Lower Hörschbach Trail – Eschel Lake loop from Artenreicher Waldsaum mit Eiche und Feuchtwiese

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Lower Hörschbach Trail – Eschel Lake loop from Artenreicher Waldsaum mit Eiche und Feuchtwiese

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Lower Hörschbach Trail – Eschel Lake loop from Artenreicher Waldsaum mit Eiche und Feuchtwiese

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24.6km

600m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

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394 m

Eschelbach Biotope

Highlight • Natural

This small but beautifully situated biotope was redesigned in 2017. If you are lucky you will see dragonflies, fire salamanders and other amphibians.

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5.68 km

Upper Brook Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A shortcut to the upper Bachweg which is easier to walk than the path through the blade.

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7.13 km

Lower Hörschbach Trail

Highlight • Trail

This path is well developed and wonderful to walk because you walk on gravel and find the shade tolerable in high heat. In my picture you can see a straight grown tree.

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15.2 km

Eschel Lake

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake in a quiet location with restaurants

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15.5 km

Eschelhof Hiking Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The hiking home is open on weekends and on public holidays, there is also a barefoot path, a table tennis table and a great playground!

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18.1 km

View of the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald Nature Park

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When the weather is good, the Stuttgart television towers can be seen on the horizon.

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19.2 km

View of Reichenberg Castle

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Nice view of Reichenberg Castle

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22.1 km

Kanonenrohr Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The trail starts on a bad forest track and becomes more and more a path. Then come roots and stones. Steeper pieces, sinks and even a wooden bridge without railings. …

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