View of the Mümling Valley – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Erbach (Odenwald)

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View of the Mümling Valley – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Erbach (Odenwald)

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View of the Mümling Valley – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Erbach (Odenwald)

04:53

64.6km

1,010m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.21 km

Scenic view of Hetzbach

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Hetzbach is idyllically situated in a beautiful valley.

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9.75 km

View of the Gretengraben

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A really wonderful landscape.

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10.4 km

View of the Mümling Valley

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Just before you reach Beerfelden.

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20.8 km

Bench with a view of the Odenwald

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A wonderful spot to see a stunning sunset!

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23.2 km

View of Katzenbuckel from Rothenberg Glider Airfield

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duck your head ;)
from here you also have a good view of the Katzenbuckel

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32.0 km

Beautiful old-town street in Hirschhorn

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Beautiful old town, but unfortunately also a lot of empty shops.

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55.0 km

Himbächel Viaduct

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The Himbächel Viaduct is a single-track viaduct of the Odenwaldbahn in the section Erbach-Hetzbach in the Odenwald at kilometer 24.54 across the valley of Himbachel. The viaduct was completed in …

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64.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.9 km

12.4 km

10.5 km

6.30 km

424 m

127 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.1 km

13.7 km

13.3 km

1.75 km

935 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 10 September

21°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

August 11, 2023,Tour

Beautiful - but difficult (without an e-bike). Unfortunately, the tour posted here deviates from the official signage in some places. We didn't get lost because of that, but there are doubts (and discussions in the group) at each of these points. Ultimately, since these deviations are all marginal, I wonder why they were made if it leads to such confusion. …

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October 3, 2023,03.10.2023 Odenwald Tour: Michelstadt + Erbach

If you would like to find out a little more about this tour, here is the description in our blog
fahrrad-touren-blog.blogspot.com/2023/10/odenwaldtour-michelstadt-erbach.html

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May 30, 2025,Vom Odenwald zurück in den Neckar Odenwald

We took the NaTourBus from Eberbach to Erbach; the train connection was completely canceled today 🙄
From the train station, we followed the bike path toward Biker's Vesper Stüble for our first meal of the day 🤭.
Then we climbed a bit up to the Galgen in Beerfelden. To round off the day, we had a 🍨 at Dieter's Gelateria, …

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