슈타이멜‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

A small highlight in Rhineland-Palatinate. The almost continuous cycle path is really great.

"Winter is the time of fairy tales and legends. There are very few legends that relate to the Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld municipality. The most well-known and beautiful legend revolves around an oak tree that grows in the Obersteinebach/Peterslahr/Burglahr state forest. It has become part of the folklore and is widely known as the "Legend of the Educated Oak." At the end of the legend about the enchanted knight maiden, it says: "Now I will remain enchanted until a tree has grown from the soon-to-fall acorn, from whose boards a cradle will be built. "The child cradled therein, having grown into a youth, can redeem me with a kiss," cries the Virgin, who even today, as an ugly toad in the forest in Obersteinebach, awaits her redemption..." CONTINUED and MORE INFORMATION: https://www.horhausen.de/aktuelles/nachrichten-details?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=773&cHash=48623863b15119d7e788366edf7024d0

Visit Döttesfeld

After a sweaty climb in the heat, there is a shady spot to rest here.

A very attractive route.

Not only the Wiedtal itself is worth a tour. From there you can turn off at several points up to the Westerwaldhöhen and from there you can ski down charming routes with a great view back into the Wiedtal. It's a bit more strenuous, but it's easy to do, especially for e-bikers, and it's almost a must.

The via ferrata remains a bit of a borderline case. Definitely good for practicing and for families. If you are on a longer hike here, it is actually too short and easy to take all the material with you - the result is that some are unsecured (no problem, but probably not in the interests of the community that created it) .

The first via ferrata of this type in the Westerwald was built on the "Hölderstein" in the Grenzbach valley near the Döttesfeld district of the same name. With the financial support of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, represented by the Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture, an approx. 300 meter long route was built on the foothills of the Central Rhine Slate Mountains, on which you can climb staples, stirrups, pins, 3 ladders and a bridge has to overcome a height difference of approx. 80 meters. This via ferrata is located directly on the Westerwaldsteig. You can reach the trail from the hiking car park (on the K 127) near Breitscheid via the yellow-marked access route to the Westerwaldsteig. The use of the via ferrata is at your own risk. We hereby expressly point out the necessary equipment. (https://puderbacher-land.de/klettersteig-am-hoelderstein/)