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Karlsruhe District

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Source of the Elz

Natural Monuments

Karlsruhe District

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Mudau

Source of the Elz

Highlight • River

Source of the Elz

Recommended by 15 cyclists out of 16

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Location: Mudau, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Source of the Elz – Marienkapelle Waldauerbach loop from Scheidental

15.9km

01:14

220m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Source of the Elz – Reisenbach Telecommunications Tower loop from Scheidental

9.10km

00:42

100m

Expert bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Eduardstal Fish Pond – Richtershaus Ruins loop from Mülben

27.4km

02:19

540m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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Michael🧙‍♂️

March 26, 2021

The Elz, also called Elzbach on the upper reaches, is a right tributary of the Neckar, 39 km in length. It flows through the southeastern Odenwald from north to south. The mouth is 407 m lower than the source.
The Elz rises in the Odenwald northwest of Oberscheidental am Dickbuckel at an altitude of 540 m.
The origin of the Elz is a so-called seepage source. In the case of seepage springs, the groundwater emerges in numerous small water veins. The water soaks the soil, so that a more or less large spring swamp forms.

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Friedbert Klotz

May 8, 2020

Source of the Elz

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_ Ansiringa-1970

June 29, 2025

Scheidental is a "three-spring village" with the Elz, Reisenbach, and Trienzbach rivers all rising here. It forms the watershed between the Main and Neckar rivers, hence its name.

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Location: Mudau, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Source of the Elz

1. Source of the Elz – Marienkapelle Waldauerbach loop from Scheidental

2. Source of the Elz – Reisenbach Telecommunications Tower loop from Scheidental

3. Eduardstal Fish Pond – Richtershaus Ruins loop from Mülben

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