Sky Swing – Jupiter Column Butterstadt loop from Hammersbach

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Sky Swing – Jupiter Column Butterstadt loop from Hammersbach

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Sky Swing – Jupiter Column Butterstadt loop from Hammersbach

03:23

12.8km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.03 km

Glasarche 3 Sculpture

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The Glass Ark 3 is a project that aims to make the fragility of nature visible.

The Ark is touring Germany and will be on display at the Kapellenhof Estate in Hammersbach from March 7 to May 27, 2024.

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1.09 km

Sheep Milk Self-Service Barn

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There are organic sheep products 🐑 and even ice cream 🍨

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1.69 km

Via Regia Information Pillar, Hirzbach

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nice bike path with great views

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2.36 km

Reading corner at Hirzbach on Hohe Straße

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This seating group on the Hohe Straße between Hirzbach and Butterstadt invites you to take a break.

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5.49 km

Sky Swing

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Outstanding viewing locations on the Hohen Straße regional park route are marked by so-called “sky swings”:
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6.49 km

Jupiter Column Butterstadt

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The Jupiter Column in Butterstadt dates back to the 2nd century of our era. The remains of the original column were recovered at the beginning of the 20th century archaeologically. …

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9.20 km

View of Rüdigheim and Issigheim

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11.1 km

View of the Stork Nest

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In the wet meadows the storks find enough food for themselves and their offspring.

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12.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

879 m

426 m

148 m

Surfaces

9.99 km

1.75 km

996 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

10°C

13 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

March 19, 2022,Hoch auf der Himmelsschaukel

The directions in the FAZ are always very appealing. That's how we found the "sky swing".
Start is in Marköbel in the main street. Go through the lower gate towards the town hall. First we visited the parish church with the really impressive double gallery.
Then it goes out of the village, past a group of linden trees into the …

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February 23, 2022,Hoch auf der Himmelsschaukel

They all passed here. The Hohe Strasse ran straight through the Rhine-Main area, along which entire peoples and armies, pilgrims, traders and crowned heads moved for thousands of years, which earned the long-distance route connecting Western and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages the nickname Via regia. These former lifelines would almost have been forgotten if they had not been …

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