Barbarossa Spring – St. Wolfgang Monastery Ruins loop from Rote Lache von Wolfgang

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Barbarossa Spring – St. Wolfgang Monastery Ruins loop from Rote Lache von Wolfgang

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Barbarossa Spring – St. Wolfgang Monastery Ruins loop from Rote Lache von Wolfgang

03:45

14.5km

80m

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 17, 2026

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.88 km

Hanau-Wolfgang Forestry Office and Giant Sequoia

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice highlight, from which nice tours start in all directions. Hanau's tallest tree is right in front of the forestry office. A sequoia planted in 1950 with a height of …

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7.57 km

Barbarossa Spring and Pond

Highlight • Natural Monument

Idyllically located in the Spessart, the Barbarossa spring with the adjacent small pond is a quiet, shady spot in the middle of the forest.

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7.63 km

Barbarossa Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The source takes its name from Friedrich I, Barbarossa, who often stopped at the source on his hunting expeditions from the Barbarossa town of Gelnhausen to the Bulau.

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9.50 km

Unusual Tree on the Grenzsteinweg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Conspicuous, unusually grown tree directly on the Grenzsteinweg. A small eye-catcher on the roadside that shows how creative and idiosyncratic nature can be.

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9.89 km

Niederrodenbacher Steinbrüche

Nature Reserve

10.6 km

Grenzsteinweg Trail in Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Highlight • Trail

Quietly located and surrounded by a lot of forest, the path is ideal for relaxed hikes with a touch of history.

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12.7 km

Giant Sequoia (Tallest Tree in Hanau)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Impressive giant tree right in the front garden of the forestry office

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12.7 km

Quarter-Hour Bench Hanauer Forest

Highlight • Structure

There's something to learn here.

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13.0 km

St. Wolfgang Monastery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

From the monastery, which only existed for about 30 years, considerable remains of the wall have been preserved after another 500 years, in particular the tower, which is about 10 meters high.

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14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

1.09 km

420 m

Surfaces

6.54 km

5.35 km

958 m

937 m

312 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

November 12, 2025,Spessartspuren "Niederrodenbacher Barbarossaquelle und Klosterruine"

The 12.4-kilometer Spessart Trail has two starting points: the sports field in Niederrodenbach or the parking lot at the monastery ruins. From the sports field, the trail leads through the forest to the old forestry office with its adjacent forest shop. Highlights of the tour include the Wolfgang Monastery ruins and the Barbarossa Spring. The return to the starting point …

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September 30, 2021,Spessartspur(8)"Niederrodenbach - Barbarossaquelle und Klosterruine"

Hiked the track as today's evening tour with accompaniment. For me personally there is nothing new to see; Since I was 8 years old, I walk through this forest almost every day 😉😇
The route could have been designed a little differently so that you wouldn't have to run this loooong straight - it's really very boring. Otherwise it is …

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May 2, 2023,🪻Spessartspur🪻 "Niederrodenbacher Barbarossaquelle und Klosterruine🥾🌲🐾

Part 4 of my motivational task 😊
It was almost 13 km at the end. Unfortunately, this round is mostly paved and runs straight ahead.
The ruins are very "nice" to look at, there are cozy seats at the source.
I've walked it twice now - for a third time it's too monotonous for me.

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December 20, 2023,Spessartspur "Niederrodenbach - Barbarossaquelle und Klosterruine" #4

My collection of the Spessart traces:
komoot.de/collection/2408790/-spessarturen

Once again we spontaneously went on another Spessart track today. So far I have only ever been to the Barbarossa spring in the warm season. Accordingly, not only the source was extinct, but the entire tour. But that suits me because I draw strength from the peace and seclusion 😊
The inclined hiker …

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June 2, 2024,Spessartspur - „Niederrodenbach-Barbarossaquelle und Klosterruine“

This Spessart trail will never be one of my favorites - too much asphalt, too much gravel, too many straight paths and too many people, only the Grenzsteinweg section is recommendable 👍

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April 20, 2025,Osterwanderung 2025 🐰 - Spessartspur„Niederrodenbacher Barbarossaquelle und Klosterruine“

Today, for our Easter hike, we chose the Spessart Trail in Niederrodenbach.

The directions sounded very relaxed, and that's exactly what they were.

The parking lot at the sports facility was our starting point. The circular trail runs almost entirely through the forest and is therefore pleasantly shady, especially in summer. The highlight of the tour is the St. Wolfgang …

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May 12, 2026,🚶‍♂️🌲 Spessart‑Feierabend-Wanderzeit: St. Wolfgang‑Runde bei Hanau

Currently, I'm back in Frankfurt on business until tomorrow. ✅

After the work-related matters were taken care of today, luckily there was still time for a short run in the fresh air 🏃‍♂️🌿

I started at the free hiking parking lot at the St. Wolfgang monastery ruins. Lots of forest awaited me – and indeed, several kilometers of straight forest …

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