Almost flat, full of landscape views and on romantic paths, the route reaches Noswendeler Lake with its many leisure opportunities and catering options. A hiking trail for the whole family.
The hike starts along the lakeside path. Shortly after the start, the Kneipp facility is passed, and a little later the Noswendeler Lake leisure center is crossed. Over a wooden boardwalk it goes into the nature reserve "Noswendeler Bruch."
The boardwalk runs between Mühlenbach and water wilderness. The nature reserve of over 150 hectares, home to meadow pipit, reed warbler, snipe, and red-backed shrike, has been designated a European bird sanctuary because of its biodiversity and is one of the largest of its kind in Saarland. The wind rustles through the man-high reed beds that seem impenetrable, bird sounds come from all directions, and one seems to have entered another world.
Behind the guesthouse "Alte Mühle" with a beer garden, natural paths meander through the forest. We are in the Wadern State Forest. Deep forest passages with gnarly oaks and beeches alternating with open landscapes and wide views dominate the scenery in the second part of the hike. When the forest is finally left, the Noswendeler reservoir lies down in the valley.
By the way: The name of the dream loop comes from the water bird snipe. The mating call, caused by the wings, sounds like the bleating of a goat, hence the snipe is also called "heaven goat" (Himmelsgäas).
The path was rated with 60 experience points by the Hiking Institute.
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Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
SeeklauseGaststätte zum Wiesengrund
Alte Mühle
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Note:
Entering the forest and walking the hiking trails is fundamentally at your own risk!
Depending on the season and weather, increased surefootedness is required on certain sections of the path. Therefore, wear clothing and hiking shoes with suitable soles adapted to the season and weather. Be alert for breaking branches and damaged trees. With stronger winds as well as snow and ice in winter, the dangers from falling trees and dropping crown parts increase.
Tips and suggestions
Places to eat
Gasthaus Alte Mühle
Deltestraße 37
66687 Wadern-Noswendel
Tel.: +49 (0)6871/502238
Seeklause at the boathouse
Seestraße
66687 Wadern-Noswendel
Tel.: +49 (0) 6871/5244
Opening hours: April – October daily from 2:00 pm
Zum Pavillon 35
66687 Wadern-Noswendel
Tel.: +49 (0) 6871 920592
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday each from 4:00 pm (drinks only)
Roadbook
From the boathouse, the idyllic lake is first circled before the nature reserve is reached after the leisure center. Over a boardwalk, past the Alte Mühle, and on winding paths along the mill ditch, the Wadern – Weiskirchen country road is reached and the Wahnbach creek is crossed. On the way back to the lake, varied forest scenes, wide views of the Hochwald landscape, and unique lake panoramas are offered.
After passing the edge of an ancient beech forest stand, the path climbs passing an orchard alley to the highest point of the path. The next landmark is the water house in the Friedwald. A little further, the path turns left into a hollow way leading straight to the edge of Noswendel village and to the lake.
Lake Noswendel
Baumelstation am Weiher
Kneipp Anlage Noswendel
Hochwald-Reitschule Buttnich
Hofcafé & Hofladen Dösterhof
FEWO Hofgut Dösterhof
Reitbahn
Gaststätte zum Wiesengrund
Baumelstation Freizeitzentrum
Alte Mühle
Stellplatz Noswendeler See
Bistro Flair
To the cathedral provost
Café- Bistro Dompropst
Hotel Dagstuhler Hof
Wadern outdoor pool
Bruchwaldhof fruit distillery and apiary
Parkhotel Weiskirchen****S
Beer garden at the Parkhotel Weiskirchen
Café Louis Weiskirchen
Vitalis Spa Centre and Forest Outdoor Pool | Weiskirchen
Perennial Garden Weiskirchen
Böhm Game Specialities
Spa gardens with spa lake
Sinnenbank mit Aussicht
Campingplatz Weierweiler-Mühle
Campingplatz Weierweiler
Das Weindorf Schwarzrinderseen
School Kättchen Café
Sinnenbank Panoramablick Seeblick
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
By train to Merzig.
Continue by bus, line R1 to Wadern bus station.
Continue with line 470 to Roth, Noswendel Wadern.
About 5 minutes on foot to the lake house.
Get Timetable to destination
Directions
Via the A 1 to Primstal.
Via the L 148 over Primstal, Lockweiler, towards Weiskirchen to Noswendel.
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Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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