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Nievern Lock

Nievern Lock

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Nievern Lock

Name: Nievern Lock
Rating: 2

Recommended by 24 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Nassau

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Location: Nievern, 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

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

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2. Miellen on the Lahn loop from Bad Ems West

9.59km

02:35

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Schweizertal Trail – Panorama Loop Trail Frücht loop from Frücht

8.26km

02:30

230m

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

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JakobusPilger

September 10, 2025

Rivers and canals – like the Lahn here, flowing into the Rhine – crisscross the country; in earlier times, they were a vital part of the transport infrastructure. Later, first rail, and later again trucks, took over the task of transporting goods. In the competition between different modes of transport, they were faster and cheaper than barges – and thus more efficient.

When building the waterways, however, it had to be taken into account that differences in elevation always had to be overcome, and so locks are often lined up along the canals – at varying intervals, depending on the local situation. Only with their help was shipping possible.

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uta_is_hiking

April 10, 2023

The Nievern lock is 170 years old and has received new lock gates.

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bbhexe💙💛

June 2, 2024

The train takes you quickly to the starting point

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Elevation 200 m

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

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