Kleine Wäller Schwarze Nister - Bad Marienberg

Description

The Kleine Wäller Schwarze Nister is the second walking trail in Bad Marienberg. Here you can stroll comfortably and enjoy nature. And although the route is only just under 4.5 km long, there is quite a bit to see, even in autumn and winter. In summer, a Kneipp pool or the stream itself offers a cooling for feet and legs, and it is always cool in the Bacher Lay. Worth seeing there is the basalt wall, and you can also discover remnants of the former basalt quarry, always accompanied by the Schwarze Nister. It sometimes appears closer and sometimes a bit farther from the path.

Back in town, the Park of the Senses awaits a visit with its barefoot path and pharmacy garden.

Approach

- From Cologne: A3 exit Hennef/Sieg via B8 and B414 to Bad Marienberg

- From Frankfurt: A3 exit Limburg via B54 and B414 to Bad Marienberg

- From Dortmund: A45 exit Haiger/Burbach via B54 and B414 to Bad Marienberg

- From Giessen: A45 exit Herborn via B255 and B414 to Bad Marienberg

- From Koblenz: A48 and A3 exit Montabaur via B255 to Bad Marienberg

Public transport

By train to the Nistertal or Westerburg stop. Then by bus to Bad Marienberg, Neuerweg stop.

Bus lines 116 and 483

www.rmv-bus.de

Parking

Free parking at the Tourist Info, Wilhelmstraße 10, 56470 Bad Marienberg

Directions

The cozy route along the Schwarze Nister, a tributary of the Große Nister, starts at the Tourist Info and first leads up Wilhelmstraße, passing the Protestant church on the right, to the Marienquelle. Here you can pause briefly and admire the small grotto. Then it goes downhill until the Schwarze Nister appears and accompanies the path at the same level for a while. Afterwards, you reach the Bacher Lay nature reserve and cross the small river on a rustic wooden bridge.

Immediately after, the view falls on an imposing, steep basalt wall, which shines green in summer through plants and trees and turns into an impressive ice wall in winter.

Then continue to the right, where after a short ascent the path, high above the Schwarze Nister, is accompanied on the left by giant trees and basalt.

Then it goes past the shooting house via the Nister path back to Bad Marienberg. In Nassauischen Straße turn left into Bornstraße and then immediately right to the Park of the Senses with barefoot path and pharmacy garden. With free admission, you can relax and immerse yourself in the world of herbs.

Finally, it takes only a few steps back to the starting point, the Tourist Info.

Safety instructions

Especially in autumn, be aware that fallen leaves on the ground can cover unevenness, roots, stones, or holes in the path.

Path impairments of this kind must be expected on any hike.

Equipment

Sturdy footwear is recommended as well as weather-appropriate, practical clothing that protects against cold and moisture or heat and sun.

Also bring enough fluids, there are no places to stop for refreshments en route.

Tips

In winter, the basalt wall in the Bacher Lay freezes over, an impressive natural phenomenon and a popular photo subject.

Literature

The map "Hiking Trails in the Westerwald" for the regions of Bad Marienberg, Rennerod, and Westerburg is available for 5.95 € at the Tourist Info.

Scale 1:25,000

The brochure "Kleine Wäller - Großer Genuss" is available at the Tourist Info or online here .

Destination

Tourist Info, Wilhelmstr. 10, 56470 Bad Marienberg

Starting Point

Tourist Info, Wilhelmstr. 10, 56470 Bad Marienberg