Wald-Michelbach Wa1

The varied tour over the Trommer Höhenrücken offers some technical and fitness challenges. The starting point is the Hofwiese parking lot in the center of Wald-Michelbach at the Überwälder Einhaus, a rebuilt typical Odenwald farmhouse from around 1800. On the former railroad embankment, you leave the village in a northerly direction and, with an initial ascent, you follow wide paths via Hartenrod to the Hilsberg and then down to Kocherbach. After another short climb on the Steckelsberg, the route heads downhill again towards Kocherbach, where the first trails await above the church. The route then takes you through Ober-Scharbach, along idyllic stream valleys and through peaceful forests to the Tromm. At the Schardhof, the turning point of the tour, there is a popular refreshment stop for bikers. There the route intersects with the Hammelbach circuit (H1) and there is a connection to the Fürth circuit (F1). We continue on forest paths in a southerly direction and after a steep path we reach the highest point of the tour, the Ireneturm observation tower (577 m). The next few kilometers down to Gadern offer some recovery before the route in the village turns right and climbs once again to the Schimmelberg. You will be rewarded at the top of the high trail, where you can enjoy impressive views as far as the Rhine plain. The descent over the Storrbuckel, which leads back to Wald-Michelbach, should be tackled with concentration. Past the town hall and through the idyllic Gass, you return to the starting point of the tour at the Einhaus.