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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhenish Hesse
Alzey-Worms
Westhofen

View of the Odenwald – Oriental Heisje loop from Westhofen

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhenish Hesse
Alzey-Worms
Westhofen

View of the Odenwald – Oriental Heisje loop from Westhofen

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View of the Odenwald – Oriental Heisje loop from Westhofen

01:37

5.94km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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750 m

Kirschbühl Hollow Path

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Low-vegetated loess and loam walls provide habitat for numerous bee and wasp species
most valuable breeding grounds. That's why some of the walls look like Swiss cheese.

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1.34 km

View of the Odenwald

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Nice place with a view of the Odenwald

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1.58 km

Julius Tower

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The Juliusturm above Westhofen was built by its namesake Julius Grünewald, the local historian and former chairman of the Westhofen local history association. Its location offers a wonderful view of …

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1.95 km

Liebesnest Vineyard Shelter

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When I visited here in May 2019, this vineyard house was called "Daniel Graf Monzernheim 1934" (or "Wingertsheisje" in the local dialect) in the Monzernheim mark. But since an official …

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2.90 km

Vierecksheisje Westhofen

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The Viereckkheisje is said to have been built in 1920. But the number 1891 should be read on the ridge keystone.

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3.45 km

Upper Brunnenheisje

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The heisje was probably built in the 16th century. In 1980 it was restored. The lower Brunnenheisje was unfortunately filled in.

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3.74 km

Kommandozentrale Wingertsheisje

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Wingertsheisje "Command Center"
This vineyard cottage was built in 1766. For many years in the autumn, this was the command center for controlling the starling deterrent devices. (Explanation: Starlings love …

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4.79 km

Oriental Heisje

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The door frame is a specialty because you can guess the shape of an onion dome in it

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5.94 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.55 km

387 m

Surfaces

3.09 km

2.20 km

318 m

294 m

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

28°C

19°C

14 %

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Comments

December 18, 2022,WWW Winterwanderung rund um Westhofens Wingertsheisjer
A small round around Westhofen ind the Wingertsheisjer. Also called trullo or trulli

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It finally worked🙏. The shooting systems are off, the leaves are still glowing and I have new slippers 😅. Nothing could go wrong today. Actually it is not either🤣. The sun only came to visit for a short time, but it was so beautiful again. Thousands of birds gathered to fly south. The background noise was awesome. I love to …

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After yesterday's concert in Ingelheim, we wanted to do another hike in the Rheinhessen region. We chose the wonderful "Westhofener Wingertsheisjer" trail, which I'd seen before on @Natalie.

The trail winds its way through the vineyards to the historic shelters, where winegrowers and their employees used to seek refuge from storms. They have names like Love Nest, Command Center, Two-Room …

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The Wingertheisjertour near Westhofen is always part of our autumn.☺️ There wasn't that much time today, so we didn't stroll through the pretty village for so long and also shortened the original tour. We left out 2 trullis 😅. The weather was great today, the clouds were very present and the vine leaves were beautifully colored.😍. A really short round, …

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