Erbach Castle – Erbach Market Square loop from Erbacher Schloss

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Erbach Castle – Erbach Market Square loop from Erbacher Schloss

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Erbach Castle – Erbach Market Square loop from Erbacher Schloss

03:20

12.0km

220m

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: August 6, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.53 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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1.55 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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3.15 km

Wildpark Brudergrund

Nature Reserve

3.44 km

Path through the wildlife park

Highlight • Trail

Nicely done

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4.06 km

Red Deer in Brudergrund

Highlight • Natural

Here in Brudergrund there is a larger number of red deer

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6.30 km

View from Mossauer Höhe

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful views of the surrounding country

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7.87 km

Silberbrünnchen Miniature Watermill

Highlight • Structure

The house with a moving carousel and seesaw was built by Karl Laut in the 1950s. It is on the small stream at the Kemmelsgrund (Silberbrünnchen) a bit off the …

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8.69 km

Silberbrünnchen Trail

Highlight • Trail

Made cool, nice that there is someone who maintains something like this.
And all that in the middle of the forest.

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9.76 km

Sophienhütte Pavilion and View of Erbach and Michelstadt

Highlight • Monument

On the Sophienhöhe stands this classical temple, which was built in 1844 in honor of Countess Anna Sophie, wife of Count Karl zu Erbach-Erbach, at a lookout point. From up …

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12.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.11 km

3.02 km

1.59 km

188 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.77 km

3.41 km

1.83 km

1.64 km

1.08 km

236 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

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Thursday 10 September

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Comments

March 6, 2022,Wildpark-Weg Brudergrund Runde bei Erbach

When the weather was very nice, we were on the culture and adventure trail near Erbach in the Odenwald.
The varied circular hike leads through the romantic Brudergrund with its wildlife park, up to the Mossauerhöhe, then on to the Sophienhöhe and back through the old town of Erbach 👌🌟🌟

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August 2, 2025,Erbach – Runde vom Marktplatz über die Mossauer Höhe

Erbach is a lovely little town.
The paths through the forest are easy to walk even after weeks of rain.
A very beautiful area.
The FREE Brudergrund Wildlife Park was another highlight at the end of the day. Great for kids.

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February 19, 2022,Wildpark-Weg Brudergrund, Wegmarkierung S5, über die Mossauer Höhe, Silberbrünnchen und Sophien Tempel

We walked from the Erbach train station to the "Not Gottes". Then through the Brudergrund wildlife park in the direction of Roßbach. Over meadows and fields went up to the Mossauerhöhe. Via the Galgenberg you then come to the Silberbrünnchen, Sophien Tempel and Sophienhöhe

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June 6, 2022,Über Wildpark Erbach "Brudergrund" nach Silberbrünnchen und Sophienhöhe ⛪️🦌🏛

In the beginning light drizzle we went up to the wildlife park where the sun was already waiting for us.
Further up out of the forest, the specified tour led us into a dead end. At the end, the official hiking trail was integrated into a horse paddock. Really great. So we had to turn around and look for a …

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June 24, 2023,Durch-den-Brudergrund-Tour, Erbach

When we realized a few days ago that we hadn't been to the Brudergrund in ages, our goal was clear.
Parking: Sportpark Erbach
Down to the market place with a detour to the bakery, then on the Brudergrundweg. The Brudergrund is a small wildlife park (a popular destination when I was a child). In addition to the game reserve, there …

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April 24, 2026,Erbach - Wildpark Brudergrund - Sophientempel 🥳🫶😍

Today we went straight from the hotel towards Wildpark Brudergrund. It costs nothing and we didn't see any animals at first. But later we saw a few, unfortunately no mouflons. There are some signs and benches next to the wildlife park. There is a lot of information about flora and fauna on the signs. Besides, we had beautiful rapeseed fields, …

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August 6, 2025,Michelstadt: Rauf und runter

This time without rhyme.
No one will see it anyway.
Posted too late...

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June 26, 2022,ERBACH RUNDE IM SCHÖNEN ODENWALD🙋🏼‍♀️🏰🦌🦌

Actually, yesterday we wanted to go to the Black Forest with my girlfriend, her husband and their dog, but unfortunately she had to cancel for health reasons.
So we went to Erbach yesterday and had a nice day there.
Of course, by coincidence 😂😂 another wildlife park 🦌🦌🦌🦌 was there. Besides dogs, I'm also an absolute deer 🦌 fan …

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