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Face in the Tree – Beerfelden Forest Lake Bath loop from Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

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Face in the Tree – Beerfelden Forest Lake Bath loop from Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

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Face in the Tree – Beerfelden Forest Lake Bath loop from Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

04:45

16.2km

450m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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239 m

Gammelsbachtal

Highlight • Natural

The Gammelsbachtal is a typical Odenwälder cultural landscape.
Different habitats were created through agricultural use.
Wet and dry poor meadows, ponds, springs, forests on slopes
and alders along the stream. …

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648 m

Ludwig-Schäfer-Ruhe View of Gammelsbachtal

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Nice view over the Gammelsbachtal from a memorial stone that I unfortunately cannot decipher.
Addendum:
I now know from a resident of Gammelsbach that the place at the memorial stone is called "Ludwig-Schäfer-Ruhe" 👍

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2.52 km

Face in the Tree

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On the way between Itterberg and Sensbacher Höhe, near the Gickelsberg, this tree suddenly looks sternly at those passing by 🤨

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3.12 km

Gickelsberg Summit

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The 554 m high Gickelsberg is covered in trees, so you don't have a clear view of the surrounding area

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7.15 km

Heilmanns Ruh

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Rest area with two benches at the end of the small valley “Steingrund”

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8.80 km

Beerfelden Forest Lake Bath

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The first Beerfeld forest swimming pool was inaugurated in 1935 and is now operated and repaired by an interest group.
More information at:
waldseebad-beerfelden.de

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9.96 km

Jakobsgrund Waterworks

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The building is located in the valley on the Gammelsbach between the Waldseebad Beerfelden and the town of Gammelsbach.

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10.3 km

Pasture in Jakobsgrund

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The cows 🐄 have a huge, fenced-in area in Jakobsgrund where they can stay. They looked happy and were very curious 🙂

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10.6 km

Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

Nature Reserve

16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

444 m

280 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.47 km

3.01 km

1.98 km

1.60 km

101 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Wednesday 3 June

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Face in the Tree – Beerfelden Forest Lake Bath loop from Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

Gammelsbachtal

Ludwig-Schäfer-Ruhe View of Gammelsbachtal

Face in the Tree

Gickelsberg Summit

Heilmanns Ruh

Beerfelden Forest Lake Bath

Jakobsgrund Waterworks

Pasture in Jakobsgrund

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