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Schweizertal Mills and Ruins

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Schweizertal Mills and Ruins

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Schweizertal Mills and Ruins

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Location: Frücht, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Panorama Loop Trail Frücht – Schweizertal Trail loop from Bad Ems West

12.4km

03:46

370m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Jährlingsköpfchen – Schweizertal Trail loop from Friedrichssegen

10.6km

03:06

220m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Entrance to the Ruppertsklamm – Rupperts Gorge loop from Oberlahnstein

25.5km

07:53

790m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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JakobusPilger

September 11, 2025

Harnessing the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention of human ingenuity, whose origins can be traced back to ancient times. Thanks to such a design, a watercourse – natural or artificial – could simply replace human or animal muscle power with the power of natural elements, for example, to grind grain into corn or press oil from fruit.

There are essentially two drive variants for watermills:
* Either the flowing water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or
* the water is guided above the wheel – usually through a so-called "mill channel" – and falls onto the blades. This design, thanks to natural gravity, ensures greater efficiency.

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AlexaE

September 4, 2021

The Schweitzertal is a very steep, beautiful passage that is secured with steel cables. On the way one is repeatedly pointed out to the remains or former locations of mills. 2 mills are still standing and are inhabited.

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uta_is_hiking

April 10, 2023

The. Swiss valley is rocky, wet, mossy. You could call it a gorge. Of the six mills that operated in the valley, two are inhabited.

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Distance 2.50 km

Uphill 670 m

Downhill 770 m

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Location: Frücht, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Schweizertal Mills and Ruins

1. Panorama Loop Trail Frücht – Schweizertal Trail loop from Bad Ems West

2. Jährlingsköpfchen – Schweizertal Trail loop from Friedrichssegen

3. Entrance to the Ruppertsklamm – Rupperts Gorge loop from Oberlahnstein

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