View of the Rhine Plain – Spatschlucht loop from Leutershausen

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Hirschberg an der Bergstraße

View of the Rhine Plain – Spatschlucht loop from Leutershausen

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View of the Rhine Plain – Spatschlucht loop from Leutershausen

06:03

19.9km

610m

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 10, 2026

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.88 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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The view extends far into the Palatinate.

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2.83 km

Hirschburg

Castle

4.32 km

Viewpoint

6.47 km

Spatschlucht

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Imposing a beautiful and sublime sight

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7.19 km

Obere Griet Sinkholes

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Generally beautiful area, tunnel is fenced for security.

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14.6 km

View of Schriesheim, Strahlenburg, and the Rhine Plain

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great view of the Rhine valley

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14.9 km

Vineyards and view of Schriesheim

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From the vineyards and Strahlenburg Castle, you have a magnificent view of Schrießheim. In autumn, when the leaves change color, the vineyards on the Ölberg around Schrießheim are particularly attractive. …

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15.2 km

Strahlenburg

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In the shade of old chestnut trees, you can enjoy a beer in the summer, the beautiful view of the vineyards, Schriesheim and the Rhine valley (up to the Palatinate …

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15.3 km

View of Schriesheim and Strahlenburg Castle

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Beautiful views – your heart just opens!

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17.5 km

View of the Vineyards on the Blütenweg

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The path meanders beautifully through the vineyards with wonderful views into the distance.

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19.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

2.55 km

1.43 km

889 m

672 m

211 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

3.70 km

2.44 km

1.96 km

730 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

October 11, 2025,Odenwald - Bergstraße 🌲 🌳 Burgensteig "Leutershausen ➡️ Schriesheim"

The Odenwald and Bergstrasse gave me fantastic hiking weather today 🌞, a shower of chestnuts 🫘, and quite a bit of elevation gain.
From Leutershausen, I hiked along the Burgensteig and through the Spatschlucht Gorge to Schriesheim. In the café, I enjoyed a rather uncharacteristic Mediterranean tarte flambée. 😋
After a short walk around the old town, I returned in …

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May 12, 2024,Spatschlucht, Schriesheim, Strahlenburg

At the end of the Odenwald weekend, the hike today led to an area where (field) spar was mined until the 1930s. A small ravine remained. From there we continued to the ruins of the Hirschburg, of which only meager remains are visible. The route led along the vineyards above Schriesheim to the Strahlenburg. From there through sparse mixed forest …

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October 19, 2024,Leutershausen- Schriesheim: Burgensteig Bergstraße E07

Start: Leutershausen OEG
Destination: Schriesheim OEG
Length: 17 kilometers (including 2.8 KM access path)
Height: 610 meters in altitude
Difficulty: Medium
Nickname: Autumnal rays

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I actually wanted to end this hiking season because the pictures don't save. But today the weather was so nice that I wanted to go hiking. So I continued on the Burgensteig, which I've been …

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November 2, 2024,Burgensteig Bergstraße: 5/6 Leutershausen - Schriesheim

Again with a fair amount of elevation gain, but finally more hiking trails and not highways! As the icing on the cake, there are 3 castle ruins on top. Although it's more like 2.5, as the Strahlenburg above Schriesheim is closed for sale. If you happen to have the cash and are looking for a castle, go for it!

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March 12, 2022,Etappe 7: Von Großsachsen nach Schriesheim – Burgensteig Bergstraße

It was a nice tour, finally with sun again.
I would like to give you a tip: after the small playground at the Staudenbächle (that's where I took the pictures of the creek, again a lot 😉), you walk up to the Wolfsackerweg and there you turn onto the Burgweg. This is a small, unmarked trail at the beginning, but …

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June 24, 2025,24.06.25 Burgruinen auf dem Burgensteig: Im Hirschberger Gebiet

I got up early and traveled to Großsachsen with almost no problems, taking the RMV, DB, and VRN trains via Frankfurt and Weinheim. My previous leg of the Burgensteig Bergstraße had ended here, and this was where I wanted to resume the long-distance trail. So, first, I headed through the village up to the vineyards and the edge of the …

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April 28, 2024,Ursenbacher Höhe, Spatschlucht, Burgenweg, Schriesheim, Blütenweg

By starting at the Ursenbacher Höhe, the big highlight of this tour is reached right at the beginning: the Spatschlucht. A real highlight. But the whole tour today was very varied and interesting. The castle trail, the flower trail, Schriesheim with the interesting canals. However, it was a very demanding tour, with over 800 meters of elevation gain over this …

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December 15, 2021,Etappe 7: Von Großsachsen nach Schriesheim – Burgensteig Bergstraße

The 7th stage of the Burgensteig starts for us with significantly less fog than yesterday, in the vineyards and then leads to a forest path with a forest nature trail.
The ascent to the Hirschburg ruins then takes you back over smaller paths, which feels like cross-country 😍
The Spatschlucht and the sections before and after that were really great. …

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