Eschbach Cliffs – Hornbeam Avenue loop from Usingen

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Eschbach Cliffs – Hornbeam Avenue loop from Usingen

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Eschbach Cliffs – Hornbeam Avenue loop from Usingen

06:05

21.7km

430m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.57 km

View of Usingen and the Taunus

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Paragliding is done from here.

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5.49 km

Green classroom near Eschbach

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This could be swept through

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6.27 km

Eschbach Cliffs

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Suddenly, quartz rocks rise almost vertically from the ground here. You can climb them or just admire them. Depending on the sunlight, they change their appearance. Simply a great view …

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6.89 km

View from Pfaffenkopf

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Great rest bench with a great view

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7.60 km

View of Feldberg

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Not in June: fallen trees, barely recognizable paths due to vegetation

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9.70 km

Maibacher Schweiz Rock Formations

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A dream of a hiking trail… far away from the gravel

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10.8 km

Rock formation Maibacher Schweiz

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Right here on the trail along the Michelbach, on the mountain slope of the Bernhardkopf, there are several mighty slate rock cliffs of "Maibacher Switzerland".

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15.4 km

Hornbeam Avenue

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Gnarled, overgrown hornbeams line the dead-straight avenue that connects Kransberg Castle with the small chapel.

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21.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

3.85 km

3.25 km

1.01 km

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.26 km

5.81 km

4.13 km

2.27 km

1.26 km

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

11°C

5°C

37 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

January 15, 2023,Eschbacher Klippen + 🏰 Kransberg/Eschbach X.0

I've hiked around the cliffs and the 🏰 so many times in the last few years. And yet I still don't know all the ways. In any case, we went new ways today.
And the weather forecast was right: it was raining heavily on the way there, but by the time the hike started, the rain had eased, only to …

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February 24, 2022,Taunus: Usinger Land und seine Schätze / Usingen - Eschbacher Klippen - Maibacher Schweiz - Schloss Kransberg - Hessenkopf - Usingen

≙ mostly Kompass hiking guide Taunus, 2nd edition 2017, Tour 5 (slightly changed and extended, especially in the city of Usingen and at Kransberg Castle).

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February 24, 2022,Usinger Land und seine Schätze

If you would like to discover the Usinger Land, this is the place for you.
There are highlights such as the Eschbacher cliffs, Kransberg Castle and its beech avenue and the castle park in Usingen is not missing.
Have fun chasing

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October 20, 2024,2024-10-20 Mal wieder im Taunus: Kransberg - Eschbacher Klippen - Maibacher Schweiz 🇨🇭

Because we can't find the cemetery straight away in the mega city 🏙️Kransberg, we start at the community center instead 😂 We conquer the castle in off-grid mode 🤭 but only find locked gates and DHL parking permits. The castle has an interesting past, but doesn't seem very inviting today, so we move on very quickly. At the cemetery (💡there …

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