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Himbächel Viaduct – Ebersberg Rock Sea loop from Hetzbach

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Erbach

Himbächel Viaduct – Ebersberg Rock Sea loop from Hetzbach

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Himbächel Viaduct – Ebersberg Rock Sea loop from Hetzbach

03:49

13.1km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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1.91 km

Himbächel Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

The Himbächel Viaduct is a single-track viaduct of the Odenwaldbahn in the section Erbach-Hetzbach in the Odenwald at kilometer 24.54 across the valley of Himbachel. The viaduct was completed in …

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2.99 km

Forest Pond in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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If in the summer the water lilies bloom determines very nicely

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6.39 km

Ebersberg Rock Sea

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The Ebersberg Felsenmeer is an impressive natural monument and consists of many cuboid sandstone blocks. Wind and rain have eliminated the soft materials over millions of years while the harder …

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6.44 km

Boundary stone from 1796 on the Nibelungensteig

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stands directly on the Nibelungensteig

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7.40 km

Gebhardshütte Hamlet

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A very quiet place, even the yellow rubber duck is still not waddling.

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9.53 km

Valley View in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Great valley view

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10.0 km

View of the Himbächel Viaduct

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Very beautiful valley, which has a great photo motif with the viaduct.

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12.9 km

Simply enjoy the reservoir away from the main road. If you're on a racing bike, just turn left onto the bridge. With cross tires you can also ride south of the reservoir - far away from the main road.

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.77 km

2.00 km

1.13 km

1.10 km

102 m

Surfaces

5.51 km

2.99 km

2.39 km

2.15 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

23°C

18°C

22 %

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Comments

September 7, 2024,Tour vom Marbacher Stausee über das Himbächelviadukt und das Ebersberger Felsenmeer Runde

Back from South Tyrol today, I went hiking with my sister in the Odenwald. A fantastic tour through the Odenwald and the Nibelungsteig to the Felsenmeer. The trail leads through a wonderful shady forest, so you can easily walk this route even at 30 degrees 👍😅. The way back is very steep, but leads along a great mountain path 🤗. …

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January 6, 2024,Hetzbach | Himbächelviadukt – Ebersberger Felsenmeer Runde

This is a very nice round without any hustle and bustle. However, it goes steadily up to the Felsenmeer. The highlights of this tour are the viaduct, the sea of rocks and the dam. The viaduct is very impressive and a masterpiece of engineering.

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September 1, 2024,2024 09 Himbächel-Viadukt - Stausee Marbach - Ebersberger Felsen

Today we did a tour that I saw recently at @Petra. I often passed the viaduct on the way to Frankfurt... and I always had the thought that I wanted to do a tour here. Petra's description/pictures were the deciding factor, so I did it with my friends today.
It was a lot of fun... even though it was very …

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August 28, 2022,Ebersberger Felsenmeer – Himbächelviadukt Runde von Hetzbach

A very arduous journey. Was it the heat? The Felsenmeer is extremely worth seeing and worth the long climb. Unfortunately, Komoot swallowed my photos. Look for "Ebersberger Felsenmeer" in the highlights. At the top of the mountain near the Gebhard Hütte there is a kettle with chilled drinks. self service. Great!

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June 25, 2022,Zum Ebersberger Felsenmeer und Himbächel-Viadukt

Since we decided during our stay in Michelstadt not to continue walking the Nibelungensteig on Sunday, since it is not so easy to travel home with public transport at the weekend, we spontaneously made a small hike via Komoot in the Odenwald on Saturday. It went again along idyllic paths and through atmospheric forests to great highlights. Our personal highlight …

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January 7, 2024,Nibelungensteig (7) - Marbachstausee Rundweg

The Nibelungensteig is a logistical challenge - public transport connections are not only poor on some stages but unfortunately not available on weekends. So I once again planned a circular route to get at least 12 km closer to our goal. We started at the Marbachstausee, where there are plenty of parking spaces at this time of year. Shock - …

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February 22, 2025,Himbächel-Viadukt-Runde

After many years, I met up with my old friend Jürgen again. Since we had a lot to talk about, I hardly had a chance to take any photos, so here are just a few pictures of the Himbächel viaduct. The highlight of the hike, however, was a wild boar that ran past us at a "pig gallop" during a …

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January 18, 2023,Viadukt, Felsenmeer und Gebhardshütte

Start at the parking lot directly under the Himbächel Viaduct. No refreshments on the way, unless you make a detour via Bullau (gasthaus-schumbert.de/)

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Himbächel Viaduct – Ebersberg Rock Sea loop from Hetzbach

Himbächel Viaduct

Forest Pond in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Ebersberg Rock Sea

Boundary stone from 1796 on the Nibelungensteig

Gebhardshütte Hamlet

Valley View in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

View of the Himbächel Viaduct

Marbach Reservoir

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