Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Rimbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Odenwaldklub HW 26, Laudenbach - Hesselbach - Buchen walk
Odenwaldklub HW 26, Laudenbach - Hesselbach - Buchen is a walk of 75.4 km from Rimbach. Along the way you'll find 222 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 75.4 km
- ± 20:10 h
- ↑ 2,041 m · ↓ 2,039 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 222 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: vom Benutzer (de:Benutzer:Lordronin) selbst gemachtes Foto · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
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Photo: Hubert Berberich (HubiB) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Hubert Berberich (HubiB) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: peter schmelzle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: peter schmelzle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: GFreihalter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Attraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,041 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,039 m
- Highest point
- 549 m
- Lowest point
- 102 m
- 5-10% slope · 24.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.3 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 758 m
- 3 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
75.4 km in total- Track: 46.7 km
- Street: 12.6 km
- Path: 7.3 km
- Road: 5.5 km
- Busy road: 2.1 km
- Footpath: 875 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
75.4 km in total- Asphalt: 28.7 km
- Gravel: 23 km
- Unpaved: 10.9 km
- Paved: 3.8 km
- Natural: 600 m
- Unknown: 8.3 km
About the walking route Odenwaldklub HW 26, Laudenbach - Hesselbach - Buchen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Odenwaldklub HW 26, Laudenbach - Hesselbach - Buchen is a walking route of 75.4 km that starts in Rimbach. It does not end where it starts. You start in Laudenbach and finish in Buchen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,041 m in total and descend 2,039 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 20:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (46.7 km), street (12.6 km) and path (7.3 km). Of the surface, 28.7 km asphalt and 23 km gravel. For 8.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 222 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E1 - Teil Deutschland, Hessen (Gebiet Odenwald Nord)Hard · From A to B95.6 km
- Odenwald-Vogesen-Weg Teil 1Hard · From A to B96.4 km
- Ober-Ramstadt–WiesenbachHard · From A to B84.4 km
- Heppenheim - TauberbischofsheimHard · From A to B113.4 km
- Burgensteig Bergstraße Etappe 4Moderate · From A to B10.9 km
- Solardraisinen-WanderwegModerate · From A to B14 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Lorsch AbbeyAttraction · 7.1 km from the route - 2
Abbey ChurchAttraction · 8.4 km from the route - 3
MemorialMemorial · 124 m from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 153 m from the route - 5
Absturzstelle "Fuddy Duddy"Memorial · 164 m from the route - 6
Numeruskastell HesselbachArchaeological site · 191 m from the route - 7
Schloß WaldleinigenCastle · 217 m from the route - 8
Kleinkastell ZwingArchaeological site · 886 m from the route - 9
WaldnerturmObservation tower · 1 km from the route - 10
WartturmViewpoint · 1.1 km from the route - 11
Kleinkastell SeitzenbucheArchaeological site · 1.5 km from the route - 12
Schloss HainstadtCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 13
Waldmuseum Watterbacher HausMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 2 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 16
MemorialMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 17
Eiermann-Magnani-HausMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 2.9 km from the route - 19
Burg WildenbergCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 20
Mudauer GalgenAttraction · 3 km from the route - 21
Himbächel-ViaduktAttraction · 3.4 km from the route - 22
Grube LudwigMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 23
GötzenturmCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 24
StarkenburgCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 25
HirschkopfturmObservation tower · 3.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Odenwaldklub HW 26, Laudenbach - Hesselbach - Buchen?
Odenwaldklub HW 26, Laudenbach - Hesselbach - Buchen is 75.4 km long. Allow ± 20:10 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Laudenbach to Buchen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Rimbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,041 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Galgen Beerfelden, Museum der Oberzent and Altes Rathaus.
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