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Little Sea of Rocks – Fairy Tale Trail on Kuhweg loop from Oberheimbach

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Little Sea of Rocks – Fairy Tale Trail on Kuhweg loop from Oberheimbach

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Little Sea of Rocks – Fairy Tale Trail on Kuhweg loop from Oberheimbach

03:42

11.3km

540m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 4, 2026

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.48 km

Buckerborn Spring and Shelter

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The hut at the Buckerborn source is designated as a refuge by the Niederheimbach Tourist Office, but it is completely closed.
A stone table with a bench and wooden blocks …

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5.78 km

Siebenburgenblick Observation Tower – View of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley

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Attractive views from the tower into the Rhine Valley.

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5.80 km

Seven Castles View Tower

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Even if the way there is difficult, you will be rewarded by class Aublicke on the Rhine Valley - of course, with the 7 castles.

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5.86 km

Rentnersteig to the Siebenburgenblick Tower

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Steep, rocky path afterwards or as the final part of the Martinspfad from the lookout point Burg Sooneck to the Siebenburgenblick tower.

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5.99 km

The Pensionnersteig to the observation tower meanders quite steeply through a small, densely mossy sea of rocks. There is also a small mossy sea of rocks on the St. Martin's Path to the viewpoint of Sooneck Castle.

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6.02 km

View of Sooneck Castle and the Rhine Valley

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One of many beautiful viewpoints on the RheinBurgenWeg.

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8.70 km

Fairy Tale Trail on Kuhweg

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Representation of fairy tales on the cow path

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8.78 km

Heimburg (Hohneck Castle) and Fairy Tale Trail

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Like so many other castles on the Rhine, Hohneck Castle was severely damaged during the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689. The ruins fell into disrepair until they were bought …

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.14 km

2.21 km

889 m

825 m

202 m

Surfaces

4.04 km

2.92 km

2.32 km

1.33 km

601 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

23°C

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Little Sea of Rocks – Fairy Tale Trail on Kuhweg loop from Oberheimbach

Buckerborn Spring and Shelter

Siebenburgenblick Observation Tower – View of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Seven Castles View Tower

Rentnersteig to the Siebenburgenblick Tower