Ruhbach Valley Nature Reserve – Forest Shelter by the Stream loop from Elversberg

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Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Neunkirchen

Spiesen-Elversberg

Ruhbach Valley Nature Reserve – Forest Shelter by the Stream loop from Elversberg

Moderate

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Ruhbach Valley Nature Reserve – Forest Shelter by the Stream loop from Elversberg

02:14

8.10km

140m

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: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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670 m

Totem Poles on the Karl May Trail

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beautifully painted torture posts on the tour

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913 m

The Slave Caravan

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one of Karl May's books

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1.67 km

Forest Shelter by the Stream

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Nice snack corner by the secluded stream

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1.76 km

Ruhbach Valley stream and wooden bridge

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beautiful idyllic natural valley

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3.13 km

Ruhbach Valley Nature Trail

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Hiking information about the hiking area, there is also a Ruhbachtal circular trail

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4.72 km

Karl May 'Old Surehand' Information Sign

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Karl May wasn't just an author—he became a character in his own novel. With his hat, his imagination, and claims like "speaking 40 languages," he became a pop star of his time—complete with myths, fans, and pranks.

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6.35 km

Marienkapelle

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is right at a fork in the road

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8.10 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.84 km

2.86 km

372 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.00 km

2.41 km

2.21 km

258 m

227 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

43 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

March 12, 2023,Schnappach 🥾PW kleine Runde auf den Spuren 👣von Karl May📚

A few days of vacation 🧳 in Saarlouis with a stopover in Schappach to 🥾 run to the nice car via Karl May. There are 2 routes of the PW (7 and 13 km) and the Karl May way! Since the weather was pretty damp today 🌧️☔️ foggy 🌫️ and uncomfortably cold, we decided on the 7 km car! This …

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June 2, 2024,Auf fremden Pfaden/Karl-May-Weg etwas abgekürzt

Today it was the Karl May Trail's turn. Since it's about 100 m away from me as the crow flies, I took a shortcut. I think the Ruhbach Valley is particularly beautiful.

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July 17, 2024,Karl-May-Weg - Sulzbacher Schleife verkürzt

The path leads from the car park past the Bayrisch Zell inn (unfortunately closed at the moment) into the Ruhbach valley. After that, the path climbs for a long time. In places it is narrow and the prickly hedges pinch us. At the top you can hear the motorway for a long time. That is annoying. After that there is …

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