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Eberbach castle ruins – Cat hump tower loop from Eberbach

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Eberbach castle ruins – Cat hump tower loop from Eberbach

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Eberbach castle ruins – Cat hump tower loop from Eberbach

04:43

15.3km

550m

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: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

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2.02 km

Eberbach castle ruins

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Eberbach Castle consists of three separate castles, above the city of Eberbach.

The castle ruins can be reached from a forest car park on Neue Dielbacher Straße, or via a …

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5.96 km

Picnic area at Katzenbuckel Tower

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At the Katzenbuckelturm, the highest point in the Odenwald, there's an idyllic rest area that offers hikers a well-deserved break. Here, you'll find several seating areas perfect for enjoying the impressive view and recharging your batteries.

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5.97 km

Cat hump tower

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Well-preserved tower that can be climbed. The ascent is quite narrow and offers some viewing windows. At the top, a beautiful panoramic view of the Odenwald awaits you. There is enough space for several people.

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6.41 km

Forest Trail to Katzenbuckel

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The little something up… then you will be rewarded with the view from the tower

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6.58 km

View from the Katzenbuckel Tower

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From the tower at Katzenbuckelgipfel you have a great view over the Odenwald, Kraichgau and up to the northern Black Forest.

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6.77 km

Katzenbuckel Ski Jump

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The Katzenbuckel is the highest mountain in the Odenwald. You can hike and mountain bike well here. It gets very steep towards the summit and when it is wet, the …

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7.18 km

Lake Katzenbuckel

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The lake is pure relaxation. Water, plants, peace and rocks. This is like a holiday in the mountains.

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8.53 km

Viewpoint

9.31 km

Katzenbacher path

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Great trail - nicer than the wide farm tracks.

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15.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.03 km

4.85 km

1.33 km

825 m

244 m

Surfaces

5.41 km

4.68 km

1.92 km

1.86 km

1.39 km

< 100 m

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Comments

March 8, 2026,Katzenbuckel – Burgruine Eberbach Runde von Waldkatzenbach

The Katzenbuckel is always worth a visit, offering beautiful views and somewhat sporty ascents and descents.

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August 14, 2021,Burgruine Eberbach – Katzenbuckelsee Runde von Eberbach

Today we took on the Katzenbuckel, the highest point in the Odenwald at 626 meters. Are from Eberbach to the Eberbach castle ruins and from there to Katzenbuckel with its observation tower. The tour is very easy to walk, but from Eberbach to Katzenbuckel it only goes uphill, but if you are at the top and also climb the tower, …

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December 26, 2025,Miau! - Im Odenwald ganz oben auf dem Katzenbuckel

Der Katzenbuckel war uns auf der Karte schon das eine oder andere Mal aufgefallen. Da ich verrückt nach Tieren bin und den Namen so goldig finde, musste über kurz oder lang eine Wanderung auf den Berg her. Mit dem Aussichsturm und dem malerischen Katzenbuckelsee gibt es auch gleich noch ein paar Highlights mehr am Weg
Insgesamt kommt diese Wanderung auf …

June 23, 2024,Eberbach | Katzenbuckel - Burgruine Eberbach Runde

Today was the perfect weather for the Katzenbuckel. Not too warm, dry and a great view. Today you could see as far as the Feldberg. So the effort was more than rewarded. The Katzenbuckelsee and the Eberbach castle ruins are also worth seeing.
I can only recommend this tour!

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August 19, 2021,Katzenbuckel - Burg Eberbach - Eberbach - Waldkatzenbach

We hike from Waldkatzenbach to Katzenbuckelsee, a former quarry, and continue past the ski jump up to Katzenbuckel. The Katzenbuckel is an eroded chimney of an extinct volcano and at just under 627 m above sea level. NHN the highest mountain in the Odenwald. On the top of the hill there is an observation tower from 1820, which offers a …

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December 28, 2024,Odenwald 🌲 🌳 - "Über den Katzenbuckel an den Neckar"

Germany is now heading towards a new emergency - "Chinese firecrackers" are running out. 🙈
Luckily I've already blown my budget for fireworks on cakes. 😅 I'm the bakers' favorite and, as of today, the animals' favorite too. 😇
Katzenbuckel, Katzenbuckelsee, Katzensteig... that was another great 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 round.
Thanks to an inversion weather situation, it was warmer on the mountain …

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May 7, 2022,🚶🏼‍♀️🐕🚶‍♂️ Burgen- und Schlössertour Nr.1 Katzenbuckel-Burgruine Eberbach Runde

Start and finish of the tour was in Waldkatzenbach. From there it went straight uphill to the Katzenbuckelsee. Conor 🐕 immediately took the opportunity to swim 🙂. Our next destination was the lookout tower on the Katzenbuckel, which, by the way, is also the highest mountain in the Odenwald at 626m! We continued to the Eberbach castle ruins, where we …

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August 13, 2023,Eberbach🐗 Katzenbuckel🐈‍⬛

From Eberbach am Nekar to the Katzenbuckel, the highest mountain in the Odenwald (627m above sea level)

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Eberbach castle ruins – Cat hump tower loop from Eberbach

Eberbach castle ruins

Picnic area at Katzenbuckel Tower

Cat hump tower

Forest Trail to Katzenbuckel

View from the Katzenbuckel Tower

Katzenbuckel Ski Jump

Lake Katzenbuckel

Katzenbacher path

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