According to legend, Rübezahl is a moody giant or mountain spirit. Johannes Praetorius described Rübezahl as having a very ambivalent “spirit of contradiction” who could appear fair and helpful at one moment, malicious and capricious at the next.

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1. Obrunnschlucht Signpost – Lower Entrance of Obrunn Gorge loop from Höchst (Odenwald)

12.3km

03:24

220m

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2. Totem Pole With Skull – Lower Entrance of Obrunn Gorge loop from Rimhorn

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80m

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3. Lower Entrance of Obrunn Gorge – Totem Pole With Skull loop from Rimhorn

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01:45

150m

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Location: Höchst im Odenwald, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Rübezahl statue in the Obrunn Gorge

1. Obrunnschlucht Signpost – Lower Entrance of Obrunn Gorge loop from Höchst (Odenwald)

2. Totem Pole With Skull – Lower Entrance of Obrunn Gorge loop from Rimhorn

3. Lower Entrance of Obrunn Gorge – Totem Pole With Skull loop from Rimhorn

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