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Elsava Spring – Mespelbrunn Castle loop from Echterspfahl

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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Aschaffenburg

Rohrbrunner Forst

Elsava Spring – Mespelbrunn Castle loop from Echterspfahl

Moderate

4.5

(16)

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Elsava Spring – Mespelbrunn Castle loop from Echterspfahl

03:57

13.7km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

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Naturpark Spessart

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Start point

Parking

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3.28 km

Elsava Spring

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Is a very nice piece of forest around the source

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3.35 km

Shelter at the Source of the Elsava

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Large hut with tables and benches in front of it. Not far from the Elsava springs

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5.85 km

On the Königshöhe

Highlight • Mountain Hut

At the Königshöhe there is a shelter with a table and benches in front of it. There you can fortify yourself before you plunge into the valley on daring trails

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7.71 km

Mespelbrunn Castle

Highlight • Castle

Start of construction for the moated castle Mespelbrunn was in 1427. In the 16th century, the conversion to its present form. The castle and the town of Mespelbrunn were filming …

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7.85 km

Information boards at Mespelbrunn Castle

Highlight • Monument

Two information boards (one at the parking lot, the other at the entrance) provide information about the castle and its family.

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8.78 km

Scenic view of Mespelbrunn

Highlight • Viewpoint

All benches are beautiful and in beautiful locations.

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8.80 km

Crypt chapel of St. Maria (Ingelheim burial site)

Highlight • Religious Site

The neo-Romanesque crypt chapel of St. Mary of the Counts of Ingelheim dates from 1874/75 and was built under the Imperial Count Friedrich von Ingelheim. In 2006, Count Albrecht, whose …

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13.4 km

Echterspfahl

Highlight • Forest

Unfortunately, the Echterspfahl restaurant no longer exists. It was a nice place to stop and have a rest.

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13.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

2.08 km

728 m

179 m

Surfaces

6.13 km

3.82 km

2.36 km

897 m

397 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Wednesday 17 June

30°C

14°C

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Elsava Spring – Mespelbrunn Castle loop from Echterspfahl

Elsava Spring

Shelter at the Source of the Elsava

On the Königshöhe

Mespelbrunn Castle

Information boards at Mespelbrunn Castle

Scenic view of Mespelbrunn

Crypt chapel of St. Maria (Ingelheim burial site)

Echterspfahl

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