Otzberg Fortress – View of Veste Otzberg loop from Veste Otzberg

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Germany

Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Otzberg

Otzberg Fortress – View of Veste Otzberg loop from Veste Otzberg

Moderate

4.7

(36)

142

hikers

Otzberg Fortress – View of Veste Otzberg loop from Veste Otzberg

02:23

8.56km

160m

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 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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127 m

Path to the parking lot

Highlight • Trail

Be careful, full of blackberries and nettles

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3.86 km

Hering Village Fountain with Coat of Arms

Highlight • Monument

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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4.17 km

Round tree trunk bench

Highlight • Rest Area

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

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4.37 km

Village fountain from 1595

Highlight • Monument

Unfortunately, the old village well no longer has any water. But it is planted with beautiful flowers in summer.

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4.39 km

Old Hering Town Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

On the way through the old town you pass the former town hall... beautiful to look at

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4.50 km

Church of the Nativity of Mary (Maria Geburt), Hering

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The Roman Catholic, listed church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is in Hering, a district of the municipality of Otzberg in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse. The church …

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4.63 km

Otzberg Fortress

Highlight • Castle

The fortress is all around the striking point in the front Odenwald.

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5.68 km

View of Veste Otzberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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7.54 km

Hubertusruhe

Lake

8.56 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.74 km

2.07 km

399 m

316 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.18 km

3.14 km

763 m

341 m

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

5°C

91 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

November 28, 2021,Blick auf Otzberg – Blick zur Feste Otzberg Runde von Otzberg

Small Sunday afternoon round. Today I ran a tour (No. 4) from the hiking map at the Otzberg car park, and is very well signposted. Definitely worth it

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