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Spessart
Attractions in the Spessart region
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At Alzenau, on the edge of the Main plain, lies one of the first Spessart mountains: the Hahnenkamm. Not quite as high as its Austrian counterpart ...
Varied circular hiking route through the South SpessartMain route: Scenic circular route with botanical highlights (orchards)Forest route: Varied ...
The RÄUBERLAND – certified since 2016 by the German Hiking Association as a quality hiking region Wagnerable Germany. Experience pure nature on ...
Experience a wealth of culture and places to eat on this short circular hiking route. You are hiking in the top class. Since September 2016, ...
RÄUBERLAND – certified as a Quality Region for Hiking in Germany by the German Hiking Association since 2016. The hike impresses with nature, ...
RÄUBERLAND – certified since 2016 by the German Hiking Association as a Quality Region "Hiking in Germany." Uphill and downhill (as the title ...
All the LA Trails in Laufach summarized as a loop. The route is perfectly signposted so you can fully focus on the riding fun. The trails can be ...
Almost exclusively through dense deciduous forest, without touching valleys and hardly any villages, this route always runs at an altitude of 400 ...
The RÄUBERLAND – certified as a quality hiking region by the German Hiking Association since 2016. On the approximately one-hour ascent to the ...
The Saar-Mosel-Main long-distance cycle path or D-Route 5 runs from Saarbrücken along the Saar, Mosel, Rhine, and Main rivers to the Czech border.
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The natural landscape of the Spessart
The Spessart or woodpecker forest is characterized by vast oak and beech forests, bordered by rivers and numerous streams and surrounded by meadows. Kinzig, Sinn and Main border the Spessart all around and separate it from the Franconian Plate in the east, the Odenwald in the south and west and the Büdinger Wald and Rhön in the north. While forests grow on the heights of the mountains, it is populated on the slopes and at the foot. The highest peak is the Geiersberg with 586 m in the High Spessart and the main ridge stretches over 75 km from Miltenberg in the south to Schlüchtern in the north.
The Spessart is now strongly influenced by tourism. Those seeking peace and quiet and nature lovers come to the low mountain range, which has two nature parks and numerous smaller protected areas, providing an intact natural landscape. Not least the legends and shiver tales attract people to the region. From Snow White to Mother Holle to the Spessart robbers, there are several tales that provide variety in the forests of the Spessart.
On two legs through the Spessart
Especially hikers feel comfortable in the Spessart. On marked hiking trails you will walk through the dense forests and wide meadows with great views of the historic half-timbered towns and to sights such as the moated castle Mespelbrunn, various churches or the graduation house in Bad Orb. The regional theme and circular trails lead along bubbling streams, over gentle hills and to gnarled oaks.
Particularly popular, of course, is the Eselsweg, a long-distance hiking trail that has probably been in use for over 2000 years and leads over the main ridge of the mountains almost without touching the villages. Also the Birkenhainer Straße, a medieval army and trade route between Rhine Franconia and East Franconia, the Maintalhöhenweg or the Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail on the western edge of the Spessart along the Main Valley are worthwhile. The Spessartbogen stretches over 90 km from Langenselbold to Schlüchtern and is supplemented by the Spessart tracks and Spessart trails. Part of the German Limes hiking trail also runs through the Spessart.
On two wheels through the Spessart
Mountain biking on the former salt trade route in the Spessart from north to south. It is fully marked with a black "E" on a white background and ...
