Rieschweiler-Mühlbach Bankräubertour

The starting point is Rieschweiler train station. You cross the bridge over the Schwarzbach and walk through Bahnhofstraße with some shops to the town center. At the roundabout, turn right onto Hauptstraße direction Thaleischweiler-Fröschen. Along the way, you encounter several large photos from the 'Sellemols' campaign, depicting rural scenes from the past, mounted on former farmhouses. At the next street, turn left uphill into Maßweilerstraße. At the following street, turn into Straße Am Dorfberg. The street turns into a paved field path where you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view. Follow the paved path to an orchard with a large insect hotel, created by the Heinrich Kimmle Foundation. On a log bench from the Rieschweiler local heritage association, you can enjoy another wonderful wide view. Take the next meadow path to the right and reach L 466, cross it and walk on the paved field path opposite to the second junction on the right. This meadow path runs behind the last row of houses of Mittelberg and also offers a splendid view. The path ends at a crossroads. Take the right paved path downhill toward the town. Before, you can make a detour straight ahead to an original one-seater tree bench. Going downhill on Mittelbergstraße you pass Tulpenstraße with a small community park at the junction. Then turn into the next street, Rosenstraße. At the end of the street, you have a very nice view of Rieschweiler's town center. Via a narrow path, you reach Blumenstraße and after a few meters downhill, the main street. Turn left and continue toward Thaleischweiler-Fröschen. After four hundred meters, you reach the 'Heart Bench', an initiative of the local heritage association. Painted hearts can be attached to a giant heart. Opposite, Blumen-Cafe Franke invites you to stop. Continue toward the town’s edge, passing the sports facilities of the 1920 e.V. gymnastic club and the tennis club grounds. On the sidewalk, proceed to the Pirminius bike and hiking trail (Hornbach – Hauenstein / 60 km). Cross L 477 at 'Pferdinand', a life-sized metal horse with old farming tools, and head toward Schwarzbach. Passing the boule club with its hardcourt and several rest benches, you reach a wooden bridge. After crossing Schwarzbach, you enter Straße In der Sperr after a few hundred meters, returning to the starting point of the route at Rieschweiler train station.