Forest Trail at Geißberg – Schönrain Ruins loop from Kleingemünden

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Forest Trail at Geißberg – Schönrain Ruins loop from Kleingemünden

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Forest Trail at Geißberg – Schönrain Ruins loop from Kleingemünden

04:10

14.5km

320m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 7.46 km for 14 m

After 7.54 km for 47 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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585 m

Huttenschloss, Gemünden

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1711 built the Rienecker Amtman Christian Stern the castle as Rentamt.
His descendants sold it to Ludwig von Hutten to Stolzenberg. During the war, the Reichsarbeitsdienst used the building.
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726 m

Old Saale Bridge with St. Nepomuk statue

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Beautiful bridge that can still be used for pedestrians and cyclists... the rest. Traffic thunders by in the immediate vicinity

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1.86 km

Forest Trail at Geißberg

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Beautiful path through the forest, from here it goes up to the Geißberg or the Mühlberg, to the monastery spring or to the monastery ruins of Schönrain

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6.11 km

Monastery Spring

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Small but fine source... and I survived it... apparently not just for the dog...😉

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7.42 km

Schönrain Castle Ruins

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One of the most amazing ruins you can visit in the area.

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7.51 km

Schönrain Ruins

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This former Benedictine monastery has a wild history of destruction and rebuilding. It was largely destroyed in the War of 1525, the Count of Rieneck built it as a residential …

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10.6 km

St. Michael Parish Church Hofstetten

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The church was consecrated to the church patron St Michael in 1610 and contains some treasures from the old Schönrainer monastery church.
In addition to a chessboard frieze in the …

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13.3 km

View of Gemünden am Main from the Main Bridge

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Beautiful view from the bridge

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14.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.41 km

2.18 km

2.09 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.92 km

4.48 km

2.76 km

805 m

383 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

July 2, 2023,Tunnel unter der Burg

Endless forests, sparsely populated and hardly any castles or fortresses - one almost thinks to recognize a peaceful Arcadia in the central Spessart. In fact, the Archdiocese of Mainz, as the main owner, managed with skill and an instinct for power to keep the Bannforst out of territorial dealings for centuries. Above all, however, the Electorate benefited from the weakness …

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October 27, 2024,Main-Spessart ⛰️🌊 : Im Maindreieck zur Ruine Schönrein 🏰☘️🌳

Beautiful tour along the Main, up the Geißberg, to the monastery fountain and monastery lake to the ruins of Schönrein 😁🍻

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January 6, 2024,Wanderung Main-Spessart 🌲🌳🏞 Gemünden am Main – Klosterruine Schönrain - Ruine Scherenburg

Today I finally hiked back home ♥️. Together with my sister we went from Gemünden am Main to the Schönrain monastery ruins. The circular route was great, especially the paths to the ruins. Due to all the rain in the last few weeks, the hiking trails everywhere in the forest have turned into streams. This meant that they weren't quite …

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July 28, 2022,20220728 Gemünden am Main - Ruine Schönrain – Klosterquelle

Gemünden was still on the 9 euro ticket todo list 😀. So we decided to do a tour to the Schönrain castle ruins. Was nice, if not super spectacular, the tour followed the Franconian Marienweg and back the Spessartweg 1. We liked the final stop at the Ratskeller on the market square. There was even music in town which was …

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