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Windklang Observation Tower – Erbeskopf Viewpoint loop from Ellenberg

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Rhineland-Palatinate

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Rinzenberg

Windklang Observation Tower – Erbeskopf Viewpoint loop from Ellenberg

Hard

4.7

(3)

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Windklang Observation Tower – Erbeskopf Viewpoint loop from Ellenberg

07:20

26.0km

550m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Springenkopf

Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald

Saar-Hunsrück

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.66 km

Root trail near Rinzenberg

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The root path, which is not correctly listed at Kommot, leads through a very exciting forest, sometimes with dense trees, sometimes harvested and reforested. Very nice!

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6.12 km

Bridge Over the Traunbach

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A nice footbridge to cross the stream

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6.89 km

Deer Fountain

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A real highlight on warm summer days! The community Börfink provides cool drinks that can be paid by throwing into a cash register. There are beer, cyclists and various sodas, …

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11.5 km

Saar-Hunsrück Trail in Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald

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I walked along the Hunsrücksteig on my Erbeskopf tour. There are great landscapes there.

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13.9 km

Windklang Observation Tower

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This barrier-free viewing platform is a highlight at the highest point and mountain in Rhineland-Palatinate. A viewing platform and art sculpture in one, this sound harp is an experience.

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14.0 km

Erbeskopf Viewpoint

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I've been here for the marathon. The national park is a really nice area. Highly recommended, I think the bike park is also worth a visit.

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14.1 km

Erbeskopf (highest point in Rhineland-Palatinate)

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From the top of the Windklang sculpture you have a great view of the Hunsrück and the Eifel. There is also a wooden observation tower on the plateau from which …

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14.2 km

Erbeskopf Observation Tower

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It is best to visit the Erbeskopfturm early in the morning so that you can enjoy the view in peace.

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26.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

3.81 km

322 m

236 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

9.64 km

3.21 km

1.64 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Friday 28 August

22°C

13°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

June 19, 2022,Waldesrauschen Gipfelrauschen

A prosaic alternative title could be: You have to go over thirty-seven degrees. Yes, it was a hot day and the plan was to flee the heat to high altitude. It should be the highest mountain in all of Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Rhineland-Palatinate, the Erbeskopf. What can I say? The plan worked. Already at the parking lot we were …

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September 4, 2022,Von Ochsen und Pfaffen

If you start in Börfink, oxen have to be in the title; because Börfink is the glorious starting point of the ox tour, from which we also took a few kilometers with us at the end. And the Pfaffenstraße takes you up to the Erbeskopf in the last ascent phase. Somehow, when we descended, we were on it again later, …

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Windklang Observation Tower – Erbeskopf Viewpoint loop from Ellenberg

Root trail near Rinzenberg

Bridge Over the Traunbach

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Erbeskopf (highest point in Rhineland-Palatinate)

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