View of Gammelsbach Valley – Gruber's Oak loop from Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

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View of Gammelsbach Valley – Gruber's Oak loop from Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

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View of Gammelsbach Valley – Gruber's Oak loop from Jakobsgrund bei Gammelsbach

03:18

11.7km

250m

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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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397 m

View of Gammelsbach and Schlossberg Tower

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Great views and lonely paths.

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1.02 km

View of the Odenwald Valley

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The hiking trail above the castle offers a great view down into the valley

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1.46 km

Historic stone signpost Gammelsbach

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It is located above Gammelsbach

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1.61 km

View of Gammelsbach Valley

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A magnificent view of Gammelsbach

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4.08 km

Gruber's Oak

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Still small, but it will be okay.

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4.78 km

View of Finkenbachtal

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Beautiful view of a quiet landscape

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4.78 km

Leonhardshof

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Small hamlet near Beerfelden, where you can spend very quiet holidays in holiday apartments.

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10.6 km

Valley in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Stop for a break on the sun terrace in the Gasthof Zur Krone or in the inn

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.60 km

1.55 km

1.46 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.10 km

3.29 km

3.06 km

232 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

10°C

4°C

87 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

March 20, 2022,Burg-Freienstein-Weg S6

Very nice quality hiking trail. Some beautiful, natural paths. There is a lot to see and a lot of places to rest.
Little gravel and asphalt.
Worth it👍

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September 11, 2022,🏰 Burg Freienstein Weg 🌞🥾

A beautiful round that surprises with an imposing castle ruin 🏰. 🤔 The Odenwald is always full of surprises 😁.
From the 🅿️ it goes uphill to the castle ruins, which you should definitely take a look at. From there you have a great view of the Gammelsbachtal. Then the path leads through forests, past beautiful clearings to Leonhardshof, with …

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June 9, 2025,🏰 Burg-Freienstein-Weg (Odenwald)

A 12-km circular hike through a forest with magnificent views and medieval ruins. The route follows quiet paths between the Gammelsbach and Finkenbach valleys.

The hike leads mostly through the forest. Occasionally, there are sweeping views over the Gammelsbach valley. The Freienstein ruins are encountered right at the start of our tour. Here, we follow in the footsteps of medieval …

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October 9, 2022,S6 Burg Freienstein,Runde

Almost exactly a year ago, this was our first hike together. None of us could know or even suspect what developed from this hike. Unbelievable!♥️🤗♥️

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February 22, 2026,Heimatliche Erholungs- und Gesundheitsrunde im Regengrau

I'm not a fair-weather hiker, but I don't necessarily have to go hiking in every kind of awful weather either. Today was one of those days where I was torn when I looked out the window this morning. When the rain radar promised improvement around midday, I decided to do a short hike around my local area. It didn't stay …

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