Spessartbogen

Suddenly, the path leads from the Kinzigtal in Langenselbold into the Spessart forest, to the stone Buchberg tower with a magnificent introduction to the woodland scenery. Scenic forest edges and clearing islands let the forest take a break. Old trade routes marked by weathered boundary stones and old fence posts highlight traditional cultural landscapes. Fresh deciduous forests, interrupted by magnificent distant views from the Rodfeld tower, guide you to the idyllic Gondelteich and the famous Mariengrotto in Freigericht-Horbach. The near-natural Kasselgrund and the historically significant Altenburg inspire dreaming before the path leads over colorful meadows with gnarled fruit trees, past mighty pasture trees into the old town alleys of Bad Orb. Hardly have you left the picturesque half-timbered backdrop behind, the diverse Spessartbogen leaves no natural event unexplored. Preserved quarries with walls of red-tinted sandstone blocks let the imagination wander through earth's history. The Spessartbogen follows the crystal-clear Hasel through the idyllic Wiesental to Haselruhe. It leads through almost forgotten hollow ways to the forest-reflecting Sölchesweiher. It crosses the green valley of the Jossa and follows the bubbling Rohrbach on the trail of the beaver, who rules the valley from its constructions.
Barely crossed the old wine route, the forest opens to a richly structured pasture landscape and finally to the "Bergwinkel" with impressive formations of Muschelkalk. In rapid alternation of lush meadows with old arable terraces, colorful dry grassland, and rustic deciduous shrubs, the Spessartbogen heads back towards the Kinzigtal. It skirts the Wolfswäldchen with views of the Rhön. The hiker follows a romantic forest path to the gorge of the babbling Ahlerbach—feeling the sparkling freshness until the legendary wild table is reached.
Schlüchtern with the former Benedictine monastery is nearby when the Spessartbogen grazes the old vineyard near Hohenzell—known as the growing place of charming gentians and graceful orchids.