Neuwirtshäuser Pond – Grenzwalleiche loop from Rote Lache von Wolfgang

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Neuwirtshäuser Pond – Grenzwalleiche loop from Rote Lache von Wolfgang

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Neuwirtshäuser Pond – Grenzwalleiche loop from Rote Lache von Wolfgang

01:13

4.76km

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 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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399 m

Neuwirtshäuser Pond

Highlight • Lake

If you follow the narrow path at the "Limes" hiking car park, this small fishing lake is beautifully romantic.

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822 m

Grenzwalleiche

Highlight • Natural Monument

There is a nice rest area here.

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823 m

Birkenhainer Rest Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Definitely the right one for a little break.

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1.45 km

Pedestrian Bridge Over the A45

Highlight • Bridge

Here you can cross the A 45.

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4.06 km

Neuwirtshaus Small Roman Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

Großkrotzenburg was the site of a Roman fort, built around 140 AD. A few years earlier, the Romans had completed the Odenwald Limes and also built a fort in Obernburg …

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4.08 km

Kleinkastell Neuwirtshaus (Limes)

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The Neuwirtshaus small fort was a Roman fort on the weather line of the Upper German Limes, which in 2005 acquired the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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4.19 km

Spessart Trails Gloomy Path

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Gloomy path on the Spessart trail.

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4.76 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.28 km

460 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.75 km

1.54 km

460 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

6°C

11 %

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Comments

November 12, 2025,Spessartspuren "Limes Spur bei Hanau-Neuwirtshaus"

This Spessart Trail begins at the "Limes" nature park parking area. A narrow path leads through the forest, past the fishing pond, to the forest playground at the "Grenzwalleiche" (border wall oak). Here, the trail follows the old trade route from Hanau to Gemünden, the Birkenhainer Straße. Crossing the motorway, the trail leads to the former Roman border wall, the …

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October 15, 2023,Spessartspur "Limes Spur bei Hanau-Neuwirtshaus" #3

Today it should just be one of the short Spessart tracks. On Sunday afternoon we did some quick research and chose the Limes trail.
The walk is like a typical walk on a Sunday afternoon, except that you can already clearly see that autumn has come through the door. It was also noticeably cooler in the forest today.

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September 25, 2021,Spessartspur(5)"Limes Spur bei Hanau-Neuwirtshaus"

The Limes Lane ran out quickly before going shopping ...
As a little stroll, it's okay.

Tour description:

This Spessart trail starts at the "Limes" nature park car park. On a narrow path it goes through the forest past the fishing pond to the forest playground at the "Grenzwalleiche". Here the trail runs on the old trade route from Hanau …

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