View of Otzberg Castle – Otzberg Fortress loop from Otzberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Otzberg

View of Otzberg Castle – Otzberg Fortress loop from Otzberg

Moderate

4.8

(50)

178

hikers

View of Otzberg Castle – Otzberg Fortress loop from Otzberg

02:49

10.1km

190m

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: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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24 m

View of Otzberg Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Veste is always a beautiful sight

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1.79 km

View of the Odenwald towards Neunkircher Höhe

Highlight • Viewpoint

The south-west side of the Otzberg offers an impressive view of the Odenwald, which stretches across the country, including with the Neunkircher Höhe (at 605 m the highest mountain in the Hessian part of the Odenwald).

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1.95 km

Otzberg Fortress

Highlight • Castle

The fortress is all around the striking point in the front Odenwald.

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2.18 km

Old Hering Town Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

On the way through the old town you pass the former town hall... beautiful to look at

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2.41 km

View of Lengfeld, Reinheimer Bucht, and the Taunus

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The view is great.
But this is possible in many places on the Odw.

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4.16 km

Hollergraben

Forest

5.69 km

Grünewald's Farm Café

Highlight • Cafe

It's definitely worth stopping here, especially in the beautiful inner courtyard.
Today, 1.8.21, came back here. The farm is just great, plus good food and nice staff, including the boss

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6.85 km

Schmelzmühle on the Illinois Hiking Trail

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Nice walk and history lessons. Great

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10.1 km

Otzberg Main Parking Area and Grill Hut, Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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This large parking lot is located directly at the barbecue hut

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.76 km

1.87 km

735 m

696 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.64 km

2.67 km

1.74 km

1.20 km

750 m

128 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

5°C

93 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

December 10, 2023,Veste Otzberg – Blick zur Feste Otzberg Runde von Ober-Klingen

A nice little round trip. It was planned a little differently, but for whatever reason the direct route to Burgweg was closed (see the last photo).

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December 29, 2025,2025-12-29 Odenwald for Beginner 👩🏼‍🏫👨🏼‍🏫 Rund um den Otzberg ⛰️

We're so happy to be enjoying the sun together again as Team Amrum before the end of the year 🤗. Since the Odenwald is new territory for Ruth and Manfred, we're starting with the Vorderer Odenwald (Front Odenwald) to make up for lost time 🤭 Someone forgot to tell the sun though 🤦🏻‍♀️ We managed a quick, lovely view of …

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January 4, 2026,Rund um die Veste Otzberg

Unfortunately, the app froze and couldn't find my location, stopping recording at kilometer 6 of the 10 km route. I had to restart my smartphone. Only then was I able to finish the hike. This has happened to me a few times with the new app. 😬🤔 It'll happen to you too! 🤔

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