Gernsheim Lake loop from Gernsheim

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Gernsheim Lake loop from Gernsheim

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Gernsheim Lake loop from Gernsheim

01:40

6.59km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Hammer Aue von Gernsheim und Groß-Rohrheim

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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137 m

Former DLRG Cabin at Gernsheim Lake

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The former DLRG house "floats", so to speak. Towards the water it stands on pipes. Towards the land on a beam.

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2.16 km

Rosengarten

Forest

3.38 km

Sandy and Shell Beach on the Rhine (Hammer Aue von Gernsheim und Groß-Rohrheim)

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Beautiful sandy beach on the Rhine. The shore section is relatively long. The sand very fine-grained. In some places there are a lot of mussel shells.

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3.70 km

Rhine River at Hammer Aue Nature Reserve

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Holiday feeling on the Rhine 👍

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4.16 km

Old Oak Tree in Hammer Aue von Gernsheim und Groß-Rohrheim

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A large old oak tree stands at the entrance to the nature reserve, a little off the much-visited path along the Rhine.

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4.49 km

Riverside path and beach on the Rhine near Gernsheim

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Well-developed path on the dam. The other side of the Rhine with the small "sandy beaches" is easy to see.

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4.75 km

Winkelbach Confluence with the Rhine

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The Lauter, called Winkelbach in the lower reaches, is a
32.4 km long, eastern and right tributary of the Rhine in southern Hesse. It rises in the Odenwald, flows through …

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4.79 km

Old Rhine Bridge, Gernsheim (remains)

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Blown up by the Germans in 1945. Until a few years ago, about 30 meters of the bridge were still standing. It has since been demolished.

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6.36 km

Gernsheim Lake

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Bathing lake with sandy shore, meadow, playground and beer garden. A few islands are anchored in the lake to give swimmers some variety.

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6.59 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.25 km

916 m

786 m

508 m

101 m

Surfaces

3.20 km

1.99 km

769 m

559 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

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Comments

March 2, 2025,🥾Gernsheim Hafen – Gernsheim Runde Runde von Gernsheim 🥾

Nice walk along the Rhine. The way back over the very wide Panzerstrasse. Not so nice. But totally in the sun ☀️ in the beautiful weather. When I stopped off at the ferry ⛴️ Helene, the existing pubs were just too crowded for me.

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April 18, 2026,Kleine Rheintour mit Yachthafen Gernsheim…oder …morgens was muss, nachmittags was will ..und eine mahnende Erinnerung daran, was einst am Rhein geschah!

Finished everything in the morning again and arrived in the afternoon. A short tour with water, and the Gernsheim Rhine sections are always beautiful! Although Saturday and Sunday are not hiking days for me because everyone, really everyone is out and about and you are often almost run over by bicycles, it was still reasonably okay today. And the Rhine …

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