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Hesselbach beverage fountain – Roman Watchtower Klosterwald loop from Oberzent-Kailbach

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Hesselbach beverage fountain – Roman Watchtower Klosterwald loop from Oberzent-Kailbach

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Hesselbach beverage fountain – Roman Watchtower Klosterwald loop from Oberzent-Kailbach

05:08

16.7km

570m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.96 km

Eutersee

Lake

7.29 km

Nibelungensteig Forest Trail (Schöllenbach–Hesselbach)

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a beautiful long-distance hiking trail.

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8.51 km

Hesselbach village

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Hesselbach is in a beautiful area

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8.89 km

Hesselbach beverage fountain

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Great drink selection. Thank you to everyone who takes care of this rest area.

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9.25 km

Shelter with a View over the Hesselbach Plateau

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2 benches with table - covered

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10.8 km

Zwing Fortlet (Jägerwiese)

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Beautiful hiking path with many panels that explain the Limes places.

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11.1 km

Reconstructed section of the Odenwald Limes wall

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a small piece of Limes wall on the Limes path

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11.2 km

Hohwald Roman Watchtower (Limes)

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Highest tower site on the Odenwaldlimes.

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11.7 km

Roman Watchtower Klosterwald

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well-preserved foundation walls on the Limes path

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16.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

4.02 km

1.20 km

985 m

Surfaces

7.62 km

3.42 km

3.04 km

2.13 km

302 m

201 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Wednesday 29 July

36°C

17°C

10 %

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Comments

September 2, 2023,Eutersee – Nibelungensteig Runde von Oberzent-Kailbach

Today's tour started at Kailbach train station. You almost fell out of the train here, because the platform is a small sight that you can't see anywhere else in its natural state. At the beginning it was a good climb up the school path to the Hohberg. We continue over somewhat impassable terrain to Schöllenbach. The path leads past the …

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December 13, 2021,im Odenwald: rund um Schöllenbach

wonderful hike in the Odenwald, partly in thick fog, along the Limes for a while

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June 26, 2022,Odenwald: Schöllenbach - Badisch Schöllenbach - Hesselbach - Limespfad - Kailbach - Itterbachtal - Schöllenbach

Based on the compass hiking guide “Odenwald”, 1st edition 2022, tour 27.

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August 25, 2021,Von den Römern zur Moderne 🥾

The first part of my little series about the 10 most beautiful hikes in the Odenwald.

The starting point of our trip is the train station in Kailbach. From here it goes comfortably down the street to Weißenbörner Platz, where Regin the blacksmith awaits us, the teacher Siegfried von Xantans.

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Hesselbach beverage fountain – Roman Watchtower Klosterwald loop from Oberzent-Kailbach

Nibelungensteig Forest Trail (Schöllenbach–Hesselbach)

Hesselbach village

Hesselbach beverage fountain

Shelter with a View over the Hesselbach Plateau

Zwing Fortlet (Jägerwiese)

Reconstructed section of the Odenwald Limes wall

Hohwald Roman Watchtower (Limes)

Roman Watchtower Klosterwald

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