Erlenbach Ford and Bridge – Old School Rodheim (1864) loop from Petterweil

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Erlenbach Ford and Bridge – Old School Rodheim (1864) loop from Petterweil

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Erlenbach Ford and Bridge – Old School Rodheim (1864) loop from Petterweil

03:53

14.9km

90m

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 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.30 km

Erlenbach Ford and Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

A very ephemeral highlight, which you can still watch in the near future. It really looks like a bit out of a horror movie right now, seeing the critters crawling …

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4.32 km

Information Boards: The Erlenbach and The Black Alder

Highlight • Rest Area

Interesting information about different alder species

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5.98 km

Old Town Hall and School Burgholzhausen

Highlight • Historical Site

The old town hall in Burgholzhausen is a beautiful half-timbered house and also housed the school. It was built in 1605.

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6.02 km

Evangelical Church Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe

Highlight • Religious Site

Built: 1717-1719
by Johann Wilhelm Detler from Holzhausen V.D.H.

(Source: information board on site)

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8.62 km

Medieval Church Tower of Rodheim

Highlight • Religious Site

Rodheim is characterized by an intact town center. Old building fabric has always been lovingly renovated. Many half-timbered houses from the 16th and 17th centuries have been preserved, as well …

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8.85 km

Half-Timbered House (1679), Rodheim

Highlight • Historical Site

Rodheim is characterized by an intact town center. Old building fabric has always been lovingly renewed. Many half-timbered houses from the 16th and 17th centuries have been preserved, as well …

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8.96 km

Old School Rodheim (1864)

Highlight • Historical Site

Rodheim is characterized by an intact town center. Old building fabric has always been lovingly renewed. Many half-timbered houses from the 16th and 17th centuries have been preserved, as well …

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9.50 km

Grasgrün Restaurant and Beer Garden

Highlight • Restaurant

14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.31 km

3.12 km

2.22 km

288 m

Surfaces

4.51 km

4.47 km

2.66 km

2.42 km

848 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

17°C

7°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

October 30, 2023,Möge das Vaterland seiner gedenken

Rather inconspicuous, almost hidden by trees, it stands in a small complex in the Wetterau community (Karben-)Petterweil, the memorial stone for Robert Blum, the man whose tragedy became a symbol for the failure of the revolution of 1848/49. But why the obelisk was installed in what was then the farming village of all places and not in Cologne, his birthplace, …

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