Old Town Hall, Michelstadt – Marketplace Michelstadt loop from Erbacher Schloss

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Odenwaldkreis

Erbach

Old Town Hall, Michelstadt – Marketplace Michelstadt loop from Erbacher Schloss

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Old Town Hall, Michelstadt – Marketplace Michelstadt loop from Erbacher Schloss

01:45

6.79km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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404 m

Mümling Stepping Stones

Highlight • Bridge

Nice transition. You are guaranteed to get your feet wet :-)

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2.08 km

The Temple House was part of the settlement of castle guards in front of the castle, the historical core of the medieval town of Erbach, surrounded by the arms of the Mümling in the area of today's Im Städtel street. Castle guards are documented in Erbach in 1303 as Castrenses, and are first mentioned by name in 1372.

The construction of the building by the Knights Templar, as is assumed from the name, is a legend, as is the case with the other Knights Templar houses in the Odenwald. The name can be proven in the 18th century at the earliest. Rather, it was a seat and allod of the Echter family. Conrad (Conze) Echter, documented in Erbach from 1366 to 1385, is considered the builder of the Stone House in the Echterschen Hof. After the Echters von und zu Mespelbrunn, so called from 1412 since Hammann I, the house came to the Counts of Erbach-Erbach in 1676.
Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempelhaus_(Erbach)

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2.20 km

Old Town Hall, Erbach

Highlight • Monument

Erbach is a tranquil town with beautiful half-timbered charm. In the old town you will find several restaurants and cafes. Be sure to check out the castle. The impressive building was built in the High Middle Ages. Among other things, the castle houses the well-known collections of antiquities of Count Franz I zu Erbach-Erbach and the German Ivory Museum. All information about the guides can be found here: schloss-erbach.de.

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2.25 km

Erbach Castle

Highlight • Castle

The park is a green gem in the heart of Erbach, directly at the castle. The café is a highlight for itself: there are delicious, homemade cakes.

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2.27 km

Erbach Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

Magnificent downtown. However, I would explore the city on foot, with a bike you are more likely to be on the train. At least it works like that.

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5.27 km

Old Town Hall, Michelstadt

Highlight • Historical Site

An eye-catcher in the center of Michelstadt: The town hall, beautiful half-timbered building with Gothic secular cultivation.

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5.30 km

Evangelical Town Church Michelstadt

Highlight • Religious Site

The town church in its current form dates back to 1461. The construction work was completed in 1537 with the erection of the tower. The various stages of construction and completion are documented by several foundation stones and dates attached to the building inside and out. Inside the church numerous funerary monuments and epitaphs of the count's family can be seen. These are sculptural works in different styles. Until recently, members of the count's house were still buried in the crypt.

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5.37 km

Marketplace Michelstadt

Highlight • Historical Site

The town hall is world-famous, the many half-timbered houses and listed buildings make Michelstadt a town worth seeing in the middle of the beautiful Odenwald.

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6.79 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.35 km

2.13 km

666 m

310 m

189 m

153 m

Surfaces

3.27 km

2.69 km

578 m

155 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

9°C

3°C

16 %

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Comments

January 3, 2025,Frühstücks-Runde, Michelstadt

There was a hint of winter in the air as I walked with my sister from Michelstadt to Erbach for breakfast at Café Gegenwart (yummy 🥐☕️🍰). The hills around Erbach and Michelstadt were lightly powdered, but there was no snow left in the valley. We walked along the Mümling (with beaver tracks and grey herons) back to Michelstadt. Here we …

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September 5, 2025,☕️ und 🥪 Runde, Michelstadt

A leisurely breakfast with my sister at Café Gegenwart in Erbach, followed by a stroll through the Lustgarten, past the castle, and along the Mümling River back to Michelstadt.
Always enjoyable and beautiful.

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