Fürstenlager State Park – Fürstenlager State Park loop from Zwingenberg (Bergstr)

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Fürstenlager State Park – Fürstenlager State Park loop from Zwingenberg (Bergstr)

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Fürstenlager State Park – Fürstenlager State Park loop from Zwingenberg (Bergstr)

05:41

19.6km

500m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.96 km

Fürstenlager State Park

Highlight • Historical Site

The Fürstenlager is worth a visit at any time of year! It offers a variety of great hiking trails.

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6.11 km

Princes' Building, Fürstenlager

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Today, the Prinzenbau houses an office of the Odenwald Club

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6.15 km

The former landgraves and grand dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt resided here. With a playful ensemble consisting of stately houses, grottos and pavilions as well as a princely park, this complex is one of the very special sights in this region.

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6.64 km

View of Starkenburg

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Great panoramic view of the Odenwald and the Hessian Ried.

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8.26 km

View of the Rhine Valley from the Bensheim Vineyards

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If you are lucky, the bank is free here and you can enjoy the beautiful view without the hustle and bustle.

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8.36 km

Kirchberg Hut, Bensheim

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The cottage on the Kirchberg was planned and built by several wealthy citizens of Bensheim. After its festive inauguration in 1857, it became a popular excursion destination of the distinguished …

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8.39 km

View of Bensheim Over the Vineyards

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Here you have an impressive panoramic view

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9.02 km

Wasserrückhaltebecken

Lake

19.1 km

Zwingenberg Old Town

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Zwingenberg is just beautiful.

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19.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

5.37 km

2.19 km

608 m

288 m

190 m

163 m

Surfaces

6.86 km

3.77 km

3.51 km

3.17 km

1.78 km

345 m

190 m

Elevation

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Comments

March 28, 2025,2025-03-28 Blüten 🌸, Sonne 🌞 und Genuss 😋: Zwingenberg - Schloss Auerbach - Fürstenlager - Kirchberghäuschen - Bensheim

Martina planned today's wonderful tour for us 🙏 We start in Zwingenberg and although Ms. Komoot 👩🏻 wanted us to park in the middle of the market square, four passengers and two Zwingenberg residents decide that's probably not a good idea 🙅🏻‍♀️ Around the corner we find a good alternative 🅿️ and off we go. On great little paths, which, …

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April 23, 2022,20220423 Bergstraße: Zwingenberg - Auerbach - Bensheim/ Bergsträßer Weintreff

Yesterday, by chance, we discovered the event "Bergsträßer Weintreff" on the Internet. Many winegrowers from the Bergstraße were represented there and after buying a ticket for 20 euros you could taste 170 wines and sparkling wines there. We did 45, it was very funny..... Before that we hiked a bit, on well-known paths, but it was always nice 😊

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April 8, 2025,Marktbrunnen Bensheim – Fürstenlager Runde von Bensheim

It was sunny and quite chilly at first, but after a short walk through Bensheim we went straight up to the Kirchberghäuschen. The obligatory cherry wine was a must there. The forest is still a bit subdued, but blossoms can be seen everywhere. The path leads through forest and vineyards to the Fürstenlager, with one or two very beautiful magnolias …

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December 18, 2023,Kirchberghäuschen - Fürstenlager – Schloss Auerbach zum Weihnachtsmarkt 🎄 Bensheim

You could call it towards the sun ☀️, because north of Darmstadt it was foggy all day ☁️.
From Bensheim, under blue skies, we go straight to the Kirchberghäuschen, which is actually not open today. But an exception is made for school.
A short time later we arrived at the prince's camp. A wonderful spot. Just wondering why you can …

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September 6, 2025,Schloss Auerbach - Bensheim - Auerbach

Today's hiking plan included a visit to Bensheim. First, we crossed the Fürstenlager State Park once more. Then we reached the Kirchberghäuschen (small church), and, refreshed, we couldn't look back at the view from the sunny terrace. Naturally, we enjoyed regional delicacies, and then continued on through the vineyards to Bensheim. There was already plenty of activity there, as the …

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January 8, 2024,Alsbach-Hähnlein - Melibokus - Bensheim

The highlights of the mountain road. @Martina and @Georg55, who planned the tour, invited me to today's tour. We started at the train station in Hähnlein-Alsbach. We started off at Alsbach Castle, continued steeply uphill to Melibokus, over Auerbach Castle to the Prince's Camp and stopped at the Kirchberghäuschen before we got back on the train at the train station …

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December 26, 2024,Alsbach-Hähnlein - Melibokus - Bensheim

Today, with the best weather, another dream tour along the Bergstrasse from Alsbach via the Melibokus to Bensheim. The Fürstenlager State Park and the Kirchbergshäuschen are expressly recommended as hiking destinations.

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January 8, 2024,20240108 Alsbach-Hähnlein - Alsbacher Schloss - Melibokus - Auerbacher Schloss - Kirchberghäuschen - Bensheim

It was finally sunny and so we thought we would ask @Veronika 2020 if she would like to go on a hike together. And so we walked this beautiful lap together. It was a steep climb up to Melibokus, where we felt nice and warm. We had a great view and we had already covered most of the altitude. Unfortunately, …

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