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Eckersdorf

French Bridge – 🏛️ Fantaisie Castle loop from Eckersdorf

Moderate

5.0

(1)

7

hikers

French Bridge – 🏛️ Fantaisie Castle loop from Eckersdorf

02:29

9.13km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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571 m

Fisherman's cottage at Herzogweiher

Highlight • Structure

beautifully situated at the Herzogweiher

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724 m

The path around the Herzogweiher is very idyllic. You can watch the duck families circling there. The pond is fed by the Talmühlbach.

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1.39 km

French Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Mystical resting place on a gate-shaped rock formation, the French Bridge. While taking a break here, you can be amazed at what physics and skillful architecture can do.

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8.31 km

Highlights of Fantaisie Palace Park

Highlight • Historical Site

5

8.66 km

Schloss Fantaisie and Gardens

Highlight • Castle

6

8.72 km

Between 1839 and 1881, Duke Alexander II of Württemberg gave Fantaisie's castle park its current form. Posterity owes him, among other things, the wine terraces on the castle slope.

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8.82 km

Hedge Maze, Schloss Fantaisie

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The labyrinth in the park and gardens of Fantaisie Castle consists of beautifully landscaped arcades.

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8.91 km

Schloss Fantaisie

Highlight • Castle

The complex is not to be missed if you are nearby, very well maintained and parking is available.

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9.13 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.27 km

1.65 km

1.40 km

1.30 km

377 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.93 km

2.41 km

1.26 km

1.01 km

781 m

699 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

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Monday 8 June

19°C

9°C

62 %

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