Alemannenweg
| Alemannenweg | |
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 Neunkircher Höhe |
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| Data | |
| length | 144 km |
| location |
Germany , Vorderer Odenwald , Hessische Bergstrasse |
| Markers | Red "A" on a white background |
| Starting point |
Erbach 49 ° 39 ′ 26.5 " N , 8 ° 59 ′ 34.7" E |
| Target point |
Michelstadt 49 ° 41 ′ 16.5 ″ N , 8 ° 59 ′ 51.3 ″ E |
| Type | Circular hiking trail |
| Height difference | 4,300 m |
| The highest point | Neunkircher Höhe , 605 m |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | Spring to autumn |
| Viewpoints | Imperial Tower , Auerbach Castle , Melibokus , Alsbach Castle , Veste Otzberg |
| particularities | Prädikatswanderweg |
Map with all coordinates: The Alemannenweg is a quality and main hiking trail (HW 71) of the Odenwald Club in the Vorderen Odenwald and on the Hessian Bergstrasse .
The path is 144 kilometers long and leads over heights and through valleys of the low mountain range in the Odenwald in southern Hesse and along the Upper Rhine Rift . Mixed deciduous forest , orchards , fields and vineyards shape the landscape.
The Alemannenweg leads as a circular route from Erbach via Bensheim , Frankenstein Castle and Otzberg Castle back into the Mümling valley to Michelstadt-Steinbach . There are many cultural and historical sights on the Alemannenweg. It can be walked clockwise and in the opposite direction.
In September 2008 the Association of German Mountain and Hiking Associations awarded it for the first time as a “Quality Trail Hikable Germany”. Initially it was 138 kilometers long and its start and finish point was in Michelstadt-Steinbach. Later the starting point was moved to Erbach and the route of the first stage was changed to Reichelsheim. Therefore, the total length of the Alemannenweg is 144 kilometers today. The criteria for the award as a predicate hiking trail include: a. a high proportion of natural paths, user-friendly marking, a varied landscape and a high potential for adventure.
Waymarks
The Alemannenweg is a Signs A marked. The waymark markings are supplemented by arrow signs with information on distances to localities, restaurants, accommodation, bus stops and train stations.
Localities
The Alemannenweg runs in the area of the cities and communities Erbach , Mossautal , Reichelsheim , Fränkisch-Crumbach , Lindenfels , Lautertal , Modautal , Bensheim-Auerbach , Zwingenberg , Alsbach-Hähnlein , Seeheim-Jugenheim , Mühltal , Fischbachtal , Brensbach , Otzberg , Höchst im Odenwald , Bad König , Brombachtal and Michelstadt .
Directions
The Alemannenweg can be hiked in seven stages with a length of approx. 19 to 24 kilometers.
- 1st stage (Erbach – Reichelsheim): from Erbach the route leads west through Roßbach and Ober-Mossau to the noise fire . Here it turns north and runs past Morsberg and the Beerfurther Schlösschen to Reichelsheim.
- 2nd stage (Reichelsheim – Lautertal): west of Reichelsheim, you pass the Rodenstein castle ruins to the highest point of the hiking trail on the Neunkircher Höhe . From here in a northerly direction to Lützelbach and then north past Brandau in a westerly direction to Beedenkirchen and finally up to the Kuralpe.
- 3rd stage (Lautertal – Zwingenberg): from the Kuralpe over the Felsberg to the Felsenmeer and on to the Fürstenlager State Park . From here the path leads up to the Auerberg with the Auerbach Castle and over the Melibokus to Zwingenberg.
- 4th stage (Zwingenberg – Frankenstein Castle): the route runs from Zwingenberg above the Bergstrasse to the north, past Alsbach Castle , Heiligenberg Castle and the Tannenberg Castle ruins to Frankenstein Castle.
- 5th stage (Frankenstein Castle – Fischbachtal): southeast of Frankenstein Castle, the route touches the Modautal districts of Neutsch and Ernsthofen and leads through the Fischbachtal districts of Hottenbacher Hof and Lichtenberg with Lichtenberg Castle and ends in Niedernhausen .
- 6th stage (Fischbachtal – Höchst im Odenwald): From Niedernhausen it goes to the Nonroder Höhe and further north-east to Brensbach and Hering with the Veste Otzberg . Here the path turns south and reaches the Höchst district of Hassenroth .
