Table of contents

• Motorcycle trip in the Odenwald In the footsteps of Siegfried the dragon slayer
• Odenwald vortex
• Siegfried and Dragon’s Blood
• Hutzwiese
• Meal at Toni’s
• More information about the Odenwald
• Conclusion

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Where Siegfried the Dragon Slayer was once assassinated, now Gaulschesmakers and racing cows are at home, building toys for children or dynamic motorcyclists, for example.

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We plaster the first portion of high mountain bends through the forest between Klein-Gumpen and Laudenau.

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Harald Boos, head of the wood goods company “Odenwalder Gaulschesmacher”. Toys have been made there for 120 years.

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Many a dream of living in a princely court.

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At the Hirschhorn Castle.

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Curve lovers get their money’s worth in the Odenwald.

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On the former Krahberg hill climb, there is neither time nor leisure to pick flowers.

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Test of strength in the Odenwald.

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Glide relaxed.

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The racing cow can digest even the smallest meadow lanes here near Affolterbach.

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Biker meeting.

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The bus turning point near Lindenfels is a good meeting place for gasoline discussions. How much horsepower does an Isetta actually have?

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The former Krahberg hill climb, ideally in combination with the parallel running Sensbachtal, is perfect for a skilful, moderate canter.

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But like the legendary hero Siegfried at the time, actually perfectly protected by dragon blood, no one is invulnerable.

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Organic bratwurst meets yam – the Ada’s Buka restaurant on the Felsberg has African and German specialties .

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Michael Welsch knits Bavarian travel enduros into dynamic street athletes in his racing cow boxer manufacture.

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Miltenberg in Lower Franconia has a huge portion of half-timbered houses.

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The Michelstadt motorcycle museum houses around 200 exhibits.

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Irmgard Kunzel-Litschkos has the private museum fully under control and also works on the old machines himself.

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Invites you to stroll: Michelstadt in southern Hesse is centrally located in the Odenwald.

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Take the last rays of sun with you and let it roll out comfortably.

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Motorcycle trip in the Odenwald

Motorcycle trip in the Odenwald
In the footsteps of Siegfried the dragon slayer

Where Siegfried the Dragon Slayer was once assassinated, now Gaulschesmakers and racing cows are at home, building toys for children and dynamic motorcyclists, for example. In addition, the Odenwald offers many roads that everyone would like to have as a home route.

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Optimal accommodation for a few winding days in the Odenwald: the “noise fire”. The inn, named after a nearby alarm station that used to warn of approaching enemy troops in conjunction with other signal systems, is run by Stefan and Isabella Beck. They too like to raise the alarm: in their little free time they raid noble racing cows, one glossy black, the other matt black. Which means that the available color palette of this very special BMW boxer is already completely covered.

Odenwald vortex

As soon as Stefan, my companion for the first day, has got his 125 horses going, he stops the fun mobile in Reichelsheim-Beerfurth for a private audience at the “Odenwalder Gaulschesmacher”. Wooden toys have been made there since 1899, the last of their guild are the Kramer-Boos. In loving handwork, they give birth to colorful toy horses. A world in which rocking horses are threatened with extinction like the dinosaurs once did. “The best thing is the hobbyhorses – the children don’t even know what it is anymore,” laughs Harald Boos. Sadness? No, prefer to be cheerful and look ahead instead. But for us it is time again to make the route with our “horses”. She looks like a compact sumo wrestler, the 140 Newton meter racing cow on fat 17-inch wheels and with an airy, bold rear. In the previous life a normal 12 GS, now an exclusive eye-catcher and fun bike. In addition, it is not only beautiful, but also faster than the series thanks to the power boost. No wonder that Stefan enjoys spinning through the Odenwald on two wheels at the stove in the “noise fire” instead of wearing a cooking apron.

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We plastered the first portion of high mountain bends through forest bends between Klein-Gumpen and Laudenau, the second, after the inevitable traffic light rally through Furth, on the old Zotzenbach hill climb from Rimbach to Wald-Michelbach: nine kilometers bend after bend. Who can resist that and not indulge in a double refill like at a lavish buffet? Those who are hungry for bends should be warned: the route is closed to motorbikes on Saturdays from 2 p.m. and on Sundays and public holidays. We continue along the Dilsberg Fortress high above Neckargemund, and since a defensive wall on the Neckar can hardly be found alone, you can enjoy the sunny side of life in the castle hotel of Hirschhorn Castle – and if necessary marry your sweetness. Less romantic: the medieval “three-sleeper” Beerfelder gallows as the best preserved place of execution in Germany. Dangling from one of the three crossbeams, you were allowed to breathe your life back then, with a last view of the beautiful Odenwald.

Siegfried and Dragon’s Blood

The former Krahberg hill climb, ideally in combination with the parallel running Sensbachtal, is perfect for a skilful, moderate canter. But like the legendary hero Siegfried, who was actually perfectly protected by dragon blood, nobody is invulnerable. What many a mindless “hero” – supposedly fully secured by kangaroo leather – unfortunately often thinks too late when he screeches loudly over the Krahberg at the rev limiter, sometimes even beyond the lane. As a result, collateral damage for the rest of the community, including the road closures already mentioned at the weekend.

