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Protected behind a transformer house are two benches with a beautiful view over Birkenfeld

Walking along the Nahe, listening to the sound of the water and the chirping of the birds - pure relaxation

📍 On the Nohen Nahe Loop In the middle of the valley, directly on the Nahe River, stands the Schleifmühle (Grinding Mill) – a charming half-timbered house with a working mill wheel. Today, in the fog and drizzle, it seemed like it had stepped out of time: quiet, enchanted, and full of history. A place that invites you to linger. 💡 Tip: Be sure to pause for a moment, enjoy the gentle rippling of the water, and absorb the special atmosphere. A perfect place for a short rest.

To commemorate the railway era, a locomotive from LKM and a construction train car were placed at the former Birkenfeld station: LKM serial number 261546, built in 1967, type V18B II, B-dh, 1435 mm, delivered on August 24, 1967, to VEB Getriebewerk Pritzwalk "V 18-01", sold in 1994 to Eisenbahnfreunde Oberberg EFO, Eisenbahnmuseum Dieringhausen "V 18-01", in 2004 to Hochwaldbahn e.V., Hermeskeil "V 18-01", a monument since December 16, 2011. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhof_Birkenfeld_(Nahe)

Former station building built in 1880 for the opening of the Birkenfeld-Neubrücke railway line (5.3 km). 1992 saw the last run of the Birkenfeld Railway. The route is now a hiking and cycling trail. Source: Sign on the building

Birkenfeld Castle was first documented in 1293 as a Sponheim property. At the end of the 16th century, Duke Charles expanded it into a princely palace in the Renaissance style. Count Palatine Charles founded the Wittelsbach branch of the Dukes of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, who became Electors of Bavaria in 1799 (and Kings from 1806). With the French invasion, the castle was declared French national property and auctioned in Trier in 1807. The complex could no longer be maintained by private hands and thus fell into disrepair. Parts of the outer walls and tower stumps, one of which was converted into an observation tower, as well as the former guesthouse with the gatehouse of the castle entrance, remain. Source: https://kulturland.rlp.de/datenbanken/einrichtungen/einrichtung/burgruine-birkenfeld

Impossible to pass during floods. We had to bypass this place via a road bridge

special + free + well maintained