- 7th stage (Höchst im Odenwald – Michelstadt): from Hassenroth the path leads south, touches the Wallbach district of Brensbach and arrives at Böllsteiner Höhe. A few kilometers further south, the path turns east towards Michelstadt and ends at Fürstenau Castle in Michelstadt-Steinbach. You can return to the starting point in Erbach with the Odenwaldbahn or the city bus.
Attractions
Significant sights are:
- The old town of Erbach with its remarkable old buildings.
- The Erbach Castle on the market square of Erbach and parts of its buildings date from the 12th century. It houses the Count's collections and the German Ivory Museum .
- The Reichenberg Castle offers a panoramic view of Reichelsheim.
- The ruins of Rodenstein Castle were built as a fortress in 1240 and are picturesquely situated in the forest near Franconian-Crumbach.
- The Neunkircher height is 605 meters above sea level, the highest elevation in the Hessian Odenwald. The 34 meter high imperial tower was built in 1906 as a lookout tower . The view extends over the Vorderen Odenwald and the Rhine plain.
- The sea of rocks near Lautertal-Reichenbach is an imposing rock landscape with large blocks of quartz diorite . The unique selling point of the Odenwälder Felsenmeer are the Roman workplaces. The Romans left almost three hundred unfinished or damaged workpieces, spread over 15 workplaces, on the Felsberg (Odenwald) .
- The Fürstenlager State Park in Bensheim-Auerbach was built in 1790 as the summer residence of the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt. The garden art ensemble has largely been preserved in its original form.
- The Auerbach Castle is an imposing castle ruin on Bergstrasse. The two towers offer a view of the Bergstrasse, the Vorderen Odenwald and the Rhine plain to the Palatinate Forest.
- The Melibokus near Zwingenberg (Bergstrasse) is at 517 meters the highest mountain on the Hessian Bergstrasse.
- The fortress Alsbacher Schloss near Alsbach-Hähnlein was built around 1235 on the western tip of a mountain ridge above the Rhine plain.
- The Schloss Heiligenberg in Jugenheim was built in the early 19th century on the Holy Mountain as a country estate.
- The magnetic stones , a natural monument near Frankenstein Castle, were probably magnetized by a powerful lightning strike.
- The Frankenstein Castle in Muhltal low-Beerbach is the northernmost mountain castle on the mountain road. It is associated with many legends and myths.
- The white renaissance castle Schloss Lichtenberg in the municipality of Fischbachtal was created in 1570 from a castle complex and today houses an exhibition on historical land use.
- The castle Veste Otzberg was built at the end of the 12th and beginning of the 13th century on a 367 meter high extinct volcano. The Bandhaus is now home to the Hesse folklore collection.
- The Roman Villa Haselburg is an estate ( Villa rustica ) from the time of the colonization of the Odenwald by the Romans. The facility near Höchst in the Odenwald, district of Hummetroth, is designed as an open-air museum after excavations.
- The Einhardsbasilika in Michelstadt-Steinbach from 827 is a rare example of Carolingian architecture in Germany.
- The Fürstenau Castle in Michelstadt-Steinbach is a moated castle at the Mümling and was built in the 14th century.
- The old town of Michelstadt with its half-timbered houses and the historic half-timbered town hall from 1484.
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Hiking books / maps
- Rainer Türk : On the Alemannenweg: an Odenwald hiking experience. 1st edition. Verlag Hubert Brunnengräber, Lorsch 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811444-3-7 .
- Hessian State Office for Soil Management and Geoinformation: Topographic leisure map on a scale of 1:50 000 (TF50): Northern Odenwald (map set West and East). 2009, ISBN 978-3-89446-291-8 .
Web links
- Alemannenweg homepage
- Alemannenweg (Homepage Odenwald)
- Alemannenweg (Homepage of the German Hiking Association)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quality hiking trails - Alemannenweg (HW 71) on the website of the Odenwaldklubs eV
- ↑ Press release Deutscher Wanderverband ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: wanderbaren-deutschland.de. September 5, 2008, accessed June 3, 2012
- ↑ Alemannenweg on alemannenweg.de
- ↑ What defines quality hiking trails. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Odenwälder Echo. January 29, 2010, accessed February 2, 2011
- ↑ Signpost on Alemannenweg revealed, Tourism: On the quality hiking trail, hikers are advised of attractions, restaurants and stops. ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Odenwälder Echo. June 1, 2010, accessed February 2, 2011
- ↑ Butterfly as a hint for hikers, circular route: connection from the Odenwald to the mountain road. ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Odenwälder Echo. June 1, 2010, accessed February 2, 2011
- ↑ Alemannenweg on tourismus-odenwald.de, accessed on March 28, 2020
