Gondel Pond, Horbach – Wild Ponds loop from Hardt bei Bernbach

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Gondel Pond, Horbach – Wild Ponds loop from Hardt bei Bernbach

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Gondel Pond, Horbach – Wild Ponds loop from Hardt bei Bernbach

02:55

10.6km

180m

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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Horbach: 🅿️ Hiking parking lot at Gondelteich (L3269)

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Many a beautiful route on the idyllic lake starts here

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62 m

Gondel Pond, Horbach

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Wonderfully situated small forest lake on the main road Horbach / Geiselbach.

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273 m

Horbach Kneipp Facility

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And you also need a bit of luck... or the right information... to be able to find pubs here through the spacious complex

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1.01 km

Horbach Marian Grotto

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A well-kept place of remembrance… let’s hope it stays that way

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4.57 km

View of Gelnhausen from Waldrode

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From here you have a very nice view of Gelnhausen and a nice sundowner place.

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5.30 km

Llama Enclosure in Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Always worth a trip. It is a pleasure to watch the alpacas.

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5.92 km

Birkenhainer Straße

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"The Birkenhainer Strasse, or Birkenhainer Landstrasse, as it is often called in connection with its historical significance, was an important trade route in the early Middle Ages and part of …

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7.11 km

Wild Ponds

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Beautiful idyllic story.. it can be easy to take a step back

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10.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.50 km

714 m

391 m

Surfaces

5.23 km

3.24 km

1.01 km

638 m

412 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

5°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

February 12, 2022,Spessartfährte Horbach inkl. Abstecher Waldrode

Today we walked the beautiful Spessart trail between Horbach and Waldrode in beautiful sunshine. In addition, we have included a detour to the vending machine in Waldrode. This is well suited for a break including food.

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November 29, 2021,Spessartfährte(4) "Vorderspessartblick Horbach"

Get out again today before the bad weather comes 😁
Since I decided spontaneously, I didn't want to go that far, so it was my turn to track in Horbach today. Although I grew up here and run here 2-3 times a year when I visit my parents, there were even new prospects for me 🤗
Just in time for …

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January 9, 2024,SPESSARTFÄHRTE "Vorderspessartblick Horbach"

...we start the new hiking year with a Spessart trail 🥾☀️😎
which we, however, went the other way around.

From the parking lot 🅿️ at the gondola pond, the tour took us past the "Mariengrotte" which lies above the Wiesental, a retreat with a special magic. I like this place.

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February 20, 2024,Premiumwanderweg Freigericht-Horbach

the Spessart and I... well, we keep trying together, but it doesn't turn out to be real love. But today I wanted to do the only premium trail near Frankfurt that was named by the hiking institute. But what the forest workers have done with the machines have,...left to nature there is nothing. Unfortunately, as is so often the case …

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May 11, 2025,Vorderspessartblick_Horbach_Spessartfährte

A truly beautiful, varied tour with fantastic views, ending with a wonderfully maintained Kneipp pool. Spessart, I'll be back! And this is what the Spessart hiking guide says: It's inconspicuous, yet despite its moderate height, it wants to make a big splash: the mountain ridge that stretches east of the resort town of Freigericht-Horbach, around which the Spessartbogen extra tour …

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November 21, 2021,Wanderung Horbacher Spessartfährte

Nice easy tour to do for everyone, great views when the weather is nice

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May 11, 2025,Spessartfährte Horbach

As I drove into the parking lot, I knew we'd hiked there before. A day hike in August 2021, with the addition of the Rodfeld Tower and the adjacent Fernblick Restaurant.
Today, on Mother's Day, which I consider completely unnecessary, four of us 🚺 and three 🐕 went on this beautiful hike. It was totally worth it.
To finish off, …

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January 29, 2023,22/23 🥾 Spessartfährte "Vorderspessartblick Horbach"

Today along a really well signposted Spessart track near Horbach on many natural paths and great panoramas. The group is literally crying out for a repeat in summer!

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