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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful nature trails in the Westerwald
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Köhlerrunde - Welschneudorf
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
5.8 km
1:30 h
105 m
66 m
Exciting themed path about charcoal production including 3-D visualizations and fascinating audio stories.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Wäller Tour Stöffel Route
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
difficult
11.8 km
3:15 h
261 m
261 m
Discovery tour around Stöffel Park and Nister Valley. Highlights: TERTIÄRUM, Stöffel Park, Basalt Mile, Stöffel Tower, Erbacher Railway Bridge, and numerous GeoStations.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
KlimaWandelPfad Altenkirchen
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
7.9 km
2:05 h
116 m
117 m
The KlimaWandelPfad Altenkirchen invites those interested in climate to view climate change with its impacts and possible solutions from various perspectives.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Cultural route just outside Montabaur – the sculpture trail in the Gelbach valley (large loop)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
9.6 km
2:40 h
153 m
134 m
On this hiking trail, you can hike and enjoy art – all just outside the gates of the city of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park and the Gelbach valley.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Cultural route on the outskirts of Montabaur – the sculpture trail in the Gelbach valley (small circular route)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
6.5 km
1:55 h
129 m
112 m
Enjoy art and hike directly on the outskirts of the town of Montabaur and right in the middle of the Nassau Nature Park and the Gelbach valley. You can experience all this on the sculpture trail.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Circular route Barbaraturm: Malberger Round - walking trail
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
4.4 km
1:10 h
78 m
78 m
From the Barbaraturm on the Steineberger Höhe, this easy circular route leads around and through the village of Malberg. The path offers wide views over the Westerwald to the Siebengebirge on the Rhine.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Boden - Clay theme trail - the white gold of the Westerwald (red route)
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
11.6 km
3:05 h
131 m
109 m
On this theme route, learn all about clay and its extraction. The circular hiking trail is eleven kilometers long and starts and ends in Boden.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Water Path Krunkel-Epgert
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
7.1 km
2:00 h
146 m
147 m
This thematic path / geo-route covers the topic of drinking water and the efforts of the population in the past century to obtain clean water through numerous information boards.
Thematic Trail
· Westerwald
Wäller Tour Mining Hiking Trail Brachbach
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
difficult
10.2 km
2:55 h
235 m
235 m
You embark on the GeoRoute tracing the mining history around Brachbach with many stations and the visitor mine Schieferstollen "Josefsglück" as a highlight.
Thematic Trail
· Rhein-Westerwald
Erzweg 2 yellow
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
easy
3.3 km
0:55 h
76 m
76 m
Erzweg 2 is shown in yellow on the overview map and is marked with crossed hammers on a yellow background. The easy circular trail is 3.3 km long.

