View of the Rhine Valley – Zum Steigkopf Inn loop from Heppenheim (Bergstraße)

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View of the Rhine Valley – Zum Steigkopf Inn loop from Heppenheim (Bergstraße)

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View of the Rhine Valley – Zum Steigkopf Inn loop from Heppenheim (Bergstraße)

05:58

21.0km

460m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.06 km

Heppenheim Town Hall (Rathaus Heppenheim)

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The old town hall of Heppenheim on the historic market square is very nice to look at.

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1.16 km

St. Peter's Church (the "Cathedral of the Bergstraße"), Heppenheim

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The Catholic parish church of St. Peter is often called the "Cathedral of the Bergstrasse" because of its size, but it was never the seat of a bishop. There is …

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2.85 km

View of the Rhine Valley

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Fantastic view over the vineyards and down into the Rhine Valley. In the north you can still take a look at the Starkenburg, which towers above Heppenheim on the Schlossberg.

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3.30 km

View of Heppenheim and the Rhine Valley from the Vineyard Bench

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You almost always have a view from this path. The special thing about the place here are the two benches in the shade.

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5.61 km

View of Rhein valley and Mannheim

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7.97 km

View of the meadows from Juhöhe

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Nice view. Grazing animals graze in the pastures.

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10.9 km

Zum Steigkopf Inn

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A really great cooked cheese "pub" with a beautiful beer garden, it is time that gastronomy reopened

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19.1 km

View of Heppenheim's Old Town and St. Peter's Church

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A very great view and whoever is here should take a look at the small romantic market square

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19.4 km

View over Heppenheim

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From here you have an amazing view of Heppenheim and the surrounding area. You just have to stop and enjoy the panoramic view.

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21.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

4.08 km

748 m

739 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

3.05 km

2.92 km

2.77 km

1.71 km

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

19°C

8°C

6 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 23, 2024,2024-10-23 Goldener Oktober 🌞 🍁 🍂 Traumtour an der Bergstraße: Heppenheim 🍇 - Juhöhe - Starkenburg 🏰

The weather forecast for today was just too tempting 🌞🌞🌞, there was still some vacation left, you have to celebrate the days 🥳 as they come, let's go! We set off from home in thick fog, in Heppenheim the sun is already shining 🌞. We've been to the area so many times but we didn't actually know the beautiful market …

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February 13, 2022,Heppenheim - Starkenburg 🏰 (15-20)

Als relive Video:
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July 3, 2022,Wandern an der Bergstraße (2): von Heppenheim in den Odenwald hinein und auch wieder zurück

Hiking along the Bergstraße (2): from Heppenheim into the Odenwald and back again

From the Heppenheim train station, it first went a little through the village before the first vineyards promptly indicate the upcoming climb (gradients of up to 15%).

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February 13, 2022,Heppenheim-Juhöhe-Starkenburg-Heppenheim

On this sunny Sunday I went with Ute Heinemann's Xing hiking group.
Very nice route and a lot of views, also because the 🌳 are not yet in leaf.
The descent via the 5-minute path to the Starkenburg in the old town can only be walked with great caution when it is wet. The clay floor, the washed concrete and …

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