Officers' path Imsbach

From the starting point, the route immediately passes through the historic manor, then climbs over the Imsbach Promenade through a birch and oak forest. The path continues variedly through forest areas and meadow sections at the forest edge up to the "Bruderborn", a spring whose water is attributed with healing powers. It is said that Brother Sebastian Jensen from the Benedictine Abbey Tholey, who lived from 1764 to 73 in the hermitage of the bell tower of the Kathreinenkapelle Selbach, used to draw water here daily. The inhabitants of Sehlbach called the spring "Bruderborn." The path continues towards Sehlbach along the forest edge. At the first houses, there is a short ascent. Here the route heads again on the wooded ridge towards Hofgut. It climbs again through the Kathrinenwald with large beeches. From the hill, it descends steeply until reaching a wider and gravelled path. Here the forest opens repeatedly, giving views of pastures, sheep, cows and horses. The path continues over open terrain past the "Napoleoneiche", a 300-year-old oak.

By a pond, the path enters the forest again on trails and ascends to the road. After crossing, it goes down to the Johann-Adams-Mühle. It is the only preserved mill estate in Saarland with a medieval milling room. Impressive: the water is led to the mill wheel via a 12-meter-long oak wood bridge, and the roof is thatched. In this picturesque setting, not only popular bread-baking courses take place, but you can also enjoy hearty meals in the beer garden.

Behind the mill wheel, the path continues in a curve back over a small hill, over trails through the forest. On the descent, the hiker comes to the pond of the Hofgut Imsbach and has only a few meters left to the starting point of the route.