Limes Cycle Path Wheat Fields – Grüningen Watchtower loop from Pohlheim

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Limes Cycle Path Wheat Fields – Grüningen Watchtower loop from Pohlheim

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Limes Cycle Path Wheat Fields – Grüningen Watchtower loop from Pohlheim

01:32

5.79km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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18 m

Stone Cross Under the Linden Tree

Highlight • Monument

I had hoped for something more from this place. What I found was a small stone cross under an old linden tree.

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1.62 km

Limes cycle path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice cycle path with some information boards along the Limes.

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2.45 km

Holzheimer Unterwald Roman Small Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

Along the Limesweg, relics from past times can be found again and again. This is what makes the Limesweg so exciting.

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3.15 km

Altvaterturm Memorial to the Expulsion

Highlight • Monument

A memorial to the expellees from East Sudeten Germany.

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3.83 km

Limes cycle path towards the Pohlheim Limes Tower

Highlight • Cycleway

Small highway for cyclists

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4.50 km

Grüningen Watchtower

Highlight • Monument

A great place to picnic with children, with a magnificent panoramic view.

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5.79 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.79 km

Surfaces

3.03 km

2.31 km

253 m

197 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

6°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

March 1, 2025,Kleinkastell Holzheimer Unterwald zur Grüninger Warte gewandert 🥾

Went hiking with my sister.

Today we went to the small fort Holzheimer Unterwald and the Grüninger Warte.

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The Grüninger Warte

The Grüninger Warte, popularly known as “the Hoinkdebbe”, was built in 1713 by Wilhelm Moritz of Solms Braunfels, Greifenstein and Grüningen as a windmill based on the Dutch model and …

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