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You take the access path from Beilstein to the starting point. Your first destination is the Christköppelchen with a view into the Ulm valley! Then you pass idyllic ponds into the forest. Later you reach Rodenroth with the beautiful half-timbered building of the Protestant community. You climb over meadow slopes up to the Rasenberg. Here you enjoy the view of Greifenstein Castle. Through meadows you hike to the Leyenbach Waterfall. Later you have a beautiful view of Arborn. Uphill, you take a look at the tree nature trail as well as the Adolf Weiß monument. The local poet invented the famous Westerwald greeting “Hui Wäller? – Allemol”. The path leads steeply to the Knoten, the highest point of this loop. Further, the path leads you to the Knoten wind farm. An oversized sundial, whose pointer is formed by a wind turbine, awaits you. The hike continues to the Oberroder Knoten (583 m). After a forest section, the Krombachtalsperre awaits you at the end of the tour.
Beilstein train station (bus), www.bahn.de
At the Beilstein sports field "Basalt-Arena", access via Schloßstraße 3, 5753 Greifenstein
You follow the yellow-marked access path to the starting point. The first destination is the Christköppelchen. From here, you pass quiet ponds heading towards the WesterwaldSteig. First, descend through light forest to a sunny forest clearing below Rodenroth, shortly afterwards passing through the village itself. The half-timbered building of the Protestant community is worth seeing. Over the meadow slopes above Rodenroth, you ascend to the scenic Rasenberg. Tip: turn around and enjoy the great view of Greifenstein Castle, which seems to float above the Westerwald. Over lush green meadows and fields, you stroll further through a beautiful valley near Rotestein. Soon after crossing the K91, the Nenderoth Waterfall awaits, creating a picturesque backdrop deep in the forest. Near the forest clearing along Nenderoth, the path leads to a beautiful view of Arborn. From here, it goes steeply upwards; the 605 m high Knoten, the highest point of the Greifenstein loop, must be conquered. Past the playfully designed tree nature trail, you reach the beautiful Adolf Weiß monument halfway to the Knoten. The local poet once created the famous Westerwald greeting “Hui! Wäller? – Allemol!”. Over a narrow path, you first reach the 605 m high summit of the Knoten (here spring Faulbach, Ulmbach, and Kallenbach - all three tributaries of the Lahn) with a resting bench, then along the forest edge to the summit of the Oberroder Knoten (583 m) with summit cross and logbook as well as a cozy swinging bench. A forest section follows and a forest edge with a lovely view of pastures and meadows with old pollard beeches. The beautiful Krombachtalsperre at the end of the tour sets the successful final accent of the Greifenstein loop.
Visit of the BASALTPARK route in Beilstein.
At the highest point, the Knoten (605 m above sea level), the summit cross and likely the highest sundial await.
Hiking map-leaflet Wäller Routes, GPS-accurate hiking map with excursion destinations, dining & leisure tips, street names and elevation profiles, map size (W x H): 20 map pages each 18 x 20 cm, 9 red. pages, €6.95 - Hiking pleasure Rhine/Westerwald. Hiking map 1:25,000. €5.95, ISBN: 978-3-942779-04-3. ideemedia publisher.
Krombachtalsperre
Beilstein, sports field
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