WesterwaldSteig 03rd stage Rehe - Rennerod (East-West)

Description

Where a gem entices and boats sail under good stars

Your start in Rehe takes you to a community that has preserved a true Westerwald landmark. The former prayer and schoolhouse makes you pause and draws your gaze to the door. A genuine gem awaits you and allows you to imagine how beautifully carved the baroque pulpit in the former prayer room must have looked. Folk art at the highest level opens up to you and lingers long after you have already reached the Krombachtalsperre. The deep blue attracts water and migratory birds magically, who feel safe in the large nature reserve. Take a break, relax by the water, and watch the clouds and the great crested grebes. Eventually, you return to the here and now. If only you could stop time! The town of Rennerod calls at the stage destination, and you can look forward to new impressions.

Approach

Coming from the north: A45 to exit 24-Haiger-Burbach, onto B54 towards Limburg/Rennerod/Bad Marienberg to the exit Rehe (B255)

Coming from the east: A45 to exit 26-Herborn-West, onto B255 towards Rennerod/Bad Marienberg/Driedorf to Rehe

Coming from the south: A3 to exit B49 towards Limburg-Nord/Gießen/Limburg, follow signs towards Gießen/Weilburg/B49 and continue on B49/B54, exit B54 towards Siegen/Rennerod/Dornburg/Hadamar, turn right onto B255

Coming from the west: A3 to exit 40-Montabaur, onto B255 towards Rennerod to Rehe

Public transport

Bus from Herborn to the stop Rehe Hauptstraße: bus lines 520 (Monday-Friday) or 521 (Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays); travel time approx. 52 minutes.

Return from Rennerod to Rehe: 480 (daily), 520 (Monday-Friday) or 521 (Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays); travel time: approx. 5 or 12 minutes

Bus stop Rennerod: Rennerod ZOB (from here a approx. 700 m long access path leads to the main trail)
Bus stop Rehe: Rehe Ort (Follow the main street to the next intersection and turn right into Bahnhofstraße. After approx. 170 m you will reach the main trail).

www.vrminfo.de

www.bahn.de

Taxi recommendations:

Taxi Große, Rennerod, phone 02664/992221
Taxi Kulas, Rennerod, phone 02664/1020
Taxi Reuter, Rennerod, phone 02664/8274

Our hiking tip for sustainable guests: Arrive by train to Herborn and from there take a multi-day hike to Rehe (stage 2) or to Rennerod (stage 3). Return Monday to Friday with bus line 520 and on Saturdays and Sundays with the "Blue Line" 521 (travel times approx. 1 hour each).

Here you can find more hiking route tips with bus and train connections.

Parking

Rehe: Town hall, Rathausstraße, 56479 Rehe
Rennerod: Bahnhofsstraße or Friedhofsweg or at the Westerwaldhalle, 56477 Rennerod

Directions

The starting point is directly at the town hall in Rehe. The half-timbered building from the 18th century is decorated with a colorful wooden door richly adorned with ornaments. The trail leads out of the village along Rathausstraße. You leave Rehe through meadows and pastures heading towards the Krombachtalsperre reservoir. The southeastern part of the reservoir belongs to Hesse. The northern part of the lake is designated as a 26-hectare nature reserve. Here, great crested grebes and coots breed, and the region is a popular resting place for migratory birds. At the non-protected part of the lake, there are campsites, a restaurant, and a pedal boat rental. Passing military grounds and following the disused cross-railway line to the Alsberg barracks, the WesterwaldSteig heads towards Rennerod. You can go into the town center via Bahnhofstraße or continue along the WesterwaldSteig towards Hexenbaum, Botterweck, and Kaisereiche, and only via Friedhofsweg approach the village center.

Access paths (marking: green W on yellow background):

• from Krombach to the Krombachtalsperre campsite near Rehe (approx. 0.7 km)
• from the forest about 1 km after the Krombachtalsperre to the Westernohe scout campsite (approx. 3.2 km)
• from the former railway embankment shortly before Rennerod to the hiking car park north of the Kohlau settlement near Rennerod (approx. 0.9 km)
• from the western outskirts of Rennerod to the town center with public transport connection (approx. 0.7 km)

Safety instructions

If you think certain sections of the path are not passable for you, you should bypass them. Especially in adverse weather conditions, natural paths can have muddy and slippery sections.

In autumn, pay attention that fallen leaves on the ground can hide unevenness, roots, stones, or holes in the path. You must expect such path impairments when hiking.

Although the path is very well marked throughout, for safety reasons you should always carry a suitable hiking map or download the free app "Rheinland-Pfalz erleben" .

Equipment

Wear sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate, functional clothing that protects against cold and moisture or heat and sun.

Take enough fluids with you. There are not always places to stop and eat.

Please wear suitable hiking boots that provide sufficient support even on slippery and steep or rocky and uneven paths.

Tips

Especially in autumn, a lot of birds can be observed at the Krombachtalsperre reservoir making their way south.

Literature

Leporello hiking map WesterwaldSteig at a scale of 1:25,000 (order at www.westerwald-shop.info)

Destination

Rennerod, from the western outskirts a connecting path leads over Friedhofsweg into the town

Starting Point

Rehe, Rathausstraße