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Orchid Trail Gersheim – Blies Bridge Near Gersheim loop from Gersheim

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Gersheim

Orchid Trail Gersheim – Blies Bridge Near Gersheim loop from Gersheim

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Orchid Trail Gersheim – Blies Bridge Near Gersheim loop from Gersheim

02:28

8.52km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 7, 2026

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Südlicher Bliesgau/Auf der Lohe

Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

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2.21 km

Orchid Trail Gersheim

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VERY IMPORTANT: Stay on the paths! The plants are often so inconspicuous that they're easily trampled.

More than 20 rare orchid species bloom in this area from April to July. It's beautifully situated above the Blies Valley.

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2.30 km

View of the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve

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2.50 km

Wild Garlic Meadow in Südlicher Bliesgau/Auf der Lohe

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On the way in the Gerheim orchid area

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2.75 km

View of Gersheim and the Blies Valley

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From here you have a great view of Gersheim and the surrounding area.

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4.27 km

Wildlife Sound Station and Relaxation Lounger with View of the Bliestal

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A lovely resting spot with a great view and a lounger. Not only is there an educational panel about local birds and animals, but you can also hear their sounds …

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4.87 km

Pfarrer-Georg-Lindemann Hut with Barbecue Area

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Pastor Georg Lindemann Hut is a spacious refuge with a barbecue area. You can also rent these from the community for parties.

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5.89 km

Wild Garlic Trail

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A beautiful, narrow path leads through the forest here.
In spring, a lot of wild garlic blooms here.
The path reminded us a bit of a jungle path.

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8.26 km

Blies Bridge Near Gersheim

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From the bridge you have a beautiful view of the Blies.

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8.52 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.70 km

3.01 km

1.43 km

368 m

Surfaces

2.31 km

2.08 km

1.65 km

1.61 km

853 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Wednesday 26 August

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Comments

April 27, 2024,Orchideenpfad Gersheim

Today we went on a wonderful tour in Saarland.
The main reason was the orchid path:
saarpfalz-touristik.de/touren/orchideenpfad-in-gersheim-9797b5786d
biosphaere-bliesgau.eu/index.php/de/bildung-und-forschung/erlebnisregion-bliesgau/orchideenpfad

We extended this orchid path to 8.2km and after the orchids we had a no less beautiful path through vast amounts of flowering wild garlic.

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April 23, 2026,Orchideenpfad in Gersheim

The Gersheim orchid area benefits from this "Mediterranean" climate and nutrient-poor soil for these rare communities.
During our visit today, the focus was on the species of Orchis.
The violet of the orchids, the blue sky, and the yellow rapeseed fields made us pause again and again.
It was a particularly beautiful day and to finish, we enjoyed a refreshing …

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May 9, 2024,🚶🏼‍♀️Orchideenpfad Gersheim

A small orchid tour that has been shared many times here on Komoot this year. I was very happy about the orchid. I haven't seen it for many years. The flowers of the two leaves weren't open yet, what a pity.
The path through the forest down through the many flowering wild garlic was almost impossible to walk. It was …

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April 30, 2026,🚶🏼‍♀️Orchideenpfad in Gersheim

The order of the pictures is not correct. But since today is only about orchids, grasses and beautiful meadows, it's not so bad. I can't really recommend the path towards the end. It has been logged, dry trees are lying everywhere on the path, felled or fallen over. I walked a lot of zig-zag. Otherwise it was nice.

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May 13, 2026,Orchideenweg

The first time I saw wild orchids: I'm impressed 😃

But the flower meadows are also wonderful.

By the way, the way back was actually blocked 😮
Due to a lot of forest breakage, but it was exciting to see the many old, but also dead, tree giants. 🤫

It was prehistoric 🦕

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May 1, 2024,Bärlauch - und Orchideenpfad im Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

Today's tour took us along the Orchid Trail near Gersweiler and the surrounding landscapes. The Bliesgau is known for its abundance of wild garlic, but what we saw, smelled and sensed in terms of flowering wild garlic on parts of this tour was overwhelming.

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May 14, 2023,🪻Orchideen und mehr🥀🌺🌼 - Gersheim

For today I had planned this tour again, which I had already done in 2021. When I suggested her to my hiking friend Petra and she said she would like to go this morning, she was there with her daughter and Levi.
The other two then joined the hiking group after calls and again a funny group was on a …

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Orchid Trail Gersheim – Blies Bridge Near Gersheim loop from Gersheim

Orchid Trail Gersheim

View of the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve

Wild Garlic Meadow in Südlicher Bliesgau/Auf der Lohe

View of Gersheim and the Blies Valley

Wildlife Sound Station and Relaxation Lounger with View of the Bliestal

Pfarrer-Georg-Lindemann Hut with Barbecue Area

Wild Garlic Trail

Blies Bridge Near Gersheim

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