Markus Chapel Ruins – View of Naturpark Spessart loop from Schollbrunn

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Markus Chapel Ruins – View of Naturpark Spessart loop from Schollbrunn

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Markus Chapel Ruins – View of Naturpark Spessart loop from Schollbrunn

04:27

15.8km

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 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.86 km

Markus Chapel Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Chapel ruin from 1620

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5.66 km

Kartause Grünau Monastery and Lake

Highlight • Historical Site

Highly recommended, gigantic-delicious food and cool drinks in the shady beer garden.

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5.71 km

Kartause Grünau with a view of the lake

Highlight • Lake

Unfortunately, that's never quite right... the chainsaw has also let off steam here

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6.18 km

Hidden Path by the Stream in Naturpark Spessart

Highlight • Trail

If you are confident and patient... a little innovative... you will find

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10.8 km

Hasenstab Cross (Hasenstabkreuz)

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful sandstone cross in honor of the poacher J.A.Hasenstab with all kinds of information in the immediate vicinity

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11.6 km

Kropfbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Magnificent meadow valley with dammed creek... hiking romance

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12.3 km

Kropfberg Trail (Hasenstabweg)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great trail over the Kropfberg (Hasenstabweg)

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15.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

2.57 km

693 m

249 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

4.81 km

3.58 km

1.95 km

176 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

12°C

1°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

October 2, 2021,Wenn der Hammer fällt

A last iron hammer, over 200 years old, has survived in the southeastern Spessart. From the wooden thrower to arm-length iron tongs, the forge has been completely and functionally preserved and is now part of a small company museum. The preservation not only benefited from the manufacture of niche products such as bell clappers, which was still in operation until …

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April 5, 2025,🇪🇺KW "Schollbrunn: Südlich des Äppeläquators"

Beautiful sunshine 🌞 and almost 20 degrees Celsius. Today I walked the KW trail, including the nature trail at the wildlife park. I started at the ruins. There, you first have to tackle a steep climb and "search" for the path. It's almost impossible to find it due to tree felling. After that, the paths are varied. Only the "black …

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May 3, 2026,'26-05.; Schollbrunn - Wildgehege - Kropfbrunnenquelle - Kropfbachtal - Felsenmeer - Kartause Grünau - Klosteranlage Einsiedel - Ruine der Markuskapelle - 🔙

@Angie 🥾🥾😃 , thanks for not only taking a picture of me at the source but also promising to pull me out 👍. Luckily it wasn't necessary, but still reassuring 😂

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May 3, 2026,Von Schollbrunn zur Kartause Grünau – der Spessart im Mai von seiner schönsten Seite

Seven hiking enthusiasts, a hiking parking lot in Schollbrunn, and 17 kilometers of Spessart on a Sunday.
Our first stop was the wildlife park. Created in the 1960s by Widukind Rüppel, it is today a popular starting point for hikes through the Kropfbachtal valley. From there, we entered the beech forest, and what a forest it was. This greenery in …

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September 27, 2023,2023 BW Wertheim ✅ Von Kartause Grünau ↗️ Kropfbachtal ✅😀 Kropfberg 454 m über diverse Bäche 😎👍 zur Ruine Markus Kapelle mit ☀️ im Rücken 15 km

As so often, a nice 🥾🥾🥾 autumn hike because the ☀️ came out and shined.
Expeditions back home 👍😎 and a few other paths taken, only discovering many small highlights. ✅👍😎. Pictures say more than a thousand words.
Greetings Thomas 🙋🙋🙋

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