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Westerwald

Nordic Walking

Nordic walking route Grenzbachtal – “Mining Trail”

Route profile

Difficulty
Difficult
Length / Distance 9,8 km
Rise 173 hm
Descent 173 hm
Duration 2,2 h
Highest point 322 hm
Lowest point 168 hm

Notice

In the tour planner we inform you under the tab "Current info" about temporary route changes, closures and detours.

To the Tour Planer

Description

Along the route is the Alvensleben tunnel, a mining gem and former drainage tunnel of the Louise mine, visitable by appointment.

Approach

From the A3 - exit Neuwied towards Flammersfeld/Altenkirchen via the B256 to Oberlahr

Public transport

www.rmv.de (information: ICE station Montabaur to Neuwied) www.vrminfo.de (information: Neuwied/station to Bruchermühle, Bürdenbach-Bürdenbach)
Info hotline: 01805 986986

Parking

Parking lot Bürdenbach-Bruch (Oberlahr/Bruchermühle)

Directions

Start and finish point is the parking lot Bürdenbach-Bruch (Oberlahr/Bruchermühle). From the hotel park “Der Westerwald-Treff” the route leads onto the former railway embankment, along the Wied river, past Oberlahr, towards Burglahr over the Webershahn, always uphill towards the former forest hotel “Heiderhof”, Obersteinebach and back to Bürdenbach-Bruch (Oberlahr/Bruchermühle).

Safety instructions

This section is walkable with conditions in snow.

Equipment

Sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate, practical clothing

Literature

Bike and hiking map Raiffeisen region scale 1:25,000 with UTM coordinate grid for GPS users (free of charge) Topographic map 1:25,000 with UTM coordinate grid for GPS users, sheet 2 (north), Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park (Asbach-Flammersfeld-Puderbach) Price: 5.90 Euro

Destination

Parking lot Bürdenbach-Bruch (Oberlahr/Bruchermühle)

Starting Point

Parking lot Bürdenbach-Bruch (Oberlahr/Bruchermühle)

More information & GPX download

Notice

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