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Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Kreis Bergstraße
Bensheim

View of Lake Erlache – Erlache Lake Nature Reserve loop from Bensheim

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Running trails & routes
Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Kreis Bergstraße
Bensheim

View of Lake Erlache – Erlache Lake Nature Reserve loop from Bensheim

Moderate

4.2

(5)

108

runners

View of Lake Erlache – Erlache Lake Nature Reserve loop from Bensheim

01:04

10.3km

20m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

420 m

Rinnentor

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Still nice to look at today. The landmark of Bensheim until 1885.

"The Rinnentor tower is a remnant of the medieval city fortifications that were built in the 13th and …

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2

571 m

Putti fountain in Bensheim

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Circa 1905 🥰

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716 m

The Roman Catholic Hospital Church of St. Joseph in Bensheim on the Bergstraße is a listed cultural monument. The church is located on Hospitalplatz in the main street

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749 m

Very nicely restored half-timbered house.

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5

4.30 km

View of Lake Erlache

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6

4.33 km

Erlache Lake Nature Reserve

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Idyllic lake, unfortunately not approved for swimming - former and partly still used gravel pit lake for gravel extraction with undeveloped shores. In summer, however, people do swim here in some hidden spots.

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10.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.03 km

3.00 km

1.06 km

753 m

320 m

118 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

4.51 km

774 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 18 August

26°C

17°C

76 %

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