Fratzenbrunnen Spring – Limes Watchtower on Heidenbuckel loop from Hohe Brach

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Fratzenbrunnen Spring – Limes Watchtower on Heidenbuckel loop from Hohe Brach

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Fratzenbrunnen Spring – Limes Watchtower on Heidenbuckel loop from Hohe Brach

04:34

15.9km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.57 km

View of Trauzenbach and Steinenberg

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a wonderful view of Trauzenbach and Steinenberg and, if the visibility is good, the Hagbergturm can also be seen

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1.58 km

View of Trauzenbach and the Swabian-Franconian Forest

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A great view over Trauzenbach to the Swabian Franconian Forest.

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3.76 km

Hördter Mill

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Idyllically located, privately owned mill. Beautifully restored house and gardens. Real dream place.

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4.88 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Trauzenbach

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a small footbridge over the Trauzenbach

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4.97 km

Fratzenbrunnen Spring

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in Swabian parlance, the name of the fountain without the letter "R" is spoken, so Fatzenbrunnen :-)

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8.45 km

Limestone and Fountain

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In the middle of the picturesque village of Siegelsbach there is a round Limes stone. Next to it a fountain with seating.

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14.8 km

Limes Watchtower on Heidenbuckel

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In the forest on the Heidenbuckel south of the grave lies the Limesturm. In 1892, the foundations of a watchtower with a square plan were uncovered here. The approximately 15 …

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15.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.28 km

2.70 km

2.09 km

1.78 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.23 km

3.10 km

3.07 km

2.94 km

342 m

194 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

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Comments

May 14, 2023,Murrhardt-RundeHördter Mühle – Limesturm

Today we were traveling around Murrhardt. It was a beautiful and above all a very varied route. The weather was also good, we arrived dry again. Due to the rain in the last few days, the route was very muddy in some places - so you should have good shoes on your feet. It was great fun again!

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November 18, 2023,Trauzenbachtal bei Murrhardt Wandern

Registered for an event through a group on Facebook and joined the hike yesterday. There were around 30 hikers and the hike was very well organized 👍🏻. Met a lot of nice people and the area was also very nice. The purest mushroom paradise (if you like mushrooms 🥴). Every now and then I will take part in such a …

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December 4, 2022,Von Murrhardt am Trauzenbach entlang zum Heidenbuckel und über Steinberg zurück

Trauzenbachtal, also a very idyllic and quiet valley near Murrhardt - A nice alternative to the (closed) Hörschbachschlucht.
Always along the stream in great nature, unfortunately some parts of the way to the Heidenbuckel were affected due to tree felling work and were therefore muddy 😐. Which of course doesn't stop us! 😉
If you arrive in the village of …

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August 26, 2023,Murrhardt - Trauzenbachtal 💦 - Hördter Mühle 🏡 - Heidenbuckel mit Limesturm🛕 - auf den Spuren von Lexie😍🙏🏽🍀🌳

Hello everyone,

Thank you dear Lexie for this tour! I saved them from you and since it's always nice in the Welzheim Forest, I went there with Zoya today.😍
It was just a bit difficult today, because I often didn't make much headway, the heavy rain and the thunderstorm yesterday probably caused quite a bit. Some of the paths were …

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February 12, 2022,Murrhardt - Trauzenbachtal 💦 - Hördter Mühle 🏡 - Heidenbuckel mit Limesturm🛕 - Sommerhaus 🐮🐮

The start was at the hiking car park at the Trauzenbach Stadium. The path led through the beautiful Trauzenbachtal. The Trauzenbach has plenty of water 💦 and so we only heard the splashing of the water and the chirping of the birds 🐦 in the forest 🌲🌳 . We also found a lot of hair ice on deadwood again, since …

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