View from the Atzelberg Tower – Rettershof Hiking Trails loop from Krebsbachtal bei Ruppertshain

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View from the Atzelberg Tower – Rettershof Hiking Trails loop from Krebsbachtal bei Ruppertshain

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View from the Atzelberg Tower – Rettershof Hiking Trails loop from Krebsbachtal bei Ruppertshain

03:43

12.9km

320m

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: August 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Rossert - Hainkopf - Dachsbau

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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45 m

Rettershof parking area

Highlight • Parking

Great starting point for hiking and riding excursions. There is a large cafe right next to it.

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235 m

Rettershof Estate and Zum Fröhlichen Landmann (The Merry Farmer)

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Simply enjoy everything about the Rettershof. Either the buildings 🏘 or the animals like the peacock 🦚 or or. Simply beautiful and at the moment the rapeseed is also coming out more and more

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412 m

Scenic view of Fischbach and Ruppertshain

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Ruppertshain from a beautiful perspective.

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1.28 km

Bench with a view of Schlosshotel Rettershof

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Sit on the bench and let your eyes wander 😍👍

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8.02 km

View from the Atzelberg Tower

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Finally, after a long time, it is here again - the Atzelberg Tower!
It is now the 4th observation tower on the Atzelberg.
The last two predecessors fell victim to …

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9.65 km

Bench on Viktoriaweg with a view of Atzelberg, Rossert, Staufen, and the Odenwald

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The bench is located at Ruppertshain directly on Viktoriaweg. You have a view from the Atzelberg on the right, over Rossert and Staufen further into the Main level. In the …

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12.7 km

The Merry Farmer

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Nicely located near Rettershof with a large beer garden.

There you can stop after a hike and rest and enjoy the beer garden atmosphere.

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12.9 km

Rettershof Hiking Trails

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Nice parking lot, park your car and enjoy the numerous hiking trails around the Retteshof.

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.04 km

3.08 km

548 m

143 m

105 m

Surfaces

5.05 km

3.24 km

2.12 km

1.14 km

771 m

591 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

September 2, 2021,Rettershofrunde R9 – Zum Fröhlichen Landmann Runde von Johanniswald

Forest walk without highlights Wide, boring forest paths hardly any prospects - too long for a Sunday walk - too monotonous for a hike. The highlight is the stop at the cheerful farmer - delicious food in a pleasant atmosphere and very good value for money

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January 17, 2026,Rund um den Rettershof (R9)

Great tour, borrowed from @Frank and Silke...

Thanks for that!

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October 20, 2022,Rundwanderweg R9 am Rettershof

The R9 circular route is the longest of the hiking trails around the Rettershof.
It starts at the car park opposite the happy farmer, following the road to the Rettershof and then past the Schlosshotel to Ruppertshain. Once through the village follows the circumnavigation of the Rossert. After crossing Eppenhain, the ascent to the Atzelberg and the local telecommunications tower …

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November 5, 2025,Rundwanderweg R9 am Rettershof 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼‍♂️

Following in the footsteps of Nele Neuhaus – in her "Taunus Crime" novels, Rettershof and the Rettershof Castle Hotel are the residence of Chief Inspector von Bodenstein's family.

Seven circular hiking trails begin at the Rettershof parking lot. Today we chose the longest one. One reason was that we finally wanted to go up the new Atzelberg Tower.

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May 28, 2023,Taunus Rundwanderweg R9

Ran the R8 in 2022, this year the R9. There are a total of 7 circular hiking trails that start from the beautiful Rettershof. This tour leads mainly through shady forest paths. There are currently not many vantage points to look far. But that will change in the near future. The tour goes past the Atzelberg. A new steel lookout …

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