Long-distance hikes in Lautertal (Odenwald)

A natural and challenging hike takes us from Zwingenberg along the mountain road through the entire Odenwald forest in the footsteps of the Nibelungs, who, according to legend, also passed through the Odenwald on their way to the Hun empire.

The Vier-Länder-Weg from Donnersberg to Wertheim is a varied long-distance hiking trail through the regions of Rheinhessen, Bergstra;e and Odenwald, the four federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hessen, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg as well as the three wine-growing regions of Rheinhessen, Bergstra;e and Franconia. 

The European Long Distance Trail E8 runs from Dursey Head in Ireland across the sea to England and then crosses the European mainland almost diagonally to the Polish-Ukrainian border. It currently measures around 4390 km and is to be extended to the Black Sea in the future. In Germany, we walk along the E8 from the Dutch border near Nijmegen to Oberkappel in the German-Austrian border region.

The German section of the European long-distance hiking trail E1 runs well signposted once across Germany – from Flensburg in the north to Konstanz in the south.

The Odenwald-Vosges hiking trail connects the two European long-distance hiking trails E1 and E2. The German section through the Odenwald low mountain range is managed by the Odenwaldklub e.V..

Der abwechslungsreiche Fernwanderweg verläuft von Frankfurt, einzig in Richtung Süden. Wobei man einige kleinere und größere Städte wie Neckarsteinach und Sinsheim durchquert, bis man das Ziel, die idyllische knapp 3000 Einwohnergemeinde Sternfels erreicht hat.

Kulturroute des Europarates, Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad  

The Main-Stromberg Trail leads over a distance of just under 172 km from the skyscrapers of "Mainhattan" to the picturesque vineyards of the Stromberg. We hike along the edge of the Odenwald into the Kraichgau, crossing the border between Hesse and Baden-Württemberg with the Neckar. Scenically, scenic hills, narrow river valleys and extensive fields make for delightful impressions.

Diese Weitwanderung ist an den E1 angelehnt. Sie führt nicht exakt auf dem E1 entlang sondern in Varianten.

Die Teilstrecke führt zu bedeutsamen Kulturstätten wie dem Henri-Arnaud-Haus mit dem Deutschen Waldenserzentrum in Schönenberg, dem Heimatmuseum Mühlacker und dem  Waldenserhäusle in Großvillars und einer Reihe von Waldenserkolonien wie Dürrmenz, Schönenberg, Kleinvillars, Großvillars und Kraichtal-Gochsheim.