Otterbach Stream – Rentnerbänkle Otterbachbruch loop from Jockgrim Bahnhof

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Otterbach Stream – Rentnerbänkle Otterbachbruch loop from Jockgrim Bahnhof

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Otterbach Stream – Rentnerbänkle Otterbachbruch loop from Jockgrim Bahnhof

02:25

9.43km

40m

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 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Jockgrimer Tongruben

Bruchbach-Otterbachniederung

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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201 m

Ludowici Chapel Jockgrim

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Beautiful chapel of the Evangelical parish on the outskirts of Jockgrim. The construction of the chapel goes back to a donation and foundation from the Jockgrim brick manufacturer Dr. Johann Wilhelm Ludowici.

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2.24 km

Schweinheimer Kirchel Chapel

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The Schweinheimer Kirchel was first mentioned in 1051 when Emperor Heinrich III gave it to the bishops of Speyer with the village of Schweinheim. In the 14th century, numerous Schweinheimers …

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3.16 km

Beech forest trail in Jockgrimer Tongruben

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Relaxed & soft path through a beautiful forest of young beeches 🌳

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3.87 km

Jockgrim Clay Pits

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Clay used to be mined here. Then until the end of the 1980s there was still sand. It is all the more astonishing how nature has recaptured space. The mining …

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7.54 km

Otterbach Stream

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The Otterbach is a river that flows through the parish of Jockgrim. It rises south of Kandel and flows into the Rhine after about 20 kilometers. The Otterbach and its …

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7.60 km

Otterbach in the Bienwald Nature Reserve

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Fantastic, beautiful hiking trails that sometimes almost make you think that you are in an enchanted magical forest; definitely also pleasantly cool on hot summer days

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7.60 km

Rentnerbänkle Otterbachbruch

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Beautiful rest area called "Renterbänkle" (116 m above sea level) on the edge of the Otterbachbruch nature reserve at a wayside cross. In 1982 a boundary stone was even placed here - probably for nostalgic reasons.

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8.26 km

Footbridge Over the Otterbach

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Here it goes on the railway line over the Otterbach. There are many beautiful dirt roads there.

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9.43 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.95 km

3.04 km

1.44 km

Surfaces

2.95 km

2.19 km

1.97 km

1.80 km

308 m

209 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

6°C

78 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

March 30, 2024,Bärlauch ohne Ende bei den Jockgrimer Tongruben

Great wild garlic trail 🥰 but you have to be a bit careful as there are also loads of lilies of the valley here; sometimes wild garlic to the right of the path and lilies of the valley to the left; sometimes right next to each other and even mixed up.
But there are also places where only wild garlic …

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