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Otzberg Fortress

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Darmstadt District

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Otzberg

Otzberg Fortress

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Otzberg Fortress

Recommended by 490 cyclists out of 504

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Location: Otzberg, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. View of Frankfurt – Storks at Reinheimer Teich loop from Groß-Umstadt Mitte

47.3km

03:14

550m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Otzberg Fortress – View of Frankfurt loop from Darmstadt Ost

46.3km

03:07

530m

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

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3. View of Veste Otzberg – View of Frankfurt loop from Spachbrücken

58.3km

03:49

670m

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

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Berni 🚵🏻‍♂️

June 3, 2020

Veste Otzberg is closed to visitors until further notice due to renovation work.

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kjk

December 18, 2019

...if the weather permits it:
Model planes are sometimes tested here on the slope, with Otzberg Castle behind and in the distance Frankfurt's skyline and Feldberg im Taunus.
At your feet Niederklingen half left, Lengfeld half right
That's how it's always been here...
Only from the top of the castle is it even more impressive

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Norbert Reichl

October 23, 2020

The fortress Otzberg was probably built at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. At this time the abbot Marquard I von Fulda secured the monastery property and built castles that can be seen from afar as a sign of his influence.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veste_Otzberg
Unfortunately, the fortress is still closed, so only a tour of the outside is possible.
Nevertheless, a visit is always worthwhile, if only for the magnificent view.

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Location: Otzberg, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Otzberg Fortress

1. View of Frankfurt – Storks at Reinheimer Teich loop from Groß-Umstadt Mitte

2. Otzberg Fortress – View of Frankfurt loop from Darmstadt Ost

3. View of Veste Otzberg – View of Frankfurt loop from Spachbrücken

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