Lichtenberg Bulwark – St. Jost Forest Chapel loop from Fischbachtal

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Groß-Bieberau

Lichtenberg Bulwark – St. Jost Forest Chapel loop from Fischbachtal

Hard

4.6

(31)

hikers

Lichtenberg Bulwark – St. Jost Forest Chapel loop from Fischbachtal

05:55

21.7km

320m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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648 m

View of Lichtenberg Castle from the bulwark

Highlight • Viewpoint

The bulwark is still visible but standing in front of it is impressive

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691 m

Lichtenberg Bulwark

Highlight • Monument

The tower is very distinctive and visible from afar. Be sure to pay a visit.

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720 m

Old Town Gate (Altes Stadttor), Zwingenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

A small wall and a gravel parking lot - it's hard to believe, but this is where life once pulsed. This is where the city gate stood, which in the …

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3.24 km

St. Jost Forest Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

In 2010 this new wooden forest chapel was built.
Saint Jost is the patron saint of pilgrims.
Every year on the first Saturday of the Hessian summer holidays in the …

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7.13 km

Max Weber Quiet Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice place with a view.

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8.15 km

Senior playground

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Almost everything a senior needs: play equipment, water treading facility, beer garden, information on geology ...
What is still missing? Or, to put it another way, was there anything else? …

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17.2 km

Wooden Cube '1 Cubic Meter of Wood'

Highlight • Monument

Certainly interesting but if you look around you will see all the damage that a wrong forest policy has brought with it

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18.5 km

Gesundheitsbrünnchen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful facility with tables and benches at the edge of the forest and fields

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21.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

6.64 km

820 m

330 m

309 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

4.64 km

3.58 km

1.75 km

1.55 km

176 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

5°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

March 20, 2022,Schloss-Lichtenberg-Tour

Beautiful spring tour, varied over meadows, fields and through forests. It is a good idea to enjoy this in the sunshine in spring.

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April 16, 2022,Laaaange Wanderung Reinheim zum Schloss Lichtenberg

Today's hike 🥾 starts in Reinheim at the cemetery and leads us through the Geo National Park of the northern Odenwald via Rodau to Schloss 🏰 Lichtenberg.
In today's imperial weather 🌞 a pleasure with blooming 🌳, yellow rapeseed fields and a wonderful view.
The beautiful castle is, as the name suggests, on a "mountain" and invites you to have …

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