フェッテルショスの峡谷・トップ13

Many people combine a hike in the Kasbach Valley with a ride on the historic Kasbach Valley Railway. The railway line runs just over 20 kilometers from Linz am Rhein up the valley that gives the valley its name to Kalenborn (Westerwald). From there, you can enjoy a relaxing hike down through the beautiful, sometimes wild and romantic, countryside.

An idyllic spot along the Pfaffenbach stream, and the House of Nature run by the ANUAL Association (environmental and nature conservation) is also worth a visit!

The train ride with the historic rail bus from Linz to Kalenborn and the hike from there through the Kasbachtal back to Linz are highly recommended.

"... The Nachtigallental in Königswinter, at the entrance to the Siebengebirge Nature Park, is simply wonderful, at any time of the year. If you walk up Bahnhofsstrasse there, you'll come straight there. You immediately feel like you are in another, serene world. The hiking trail goes around many curves up towards Drachenfels. The Mennesbach babbles next to the hiking trail and the birds sing. When you have arrived at the upper end of the Nachtigallental, you will already see the Drachenburg and then the Drachenfels castle ruins. Saint Bernard and the Nightingales: A legend from the Middle Ages tells how the Nightingale Valley got its name. Once, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the great Cistercian monk, was very upset by the singing of nightingales during a visit to Himmerod Monastery. He was so angry that the birds migrated to a valley in the Siebengebirge, which was later called “Nachtigallental”. Saint Bernard moved back to Clairvaux, but from then on music was at home here. The Nightingale Valley is a bird paradise. But not all monks felt like Bernhard von Clairveau, just think of the famous monk von Heisterbach, Cistercians like Bernhard, he liked the singing of birds. ..." FURTHER INFORMATION: https://www.rheindrache.de/nachtigallental/

A few bridges were no longer intact and very shaky. But a nice change from normal paths.

Path through the creek valley, but actually a little too well developed due to the fish ponds.

Very nice valley, everyone can decide for themselves whether they really like the fish ponds.

Along the small Tretschbach you first go downhill over three wooden bridges. At the top you have the familiar beech forest, Haimsen, woodruff and many other plants and animals. Further down it gets wetter due to the many seepage springs, here you walk on the boardwalk. Here you will find alluvial forest with alders, ash trees, ferns and many other plants and animals in the air, on the ground and in the Tretschbach. A beautiful valley in the Siebengebirge!