Hohe Waid Summit Cross – Schanzenköpfle Ruins loop from Leutershausen

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Baden-Württemberg

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Hirschberg an der Bergstraße

Hohe Waid Summit Cross – Schanzenköpfle Ruins loop from Leutershausen

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Hohe Waid Summit Cross – Schanzenköpfle Ruins loop from Leutershausen

03:38

11.6km

400m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 8.57 km for 17 m

After 8.66 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.64 km

Pavilion on the Nature Trail (Waldlehrpfad), Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice view over the vineyards

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1.97 km

Amphibian pond at the Marbach

Highlight • Lake

The pond serves as spawning water for amphibians.

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2.58 km

Jägers Ruh – View over the Rhine Plain

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the Rhine plain

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5.44 km

Saatschule Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Great resting place in the sun (in the morning) with benches and Waldidylle

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6.17 km

Hohe Waid Summit Cross

Highlight • Summit

Small summit cross next to the benches. Also 2 poems to the Hohen Waid hang out here.

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7.22 km

Viewpoint

7.63 km

Schanzenköpfle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Popular crisp descent down from the Hohen Waid.

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7.74 km

Historic Boundary Stones of 1790 on the Burgensteig

Highlight • Historical Site

Several historical boundary stones from 1790 along the Burgensteig.

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8.59 km

Hirschburg

Castle

9.80 km

View of the Churches of Leutershausen

Highlight • Viewpoint

As is so often the case on the Burgensteig or all other hiking trails along the Baden or Hessian Bergstrasse, the views over the vineyards down to the valley towns with their churches are a highlight in themselves ...

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11.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

1.86 km

1.56 km

1.00 km

242 m

185 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

3.96 km

1.81 km

599 m

277 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

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1°C

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Comments

October 22, 2023,Berge über Leutershausen

My hike on Sunday took me to the Bergstrasse, or more precisely, to the part of the Bergstrasse above Leutershausen.
I was hoping for a good view of the Rhine plain in the relatively clear weather 👀 and was not disappointed 🙂
The surrounding towns on Bergstrasse and especially Mannheim were crystal clear in front of me. The Palatinate Forest, …

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