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Baden-Württemberg

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Kälberer Hut – Dachsenfranz Cave loop from Meckesheim

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Baden-Württemberg

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Kälberer Hut – Dachsenfranz Cave loop from Meckesheim

Moderate

4.1

(10)

37

hikers

Kälberer Hut – Dachsenfranz Cave loop from Meckesheim

03:36

13.2km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Sallengrund Waldwiesen

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.73 km

Kreuzwiesengraben Wetland and Giant Sequoia

Highlight • Natural

I didn't see the giant sequoia, but it was an interesting wetland.

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2

4.26 km

Stone Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A little creepy inside but the benches outside are okay

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4.57 km

Kirchen-Rückwald

Forest

4

5.09 km

Kälberer Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The "Neue Kälberer Hütte" was inaugurated in 2017.
When it came to the nature and the forest in the district was
Gustav Zahn (1935 - 2018) on the spot.
Whether …

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5

5.72 km

Red Lounge Chairs in the Forest

Highlight • Structure

Let your soul dangle in the middle of the forest

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6

5.82 km

Dachsenfranz Cave

Highlight • Cave

Francesko Regali, called Dachsenfranz, fled to Kraichgau in the 19th century after the Italian War of Independence, after having probably killed a superior in an argument.
After a later understanding …

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7

6.41 km

Horrenberg Forest Playground Trailhead Parking

Highlight • Parking

Here there is a spacious hiking car park at a forest playground. From here you can easily set off to the Dachsenfranz Cave, for example.

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8

10.0 km

Bench With a View of the Elsenz Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful and lonely bank with a great view

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9

10.3 km

View of the Odenwald

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Meadow trails through orchards

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13.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

874 m

495 m

421 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.10 km

3.03 km

2.49 km

2.48 km

1.92 km

140 m

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Saturday 4 July

25°C

16°C

67 %

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