Scheftheimer Wiesen – Scheftheimer Oak and Shelter loop from Kranichstein

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Scheftheimer Wiesen – Scheftheimer Oak and Shelter loop from Kranichstein

Moderate

4.8

(20)

hikers

Scheftheimer Wiesen – Scheftheimer Oak and Shelter loop from Kranichstein

02:07

8.22km

40m

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 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Scheftheimer Wiesen bei Darmstadt

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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874 m

Teichwiesen Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

In the middle of the forest and beautiful to look at

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2.05 km

Scheftheimer Wiesen

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

This is an impressive piece of nature, highly recommended

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2.45 km

Findus bench with a view of the Scheftheimer Wiesen

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Here you can enjoy nature in peace

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2.92 km

Scheftheimer Oak and Shelter

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here you can just pause and enjoy nature

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3.01 km

The Scheftheimer Eiche is a striking, old tree on the edge of the Scheftheimer meadows – a real eye-catcher and a natural landmark on the route. With its broad trunk and wide crown, it looks like a silent guardian of the nature reserve.

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3.75 km

Scheftheimer Wiesen Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

7.67 km

Ruthsenbach Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

That's a nice view from the bridge

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8.06 km

Steinbrücker Pond and Oberwaldhaus Recreation Area

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When the weather is nice, you can chill there.

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8.22 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.38 km

1.78 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.71 km

2.45 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

9°C

83 %

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Comments

April 19, 2025,28 Das hessische "Stonehenge"

Modest but significant – the only Neolithic menhir site in the region. Easily accessible, it stands amidst protected meadows and forests not far from the Steinbrücker Pond.

Rather inconspicuous, yet a rarity in Hesse – the four- to six-thousand-year-old menhirs in the Scheftheim Meadows near Darmstadt.

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