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2.14 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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4.51 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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5.94 km

Kleinostheim Forest Lake

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The Waldsee was created by a handful of idealists in 1964
built in the winter meadows with the support of the community.
The forest lake consists of 3 ponds with …

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7.09 km

Picnic Area at Trail Junction, Naturpark Spessart

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Located right on the path … seat, table and waste bin

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11.7 km

View of Frankfurt Skyline from Landscape Frame

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Massive wooden construction... you can fit in there... with a group...😏

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11.8 km

Panorama Compass and Viewpoint at Hörstein

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Today with great visibility… I think I could see what was for lunch in the office in Frankfurt…😉

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11.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

716 m

490 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.73 km

2.01 km

679 m

396 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

8°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

April 30, 2022,Rückersbacher Schlucht

We orientated ourselves on the route of the European culture path. We unintentionally 😅 expanded this with a detour to Rückersbach.

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February 10, 2022,🇪🇺 Kulturweg Kleinostheim

Today my after-work tour went along the European Cultural Trail. Start is at the "Schluchthof" in Kleinostheim, here you can usually eat very well - but until 22.2. closed 😔. You walk with a slight increase through the complete Rückersbacher gorge. When the weather is nice, you have a great view at the top. Then it goes down again, passing …

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March 9, 2025,Spessart: Rückersbacher Schlucht

We started our tour at the Schluchthof parking lot. From there, we hiked up along the Rückersbach stream. The incline was noticeable, but easy to walk – and the gorge provided a nice distraction. 😉
At the Johannesberg Panorama Plateau, we had a short rest and a beautiful view, albeit a bit hazy.
Overall, a beautiful and pleasant tour. 😊

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May 10, 2025,Klein-Ostheim Runde durch die Rückensbacherschlucht, 16/52, 10.05.2025

Today I moved my hiking Sunday to Saturday...

The area around the Rückesbacher Gorge is simply beautiful...

There's almost nothing more to report 😆

Great area🌳🌲, great weather☀️, nice company 💪🏼😅💪🏼

The train station, a highlight 🤣🫣🤣

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August 9, 2022,Rückersbacher Schlucht - Alte Steinbrücke - Hexenhäuschen – Schluchthof Runde von Kleinostheim

We had made the detour to the "Phonolith" - but I can't recommend it. It's about 500 m uphill, the path isn't that nice (a lot of nettles) and I couldn't see what this highlight is supposed to be about? At the top of the phonolith there is the same information sign as at the beginning of the path. Probably …

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April 26, 2023,Rückersbacher Schlucht Kleinostheim

To compensate for cycling, there was a hike through the beautiful Rückersbach Gorge in the late afternoon. An idyllic wooded round in sunny weather. We liked it very much.

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April 26, 2023,Rückersbacher Schlucht

Today we finished work earlier and put on our hiking boots and did another round through the beautiful Rückersbach Gorge.
It started at the Schluchhof restaurant and then directly up the gorge with its steep rock faces and the babbling brook to Rückersbach, where there is a great view. Over the Dreimärker, the highest mountain in the area at 330 …

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May 19, 2024,Rückersbacher Schlucht – 🌞🌦🌧⛈ - Runde.

Actually planned for longer. Actually set off in beautiful sunshine 🌞. Best weather through the gorge. Up on the edge of the village, dark clouds 🌧 greeted us, which were still discharging as we entered the forest again. So we were forced to stop three times under dense trees. When there was a thunderstorm ⛈... we just carried on. At …

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