Guttenberg Castle – Sommersmühle loop from Bad Rappenau

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Bad Rappenau

Guttenberg Castle – Sommersmühle loop from Bad Rappenau

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Guttenberg Castle – Sommersmühle loop from Bad Rappenau

04:22

16.6km

150m

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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Schlierbach-Kohlrain

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.35 km

Wooden footbridge in the Schlierbach-Kohlrain nature reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

A narrow, really beautiful nature trail leads through the protected forest. The trail leaves directly from the hiking trail and leads towards the Jewish cemetery. Here you can experience the natural forest up close. Really great.

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5.35 km

Jewish Cemetery and Giant Sequoia Heinsheim

Highlight • Historical Site

Well-preserved Jewish cemetery. As a community cemetery, it served as a burial site for several Jewish communities in the wider area, not all of which maintained their own cemeteries.

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8.11 km

Birds of Prey Show at Burg Guttenberg

Highlight • Castle

The German Bird of Prey Observatory at Guttenberg Castle
Fascinating world: Around 60 large birds of prey and owls live here. Experience huge birds with a wingspan of over two …

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8.20 km

Guttenberg Castle

Highlight • Castle

You simply must visit Guttenberg Castle and its falcons. The castle offers a fantastic view of the Neckar Valley and the Odenwald forest. The cuisine in the inn is also …

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9.68 km

Mühlenweg (Gutenberg)

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The Mill Trail is a narrow path between the edge of the forest and the mill stream in the former grounds of Gutenberg Castle and is largely privately owned by …

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10.4 km

Wooden fountain with eagle sculpture in Fünfmühlental

Highlight • Structure

The barbecue and rest area is beautifully located in the forest and invites you to linger. In addition to the grill, there are various benches (some of which are covered) …

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11.0 km

Wildlife enclosure at the Sommermühle in the Fünfmühlental

Highlight • Structure

The game reserve is a special highlight for young and old. It is right on the side of the short five mill tour. There is also an automatic feeder right …

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11.1 km

Sommersmühle

Highlight • Structure

The hiking trail leads directly across the Sommersmühle property and past the game reserve. The Sommersmühle is privately owned.

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12.4 km

Mühltalsee

Lake

16.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

2.83 km

1.42 km

939 m

177 m

Surfaces

6.74 km

6.07 km

2.68 km

930 m

163 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

September 27, 2025,Burg Guttenberg – Sommersmühle Runde von Bad Rappenau

A superb round trip from the Bad Rappenau clinic and back. However, in many places it is NOT stroller-friendly. Sturdy footwear is required.
Please bring chestnut bags in the fall.
Especially attractive for summer and families.
About 70% of the tour is through the forest. There is almost no elevation gain. The castle's bird of prey observatory is very appealing …

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February 24, 2023,Bad Rappenau über den Judenfriedhof zur Burg Guttenberg und zurück durchs 5 Mühlental

after 3 days of quarantine ran the frustration from the soul. The tour was mega, no people on the road, unfortunately nothing was open either. Neither the castle museum nor any gastronomy, too bad. On the whole, the paths were easy to walk, only in the forest it was a bit greasy. The highlight was clearly the Jewish cemetery and …

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March 1, 2025,Bad Rappenau - Fünfmühlental - Siegelsbacher Mühle - Burg Guttenberg - Jüd.Friedhof

Do you know that feeling?! When you have a precise idea of a tour and it turns out completely different? My plan: set off in the morning after breakfast, walk through the Fünfmühlental and eat Kässpätzle in the last mill for lunch. I got there an hour too early!🤦🏼‍♀️ Instead of taking the steep hill to the right, I decided …

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May 7, 2022,Neckarsteig-Greifvogelwarte Burg Guttenberg- Fünfmühlental 🦅 🥾 🌲 Wanderung

I'm slowly getting scary about myself....🙈🙈🙈
It was so wonderfully liberating... pure sun, forest, nature....
I've never seen so much Aaron's stick and Wild GarlicFELDER ‼️‼️‼️ before

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