Schaumburg Loop

The Schaumburg Loop starts in Balduinstein. At the church, it immediately goes steeply uphill on the Lahn hiking trail. Past a grotto, the path continues upward into the forest. Beautiful views into the Lahn valley appear repeatedly, but the highlight for "view seekers" is the small shelter called "Saukopp" above a steep slope of the Lahn valley. The route continues through the deciduous forest for a while, then follows its edge at a height until it meets the long-distance hiking trail Flensburg - Genoa and the Kuppeltour. At this point, you leave the Lahn hiking trail and now follow the Kuppeltour – initially to the left down into the valley! From here, Schaumburg guides the hiker like a picturesque landmark in the distance. Reaching it is the next goal! Through the fields, the path leads downhill and along the forest edge approaching the Schaumburg farmstead. Shortly past old chestnut trees and a pond, you can leave the road and climb up a forest path to the castle wall. Over a long staircase, you reach the entrance at the gatehouses, with a beautiful view of the former terraced gardens, where freely accessible resting places are found. From the castle access road, take the path down into the forest and pass an old overgrown quarry before reaching the houses of Balduinstein again.