Karlshöhe – Sylvan Forest Lodge loop from Steinmark

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Lower Franconia

Main-Spessart

Esselbach

Karlshöhe – Sylvan Forest Lodge loop from Steinmark

Moderate

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Karlshöhe – Sylvan Forest Lodge loop from Steinmark

02:47

9.49km

210m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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24 m

Memorial to the Fallen (1914–1918) at Schleiftor

Highlight • Monument

Gladly used because the way to Sylvan is a short one from here

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128 m

Schleifthor Forester’s Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Built in 1817 during the construction of the Löwenstein fence… A fine path begins right through it, leading up towards Sylvan

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393 m

Rocky Trail to Karlshöhe

Highlight • Trail

To be taken with caution, sandstone chunks under leaves or snow… so slow down!

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1.75 km

Karlshöhe

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Unfortunately not open.. too bad

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4.61 km

Small pond

Highlight • Lake

A small gathering place for wildlife, judging by the tracks, well-frequented and readily accepted.

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4.85 km

Hasenstabweg zwischen Leitenstraße und Sylvan

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A descent for me today, 2-3 paths run parallel here... nice to look at.. close to nature

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5.67 km

Sylvan Forest Lodge

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Hut

The wild sausage is awesome!

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9.45 km

Heinrichsbach Trail and Hermann and Anna Müller Memorial

Highlight • Trail

Pure tranquility far away from the hustle and bustle

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9.49 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.78 km

1.97 km

592 m

152 m

Surfaces

5.30 km

1.98 km

1.26 km

800 m

106 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 14 October

17°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

September 18, 2021,Karlshöhe – Sylvan Runde Start Schleifthor

No network connection at the loop gate, therefore recorded later. Nice tour. Sylvanhütte relaxed and delicious food. Karlshöhe still closed (as of Sept. 21)

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January 21, 2024,❄Schleiftor-Karlshöhe-Sylvan🌞

Beautiful tour, in the best hiking weather, through the snow-covered Spessart. Stop at the very well-attended Sylvan

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November 6, 2024,Schleiftor-Karlshöhe-Forsthaus Sylvan-#Mit den Spessarträubern unterwegs 🇪🇺 (06.11.24)

The Spessart with lots of colorful autumn leaves 🍂 was today's destination. A stop at the DAV hiking hut turned out to be the highlight. Sitting in the warm room, the time unfortunately passed far too quickly. Thanks to Bernhard for the excellent hiking guide and thanks to the other robbers for the entertaining conversations. I will definitely head for …

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