View of the Steinbruch Quarry – Dendrophon loop from Burg Frankenstein

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Mühltal

View of the Steinbruch Quarry – Dendrophon loop from Burg Frankenstein

Moderate

4.6

(19)

hikers

View of the Steinbruch Quarry – Dendrophon loop from Burg Frankenstein

03:04

10.4km

310m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Brömster bei Darmstadt-Eberstadt

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.40 km

View of the Quarry in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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2.85 km

View of Nieder-Beerbach and Frankenstein Castle ruins

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From here you have a nice view of Nieder Beerbach and you can see the tops of the castle ruin Frankenstein.

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3.00 km

View of the Steinbruch Quarry

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Impressive Feernblick and into the quarry

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3.05 km

Nieder-Beerbacher Quarry

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It is always interesting to look into quarries.

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3.07 km

View of Waschenbach from the Resting Bench

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Yes, this bench offers a nice resting place with a wonderful view of Waschenbach. However, when the quarry is in operation, the loud working noise disturb the tranquility of nature ... 🤔

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8.77 km

Tree Ring Timeline of the 330-Year-Old Oak

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It is surprising what you can see on such a tree disc

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8.78 km

Himmelsleiter to Frankenstein Castle

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For the experienced biker

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9.73 km

Dendrophon

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This is what wood sounds like.

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10.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.65 km

1.46 km

1.03 km

229 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.14 km

2.16 km

1.68 km

1.60 km

789 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

87 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

January 9, 2022,Nieder-Beerbach und der Steinbruch

Today we went back to the Odenwald. The start was at the parish hall in Nieder-Beerbach. On the NB 1 hiking trail, we are first in the direction of the quarry and then on partially meshed paths to below Frankenstein Castle. From there it went downhill again to the parking lot. The tour wasn't particularly spectacular, but still nice. It …

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January 9, 2022,Nieder-Beerbach-Steinbruch-Kohlberg-Frankenstein

Today's tour started at the parish hall in Nieder - Beerbach.
But be careful: officially you can only park there for 2 hours!
It started to the outskirts of Nieder-Beerbach and then a steep slope with a place overgrown by a hedge that could only be traversed by stooping. At the top it went around in a wide arc on …

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