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Next day. The sun is smiling, Isabella is baking cakes, Stefan swapping his airbag vest for the cooking apron – and leaving the racing cow to his friend Karlheinz alias Charly. He is also a profound Odenwald connoisseur and leads us on a patched road towards Tromm into the light forest. Barrage for the struts. Contrasting program in Affolterbach: mirrored gate entrance, behind it Joest Racing. The team has won 16 times in the Le Mans 24-hour car race. “In the workshop you can eat off the floor, but instead of olive oil, there is more Castrol RS,” suspects Charly. And “Yeah, yummy curves!” You might grin when you drive over the Juhohe to Heppenheim, while the long driveway to the Starkenburg, which is used as a youth hostel, does not need a speed limit of 30, because the cobblestones already take care of that. Culture freaks can continue to the Carolingian gate hall in Lorsch, while dragon fans can go to Lindenfels to the museum with exhibits about winged mythical creatures.

Hutzwiese

Gumpener Kreuz, Winterkasten, Brandau, Staffel, “Kuralpe” beer garden – Charly knows where it’s nice and flowing. Those who generally like to walk will find plenty of food for shoemakers in the Felsenmeer, Melibocus observation tower and Auerbacher Castle. Among the many historical walls in the Odenwald, Frankenstein Castle and the tippitoppi asphalted, curvy driveway are particularly noteworthy. Finally, as a stimulating bedtime treat, a bite from the B 47 near Ober-Gersprenz, better known as “Hutzwiese”. As cute as the name is, the route is so easy to kneel down. Hopefully it will remain open to motorcyclists at the weekend in the future …

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After the visit to the Gaulschesmacher yesterday, today we stop at the racing cow maker Michael Welsch in Worth am Main. The showroom is full of individual art works, deep down in the basement in the “slaughter room” are all the parts and organs from which the unique motorcycle items grow together. “Megamoto in front, HP2 Sport in the back – I enjoy mixing,” Michael explains his philosophy. If necessary, there are new pistons, camshafts, exhaust and mapping.

Meal at Toni’s

Lunch break in Miltenberg, recommended for everyone whose heart beats for half-timbered houses. The motorbikes park on the Main. The medieval market square becomes a great backdrop for the sundae in front of you, served for example under the canopy of “Domus bei Toni”. A feast for the eyes, of course, is the town hall in Michelstadt standing on oak stilts. But perhaps more exciting for us: the privately run motorcycle museum with around 200 vehicles, from the pre-war to the economic boom. Boss Irmgard Kunzel-Litschko is on hand with every screw and can even spoke herself; she only gives away the parts for chrome plating.

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Back on the road. Just under an hour and a number of Odenwald curves later, it’s time again for the daily adrenaline rush on the Hutzwiese. The fast Charly stops the racing cow and asks: “You drive ahead – otherwise my remaining brain will also fail.” Better that way, because on these routes you can quickly get bogged down.

More information about the Odenwald

Getting there: On the A 5, traffic rushes west past the Odenwald, exits between Darmstadt and Heidelberg lead directly to the destination area. Alternatively, from the east via the A3 or A81.

Accommodation: The “Larmfeuer”, Im Oberdorf 40, 64385 Reichelsheim / Rohrbach, Tel. 0 61 64-12 54, www.laermfeuer.de, BB from 33 euros is fully geared towards motorcycling guests. Below is “Zum Furstengrund”, Im Unterdorf 1, 64385 Reichelsheim, Tel. 0 61 64-22 65 74, www.zum-fuerstengrund.de, BB from 34 euros.

Motorcycle meetings: Parking lot at the Marbach reservoir, not far from the confluence of the B 460 with the B 45. On public holidays and weekends, the “Point Relax” Motor Cafe by Eddy Edelstahl on the B 37 in Neckarsteinach. “Zur Waldeslust” at Siegfriedstrasse 57 in Hesseneck-Kailbach is open every day. The “Kurbrunnen” in Waldbrunn, Alte Marktstrabe 9, offers adventure gastronomy and bikers’ meeting, except on Mondays.

Line closures: Zotzenbach, Krahberg and Sensbachtal are taboo for motorbikes on weekends and public holidays.

literature & Cards: The travel guide from Michael Muller Verlag for EUR 16.90 and the HB picture atlas for EUR 8.50 provide information under the title “Odenwald”. For orientation on the go, “The Leisure Map, Sheet 23 Rhine / Odenwald” by Marco Polo on a scale of 1: 100,000 for 7.99 euros.

Odenwald

• Location: South Hesse, Lower Franconia, northern Baden
• Next larger towns: Heidelberg, Darmstadt, Aschaffenburg, Heilbronn
• Highest point: Katzenbuckel (626 meters)

Conclusion

Evidence of the legendary past of the Odenwald are Nibelungenstrasse and Siegfriedstrasse. But also and especially off these holiday roads – they mostly lead over the B 47 and B 460 – the Odenwald attracts with fabulous motorcycle roads. Not necessarily on weekends, however, as some of the most winding routes are closed to motorcyclists.

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