View of Veste Otzberg – Sior-Ruhe Pond Rest Area loop from Otzberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Otzberg

View of Veste Otzberg – Sior-Ruhe Pond Rest Area loop from Otzberg

Moderate

4.6

(55)

166

hikers

View of Veste Otzberg – Sior-Ruhe Pond Rest Area loop from Otzberg

02:11

7.86km

150m

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 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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211 m

Bench With a View of the Odenwald

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A quiet spot in the middle of town

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837 m

View of Veste Otzberg

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The fortress can be seen from all directions and sometimes from a great distance. P. 7 Towers view

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2.95 km

Hubertusruhe

Lake

4.83 km

Sior-Ruhe Pond Rest Area

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I can only recommend this place, even if the lumberjacks were at work again with their oversized machines.
There are tables and benches. Eat, drink and watch the tadpoles grow.

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6.16 km

Bench With View of Veste Otzberg

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The Veste can be seen from afar.

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7.27 km

Hering Village Fountain with Coat of Arms

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Hering is a district of the municipality Otzberg in the southern Hessian district of Darmstadt-Dieburg and has about 950 inhabitants.

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7.33 km

Protestant Church of Hering

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The Protestant church was built in 1900.
The church is open very often, so you can linger here for a moment and "unwind".

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7.61 km

Round tree trunk bench

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Super fun for all tree-bench-leg-danglers!

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7.86 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.99 km

1.36 km

451 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.44 km

1.46 km

1.41 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

91 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

November 4, 2022,Veste Otzberg Umrundung Süd

Nice little round from the hiking car park Otzberg.

Easy to walk, no notable climbs (only the ascent to the Veste is a bit steeper for a short time).

Lots of forest with a few pools and brooks, quite idyllic.

From the ascent to the Veste there are always wonderful views.

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