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Horhausen (Westerwald)

Hufer Bachtal Restoration Area

Natural Monuments

Horhausen (Westerwald)

Hufer Bachtal Restoration Area

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Hufer Bachtal Restoration Area

Name: Hufer Bachtal Restoration Area
Rating: 2

Recommended by 44 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

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Location: Horhausen (Westerwald), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Best Hikes to Hufer Bachtal Restoration Area

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1. Otto Tunnel loop from Burglahr

16.8km

04:46

360m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Grenzbach Stream – Grenzbach loop from Döttesfeld

19.1km

05:19

360m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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(30)

122

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3. Grenzbach Stream – Bridge over the Wied loop from Oberlahr

25.8km

07:15

520m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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E. “Eddi” C.

July 24, 2024

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

June 23, 2025

"In 2012 and 2013, the so-called Hufer Bachtal was renaturalized. This meant that the stream was optimized (preventing further deepening by reinforcing the bed and raising the streambed), culverts were repaired or renewed, and large stands of spruce trees were removed. Some root trunks were also removed. As a result, the valley has greatly improved its overall reputation and has also become significantly brighter and more open. Of course, this also incurred considerable costs, some of which also came from subsidies. Finally, the goal is to strive for sensible ecological use of the valley to ensure optimal preservation. It is particularly important that the Westerwaldsteig trail runs through a large part of the Hufer Bachtal in this part of the municipality."

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ak-kurier.de/akkurier/www/artikel/64392-vierbeinige-landschaftspfleger-leisten-tolle-arbeit

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Elevation 270 m

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Location: Horhausen (Westerwald), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Hufer Bachtal Restoration Area

1. Otto Tunnel loop from Burglahr

2. Grenzbach Stream – Grenzbach loop from Döttesfeld

3. Grenzbach Stream – Bridge over the Wied loop from Oberlahr

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