Around Marpingen

The hike begins at the parking lot at the Johannes Chapel

and at the Meisberger Inn. 80m above the parking lot

the municipal road coming from Marpingen flows into

Rheinstraße, the hike starts on this street, after

270m we pass the Peace Cross standing in a small park on the right

side which is worth seeing.

After another 650m we reach Keltenhof, 150m further

we continue walking onto the asphalted agricultural field path turning off on the left side

and after 600m come to the Härtelwald beginning on the right. Our onward path is the narrow trail

(not along the forest edge) leading us into the forest. After about 150m

the path turns left and after 260m we take the path

that steeply descends, and after 100m we reach a

wide forest path, we walk left and then immediately right

and after 150m reach the Marian place of worship in

Härtelwald. We continue uphill on this path which then turns

right and almost on the same level after 850m leads to the Miners Cross and the L318 road. We cross diagonally

to the left over the road and continue on the path which leads to the right above the riding stable. After 300m the premium trail Bieberpfad crosses our path

on which we then hike for several kilometers always following the markings,

down to the Alsbach stream, then uphill over the Bastberg and down again to the

valley floor of the Rohrbach stream. Here the Bieberpfad leads us further up the valley, until at a footbridge

the premium trail branches off to the left. We stay on the right valley side and the path

steadily climbs out of the valley floor and after a right curve out of the forest. 300m

upwards along the forest edge we come upon an asphalted

agricultural field path and stand at the edge of the glider airfield. We walk left onwards

and after 450m reach a fork in the path, going left here and after 120m right

into the field path. First slightly uphill and then steeply downhill for 640m

until we come to an asphalt path. At this point you can go right and 200m to

the Fisherman's hut where you can take a rest. (Open Sundays until about 1:00 pm)

The onward path leads 1.2km up the valley to the left past Jakobshof and in a

right curve over Kump-Berg onto the asphalt path. Walking left we reach

after 560m a turn where we follow to the right. After 400m downhill we go

right again. After a left curve straight ahead, after 1km we reach on the right

side the first house of Alsweiler. Here we take the field path downhill along the fence

and after 240m reach Mühlenstraße. We walk 100m to the left and then go right

downhill over Alsbach creek to the L133 road. On the opposite side a path leads

into the industrial area and along its edge, past two barriers, until its end

we walk. At the end of the fence a field path leads us uphill to the left, after 100m a path branches off to the right

which leads us after another 100m to the forest edge. Here we walk on

the first trail that leads us to the left into the forest, always climbing through the forest, and

sometimes also along the forest edge. After 1.7 km we reach Rheinstraße again at

the beginning of the district. We walk right into the settlement and after 830m

arrive back at the starting point and parking lot.