The first trip to Frankenstein Castle in Odenwald was not a success, the castle could not be visited during the Corona lockdown and there was no possibility to see unless trespassing. So, I went another time, but this time together with Dorian. I selected a bike route using the Koomot app which turned out to be not the best one....the bike route was meant for mountain biking and not normal biking, but we managed in the end. The only thing I did not manage was biking up the hill to the castle. I didn't manage the first time when I biked there and I knew I will not manage the second time, but pushing the bike was no problem as long as I get to enjoy the ride downhill. :D The castle is more of a ruin...but is nice and gives you a wonderful view of the area around. We even had a nice beer at the top and enjoyed our time there a bit.
A truly magnificent sight, lots of huge rocks in a valley, is befitting the name of sea of rocks (aka Felsenmeer in German). After we moved to Darmstadt, I tried to find the most interesting areas to visit around, and Felsenmeer was one of those places. How exactly this sea of rocks formed I am not certain, but it seems a process that took many years. The area now is quite popular, people often trying to either climb up or down the rocks. We went down, and although it can be fun jumping from one rock to another, it can also be dangerous. Felsenmeer We did a round hike (11 km) around the area, where we saw many horses, and sheep, beautiful flowers, lots of stones, passed a tower called Owl Tower but did not see any owls.....passed a pond.....and had a lovely hike through the forest. Although the Felsenmeer was quite busy with people, the rest of the hike was nice and quiet. Owl tower Find the frog