View of the Neckar River – Heron Lake loop from Schwanheim

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View of the Neckar River – Heron Lake loop from Schwanheim

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View of the Neckar River – Heron Lake loop from Schwanheim

02:00

7.55km

80m

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: September 24, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.48 km

View of the Neckar River

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From here you can have a beautiful view of the Neckar, you can really enjoy it on the bench 😊

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2.38 km

Heron Lake

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A small forest lake with water lilies, dragonflies and a fairly new shelter - so if that's not a perfect resting place, I don't know what is.

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3.77 km

Pavilion with a view of Schloss Zwingenberg

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Beautiful little pavilion - for the view of the castle was probably beaten extra a snow in the forest.

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5.57 km

Fritz-Baumgartner Hut

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Nice hut to rest

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6.18 km

Sweet Chestnut Bench on Chaletweg

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small place under a chestnut chestnut to rest

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6.91 km

Nature Trail in Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

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Nicely signposted and laid out as the trees are called.

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7.42 km

Hansewiese Schwanheim

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The Hansewiese is the starting point for many activities, whether hiking, running, cycling, Nordic walking or cross-country skiing if there is snow.

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7.52 km

Tree and Shrub Educational Trail

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Nicely laid out and signposted what the trees are called.

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7.55 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.54 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

2.31 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

20 %

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Comments

February 13, 2022,Nordic Walking Tour

Via the Reihersee the Gurtelweg to the Schlossblick. The Krößelbach still runs very strongly, however, due to forestry work, e.g. the Neckarsteig is closed and the waterfall may be difficult to access. The views of the Neckar valley were breathtakingly beautiful, it was partly filled with milk through the fog, I hope my pictures bring that across a bit

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