Mespelbrunn Castle – Echterspfahl loop from Echterspfahl

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Mespelbrunn Castle – Echterspfahl loop from Echterspfahl

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Mespelbrunn Castle – Echterspfahl loop from Echterspfahl

02:36

9.02km

220m

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: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Spessart

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.15 km

Marian wayside shrine (1585) near Schloss Mespelbrunn

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An old shrine according to the inscription from 1585, restored in 2018

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3.40 km

Gothic-Style Virgin Mary Wayside Shrine Behind Wasserschloss

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Beautiful wayside shrine near the moated castle

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3.49 km

Courtyard at Mespelbrunn Castle

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Accessible only with a guide

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3.63 km

Mespelbrunn Castle

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Construction of the Mespelbrunn moated castle began in 1427. In the 16th century, it was rebuilt into its current form. The castle and the town of Mespelbrunn were filming locations for the movie "Das Wirtshaus im Spessart".

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6.32 km

Hair Ice and Forest Path in Naturpark Spessart

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This is one of my favorite routes. A small forest path, with constant alternation between high and low forest. You often see wildlife here.

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6.40 km

Historic Boundary Stone (1737) in Naturpark Spessart

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Beautiful old boundary stone. You can find them all along the forest paths.

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7.47 km

Robbers' Trail

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A hiking trail with numerous ups and downs. Sometimes on forest paths, sometimes across fields on logging trails

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8.77 km

Echterspfahl

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Unfortunately, the Echterspfahl restaurant no longer exists. It was a nice place to stop and have a rest.

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9.02 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.66 km

1.23 km

133 m

Surfaces

4.98 km

2.92 km

1.00 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

9°C

3°C

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Comments

September 2, 2021,Wanderung👟🥾 Schloss Mespelbrunn👑

Nice hike in the Spessart. What I liked best was the way back through the forest on the small paths 🌲🌳🌿🍂🍃

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August 5, 2021,Spessart: Echterspfahl - Schloss Mespelbrunn

Today I stopped for a hike in the Spessart when I returned from Franconia to the Eifel.
I started from the parking lot at the Echterspfahl over a variety of paths to get to Mespelbrunn Castle.
I have freely chosen the route and can be adapted and shortened or expanded. So it went a piece of the signs H1 Heimbuchenthal …

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August 11, 2023,Waldidylle – Schloss Mespelbrunn Runde von Heimbuchenthal

The time in motion is not correct, possibly wg. temporarily missing GPS signal.

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November 2, 2025,Spessart - Des Wanderns reiche Beute - Unterwegs im Räuberland 02.11.25

Today's hike started at the free and very large parking lot at the Mespelbrunn hiking lodge in the Spessart region. A hike through the Spessart? At the beginning of the 19th century, that would have been considered a trip only for the suicidal and the reckless. After all, everyone knew back then that shady characters and pickpockets lurked in the …

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