Lorsch Abbey (Kloster Lorsch) – Lorsch Tobacco Barn loop from Lorsch

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Kreis Bergstraße

Lorsch

Lorsch Abbey (Kloster Lorsch) – Lorsch Tobacco Barn loop from Lorsch

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Lorsch Abbey (Kloster Lorsch) – Lorsch Tobacco Barn loop from Lorsch

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3.40km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.77 km for 371 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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517 m

St. Nazarius Church, Lorsch

Highlight • Religious Site

A very nice church, a very well-kept area. The inside of the church is also worth a visit.

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748 m

Kloster-Apotheke Lorsch

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The monastery pharmacy has existed in Lorsch since 1843. It is housed in a half-timbered building from 1717 near the town hall. However, the building dates back to one from …

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748 m

Lorsch Town Hall and Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

The beautiful town of Lorsch is a town in the Bergstrasse district in southern Hesse. Lorsch is known, among other things, for the Lorsch Monastery, which has been declared a World Heritage Site. Since 2010 Lorsch has been nicknamed “Karolingerstadt

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824 m

Lorsch Abbey Gatehouse (King's Hall)

Highlight • Historical Site

Around the old Lorsch monastery you will find many nice cafés and bars that offer the perfect end to a tour. The monastery complex itself can also be visited. Here …

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856 m

Lorsch Abbey (Kloster Lorsch)

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A really great historical place, very impressive to see such old buildings.

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1.96 km

Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory (Carolingian Manor)

Highlight • Historical Site

Very beautiful and lovingly designed open-air laboratory A visit is definitely worthwhile
Lauresham open-air laboratory
The open-air laboratory is closed between November and the end of February. During the season …

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2.46 km

Kloster Altenmünster Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The Altenmünster is only a ruin. It was the original monastery (or entrance monastery) on the Weschnitz, founded by the gauges Cancor and his mother Williswind. In 764 it was …

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2.76 km

Lorsch Tobacco Barn

Highlight • Monument

In Lorsch, as in other communities in southern Hesse, tobacco growing and cigar manufacture were important factors in the local trade for over 300 years. Tobacco cultivation began after the …

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3.40 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.98 km

1.06 km

207 m

155 m

Surfaces

1.29 km

968 m

854 m

131 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

16°C

7°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

December 26, 2021,Weltkulturerbe Lorsch

Today we took the opportunity to see Lorsch not only in front of the bypass.

It's a very nice tour with many interesting sights, I think I have to come back.

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December 29, 2022,Lorsch

UNESCO World Heritage Monastery Lorsch:
kloster-lorsch.de/klosterlorsch/welterbe-areal-kloster-lorsch

The gate hall of the monastery, also known as the king's hall, is one of the few completely preserved architectural monuments from the Carolingian period and was built around 900.

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May 17, 2026,Spaziergang durch Lorsch

➡️Exact distance: 3.6 km
➡️Pure walking time: 58'
➡️Speed: 3.7 km/h
(Altitude gain: 10)

Temp: 16.5-17.5 °C; cloudy to overcast

➡️Link to "Back- & Brauhaus Drayß" (Lorsch): maps.app.goo.gl/RtK5tq4vF4FWEz1Q7?g_st=an

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