Mespelbrunn Castle – Hohewart-Haus (Hohe Warte) loop from Mespelbrunn

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Mespelbrunn

Mespelbrunn Castle – Hohewart-Haus (Hohe Warte) loop from Mespelbrunn

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Mespelbrunn Castle – Hohewart-Haus (Hohe Warte) loop from Mespelbrunn

05:27

18.2km

580m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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318 m

Scenic view of Mespelbrunn

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All benches are beautiful and in beautiful locations.

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339 m

Crypt chapel of St. Maria (Ingelheim burial site)

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The neo-Romanesque crypt chapel of St. Mary of the Counts of Ingelheim dates from 1874/75 and was built under the Imperial Count Friedrich von Ingelheim. In 2006, Count Albrecht, whose …

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837 m

Mespelbrunn Castle

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Start of construction for the moated castle Mespelbrunn was in 1427. In the 16th century, the conversion to its present form. The castle and the town of Mespelbrunn were filming …

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1.07 km

Gothic-Style Virgin Mary Wayside Shrine Behind Wasserschloss

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Beautiful wayside shrine near the moated castle

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7.86 km

Viewpoint

9.88 km

Banneux Chapel

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Lovingly cared for by the family

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10.1 km

Odenwaldblick – View of Volkersbrunn and the Odenwald

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Beautiful view of Volkersbrunn over the typical Spessart hills

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14.2 km

Hohewart-Haus (Hohe Warte)

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The Hohe Warte is a rustic forest house near Hessenthal and is the starting point and/or destination for many hiking tours. The food is very good - the game dishes …

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17.8 km

View of the Gruft Chapel

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The sun lounger at the chapel also invites you to take a longer rest.

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18.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

1.98 km

1.39 km

422 m

Surfaces

9.49 km

3.20 km

2.40 km

2.38 km

634 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

92 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

October 12, 2024,112/24 🥾 🍁 Mespelbrunn 🍁 - Spessarträuberland-Rundweg 3

This circular route leads past Mespelbrunn Castle, Martinsberg up to the Zeugplatte refuge until the path branches off to the right and leads down the Glockenhofweg to Heimbuchenthal for a long time. Near the St. Martin Church, a beautiful, narrow path leads very steeply up over the Grundloch to the "Herrin der Berge" chapel, always in the direction of Volkersbrunn. …

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May 15, 2022,Spessart: Räuberlandweg 3

I was once told that you can still hike well in the Spessart when the temperatures are higher. I agree! Right at the beginning there was a short but crisp climb to the 'Ingelheim grave site'. From there past Mespelbrunn Palace (admission fee) into the forest and further uphill. Some climbs were really a bit nasty ☺️ The Räuberlandweg offers …

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October 27, 2024,Spessart 🌳🥾 - Mespelbrunn "Spessarträuberland"

My internal clock didn't care about the time change. That gave me the opportunity to really blow through my catalyst. To avoid misunderstandings, the one from 🚘 of course.
I was at the gate to the moated castle 🏰 in Mespelbrunn right on time for the first tour.
I learned a lot about the people of Ingelheim and Echternach and …

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August 25, 2024,Rundtour Mespelbrunn - Herrin der Berge - Schloss 🥾🌳☀️🏰

This Sunday we wanted to go on a hiking tour in the Spessart and we chose Mespelbrunn as our starting point. We first went through the Langen Grund to the Hohe Wart, but we didn't stop there today because it was just so incredibly busy. 🙈 We then asked ourselves whether that was the norm on a Sunday afternoon in …

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June 12, 2022,Spessarträuberland Rundweg um Mespelbrunn

Today we were in the Spessart. There was a lot of variety and of course the weather was right again.

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May 1, 2024,Spessart: Räuberlandweg

In the forest, there are the robbers...

Well, today there are no robbers there anymore. In the past, there were. Back then, it was certainly no fun, and it eventually led to romanticization and to Hauff's frame story "The Inn in the Spessart". In which people told each other fairy tales to pass the time.

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October 30, 2022,Spessart | Runde um Volkersbrunn, Mespelbrunn und Heimbuchental

For today's round, I spontaneously looked around at @Grit Cianis tours and found what I was looking for. I had previously become aware of Mespelbrunn Palace, but then I no longer had it on my radar. Another good reason to take a walk around here is the "Wirtshaus im Spessart" - one of my favorite stories as a kid. It …

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