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Old Well on the Maulbeeren – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

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Old Well on the Maulbeeren – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

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Old Well on the Maulbeeren – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

02:08

8.41km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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1.12 km

Maulbeeraue Island

Highlight • Natural

NORDHEIM - The Nordheim district of Biblis has an island on its own doorstep with the mulberry meadow, even if you have to share this island with your neighbors in Lampertheim. The mulberry meadow is one of the most beautiful and largest Rhine islands on the Hessian Upper Rhine. Many meadows are traditionally mowed twice a year and not fertilized. This created a great diversity of species with a colorful display of flowers.

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1.23 km

View of the Maulberau in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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You often cross the Old Rhine with bridges, with great views.

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1.89 km

Old Well on the Maulbeeren

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NORDHEIM - The Nordheim district of Biblis has an island on its own doorstep with the mulberry floodplain, even if you have to share this island with your neighbors in Lampertheim. The mulberry meadow is one of the most beautiful and largest Rhine islands on the Hessian Upper Rhine. Many meadows are traditionally mowed twice a year and not fertilized. This resulted in a great diversity of species with a colorful display of flowers.
However, this island with the rare name is still relatively young. "Experts assume that the core of the island was only created as a result of floods in the 12th or 13th century," reports Günter Mössinger from the Nordheim History Association. As proof of this, he cites that on both sides of the Rhine a path there is called a “roadway” and thus names the path to a ferry across the Rhine - a Rhine crossing that has long since disappeared in the area of the current mulberry meadow.
The Celts were here in 500 BC

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3.22 km

Peninsula on the Rhine River

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3.92 km

Altrhein Confluence (Mündenerau)

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4.73 km

Solitary Tree in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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5.21 km

Rheininsel Nordheim

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An almost 1km long (pen) island has been created here for years. At low tide you can get to this island with dry feet and you can walk far down the river to the town hall Rhine ferry "in the river" ...

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5.78 km

Ferry Tower Nordheim

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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

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8.41 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.76 km

2.72 km

737 m

186 m

Surfaces

2.56 km

2.00 km

1.74 km

1.11 km

976 m

< 100 m

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Old Well on the Maulbeeren – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Nordheim

Maulbeeraue Island

View of the Maulberau in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Old Well on the Maulbeeren

Peninsula on the Rhine River

Altrhein Confluence (Mündenerau)

Solitary Tree in Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Rheininsel Nordheim

Ferry Tower Nordheim

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