Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Mittenaar
Alte Burg – Highest Point of the Hörre
Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Mittenaar
Alte Burg – Highest Point of the Hörre
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 84 out of 86 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland
Location: Mittenaar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany
- Old castle -
The old castle (or Alteburg), a basalt breakthrough, is at 445m above sea level the highest point of the Hörre ridge and was a prehistoric place of worship.
(Source/Info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alteburg_(Hörre) )
November 13, 2023
Unfortunately there are no distant views from up here. Everything is too densely overgrown. But you should have been to the highest point of the Hörre at 445m above sea level - the "Old Castle" if you are already hiking in the Hörre.
November 17, 2023
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