ホルルヴァイラーの洞窟・トップ20

Always nice to stand here and look at the beginning of the Middle Rhine Valley.

Well-deserved sight after 124 km Naheradweg. (From the source in Selbach, Saarland)👍

From there you have a good view of the Mouse Tower and the ruins of Ehrenfels.

Ehrenfels Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle west of Rüdesheim am Rhein, halfway to Assmannshausen in the Rheingau-Taunus district in Hesse. Wikipedia

Picturesque in three directions: close to Bingen (church, bridge, castle), Niederwald monument, Mouse Tower and Ehrenfels Castle

Magnificent ruins and a hike there is definitely worth it

After the lost First World War, the areas on the left bank of the Rhine came under Allied occupation. Some bridgeheads on the right bank of the Rhine were also occupied, such as the area around Wiesbaden. The occupying power confiscated the Hindenburg Bridge for the traffic of their motor vehicles and banned rail traffic. In order to be able to drive over the bridge with cars and wagons, planks were laid between and next to the rails. It was only after a long time that a few trains were allowed to use the bridge. From October 8, 1920, the Reichsbahn allowed civil traffic to use the bridge, but reserved the right to revoke this at any time. They charged a fee of 4 Reichsmarks for driving over the bridge by car, a fee that was respectable at the time. Despite this, the bridge was frequently used by commercial motor vehicle traffic.

The majestic Ehrenfels Castle is located directly on the slope of the Niederwald forest. It was probably built in 1211 and has watched over the Rhine ever since. Although the castle is "only" a ruin, it is still impressive and can be viewed from the outside.