Ferry Tower Nordheim – Stein Castle Dike Guardhouse loop from Rheindürkheim

01:30

5.97km

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 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

39 m

Zur Rheinfähre Riverside Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

A popular meeting place for hikers and cyclists who take a break here. There is a kind of kiosk serving drinks and smaller meals. In good weather is time to bring. Part. We waited 30 minutes for drinks and 60 minutes for sausage with fries. That was at least in 2017 like that.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

153 m

Ferry Tower Nordheim

Highlight • Monument

In 1897, the Rheindürkheim half of the Rhine was designated as the navigable channel for large ships. As a result, the ferry could only dock on the Nordheim side at night. This had the disadvantage for the ferryman that he had to row back across the Rhine to Rheindürkheim in his small boat to begin and end his shift. This was particularly arduous in winter, and sometimes he even slept in the simple waiting room for passengers. This was unsustainable. Therefore, in 1901, the Hessian state government commissioned the construction of the ferry tower as the ferryman's residence. The tower was built using Neckar stone by the master builder Michael Dennier from Rheindürkheim, incorporating Neo-Romanesque architectural elements. The upper floor housed the bedroom, the middle floor the living room, and the ground floor the kitchen, which also served as a waiting room for passengers in bad weather. The Nordheim Local History Society took over the ferry tower in 2014 and set up an exhibition inside about Rhine shipping and ferry operations.

The tower is sometimes open to visitors; see heimatverein-nordheim.de

Source: Nordheim Local History Society

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.51 km

Karls-Ruhe Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Karls-Ruhe is a gem in the Ried. The cyclist or hiker can rest and eat here.
The place commemorates Mr. Karl Dinges (✝️2004), who set the first stone there in 1986 ...

Translated by Google •

Tip by