The Eselsweg is a long-distance hiking trail that follows an ancient trade route through the Mittelgebirge Spessart, in the states of Hesse and Bavaria, Germany. It is 111 km long and leads from Schlü
Eselsweg near Rohrbrunn
Dr.-Kihn-Platz where Eselsweg and Birkenhainer Strasse meet
Official detour sign on the Eselsweg near Heigenbrücken due to forestry work conducted by Deutsche Bahn, 2013
Schloss Luitpoldshöhe near Rohrbrunn
Bad Orb is a spa town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is situated 32 kilometres east of Hanau between the forested hills of the Spessart. Bad Orb has a population of over 10,00
Eselsweg
…constant climbing into and out of the river valleys. The route's name derives from the caravans of donkeys used in the Middle Ages to transport salt from Orb to Miltenberg, where it was either loaded on ships or carried on by land. Miltenberg was an important toll station set up by the Archbishop of Mainz…
Bad Orb seen from Molkenberg
Former town hall, today tourist information
Georg Adalbert Huhn in 1880