Dream loop "Between the woods"
The start of the hike is at the Allenbacher Weiher with a water treading pool. Afterwards you will find the historical mill, the Allenbach castle and the church of Allenbach with a "STUMM organ" along the way. On winding, narrow paths you will cross the scenically impressive "Eva-Loch-Gorge".
At the edge of the forest above Wirschweiler, the artist Gerd Edinger has created the installation "Sun time between the forests" as a signpost and time object. It consists of a base stone for the night, a second large stone for the day and numerous smaller stones for the hours. With its stone exhibits and display boards, the 1 km long Krahloch Geopark provides vivid information about geology, rocks, mining and the natural environment.
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Some of the Traumschleifen have steep, difficult and, in rainy or winter weather, slippery passages. Therefore, hiking boots, surefootedness and good physical condition are essential prerequisites for hiking these premium circular trails.Tips and hints
Tourist information in EdelSteinland:Office Herrstein
Brühlstr. 16
55756 Herrstein
phone +49 6785 - 791400
Fax +49 6785 - 7981400
info@edelsteinland.de
www.edelsteinland.de
Office Idar-Oberstein
Main street 419
55743 Idar-Oberstein
phone+49 6781 - 64871
Fax +49 6781 - 64878
info@edelsteinland.de
www.edelsteinland.de
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We start the hike at the Allenbach Pond and walk through the idyllic village along the German Gemstone Road past the historic grain mill, Allenbach Castle and the church. We leave the houses behind us and walk above the Hohlbach stream past paddocks towards the forest. After crossing the L162 we approach the "Eva-Loch-Schlucht" (Eva Hole Gorge). We cross the gorge on winding, narrow paths uphill and reach the open field at the top. A wonderful view and the inviting sensory bench are rewarding for the ascent. Along the edge of the forest we walk to the sports field of Wirschweiler - another entry point of the dream loop. Now the path leads again on narrow paths through forest sections, past another sensory bench, until we finally hit the open field again. Here the view opens up to the impressive landscape of the region. The trail now heads downhill towards the Krahloch Geopark. On the left hand side you can see the community of Sensweiler before you cross the Deutsche Edelsteinstraße / L162. Part of the way leads over the Saar-Hunsrück Climb. A bat cave and another sensory bench also await us on this section.The Krahloch Geopark with its stone exhibits and display boards provides vivid information about geology, rocks, mining and the natural environment. We pass the roofing slate mine and the construction of fox and badger.Then we turn right over open meadows into the forest. On narrow paths the path now leads through dense branches until we leave the forest again. We cross the road towards Wirschweiler and walk on a section of the "Naturpfad Idarbach" towards Allenbach. The splashing of the Idarbach follows us to the first houses in Allenbach. In Allenbach the dream loop leads us once across the village towards the pond, where the hike comes to a crowning end. The Allenbacher Weiher invites the hikers to linger and while treading water in the treading pool, tired feet can recover from the impressive hike.
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Public transport
Idar-Oberstein train station, Mon. to Sat. (few trips) continue with bus 343 to Allenbach or Wirschweiler, timetables: www.rnn.infoGetting there
A1 exit Mehring, continue to Thalfang, from there on L164, then B422 (Allenbach) or B422/L162 (Wirschweiler). A61, exit Bad Kreuznach, direction Idar-Oberstein, B41 until exit Herrstein/Fischbach, via L160 and L162 to Allenbach and Wirschweiler.Parking
At the entry points in Allenbach (parking lot at the Allenbacher Weiher) and Wirschweiler (parking lot at the sports field).Coordinates
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