Best long trails in Hanau

Varied loop in the Hessian Spessart Nature Park, Hesse. The route starts at the parking lot Klosterruine and leads through the forest to the old forestry office with the forest store, where you can buy a good selection of regional products (note opening hours). The undisputed hike highlights are the Wolfgang monastery ruins and the Barbarossa spring. Past the vineyards and through the nature reserve "Niederrodenbacher Steinbrüche," it returns to the starting point. There is a possibility to...

Varied walk in Hanau, Hesse. This route runs around Hanau's city centre and mainly directly along the Kinzig and Main rivers. It is worth visiting Philippsruhe Castle Park with its museum and Grimms Märchenreich (Grimm's Fairytale Kingdom). The loop is also suitable for family walks. There is a car park at the starting point and the Heinrich-Fischer-Bad bus stop. There are opportunities for refreshments at the castle park. Highlights of the walk: - Philippsruhe Palace - Mainpark Nizza -...

Popular loop in the Hessischer Spessart Nature Park, Hesse. From the hiking car park it goes to the ruined monastery of St. Wolfgang and past the forester's house Wolfgang. Other stops along the way are the Barbarossa spring and the Hubertus rifle house. The route can be reached by public transport. Highlight of the hike: - St. Wolfgang monastery ruins - Barbarossa source - nice forest paths

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1st stage on the Birkenhainer Straße, Hesse. In Hanau-Neuwirtshaus, the first stage leads to Geiselbach, partly along the historical border between the kingdoms of Prussia and Bavaria, today the Hessian-Bavarian state border. First along a forest road and then uphill on forest paths and trails towards Albstadt. There is a rest area at the Sombirn birdwatchers' hut. Highlights: - Great forest paths - Historical state border

Varied long-distance hiking trail in the Spessart. In the Middle Ages, the Birkenhainer Straße was an important trade route between the Rhine and East Franconia - and at that time it was considered one of the most dangerous routes for merchants, as many robbers were up to mischief here! Today, of course, things are quieter here and a hike offers beautiful views, vast forests, moors with rare animals and plants and ring wall complexes. The route is partly on natural paths and occasionally on...