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Wildenburg Observation Tower – Quartzite Ridge Rock Trail loop from Hettenrodt

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Wildenburg Observation Tower – Quartzite Ridge Rock Trail loop from Hettenrodt

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Wildenburg Observation Tower – Quartzite Ridge Rock Trail loop from Hettenrodt

07:14

25.0km

640m

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: July 6, 2026

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Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald

Saar-Hunsrück

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3.05 km

Kirschweiler Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Quite massive hexagonal refuge with benches, roofed with a wooden-covered steel structure.

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5.58 km

Rosselhalde

Nature Reserve

8.72 km

Wildenburg Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

ATTENTION: Currently (January 2026), the tower is closed due to damage to the wooden structure. A reopening date is not yet foreseeable.

nlphh.de/blog/wildenburg-turm-vorerst-gesperrt-wegen-schaeden

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9.12 km

Wildenburg Observation Tower

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From up here you have a beautiful all-round view. The tower is always open. However, the operators would be very happy about a small donation at the bottom of the tower entrance.

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9.16 km

Quartzite Ridge Rock Trail

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Very worthwhile section of the trail, mostly next to rocks.

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11.6 km

Small viewpoint on the Mörschieder Burr

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Away from the signs for the rock path, if you follow the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig instead, you will reach a small viewing platform from which you have a great view to the …

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16.4 km

Stone Guestbook of the German Gemstone Route

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Since the 1970s, many prominent visitors to the beautiful village of Veitsrodt have immortalized themselves on the stone boulders

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17.9 km

Fish Pond Hunsrück

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Nice place for a break, even in bad weather, lots of space to shelter .. in the worst case it can also be used as a refuge

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19.7 km

View of Vollmersbach

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25.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

7.97 km

864 m

576 m

491 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.22 km

7.70 km

5.49 km

3.14 km

321 m

104 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Saturday 29 August

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Comments

July 24, 2024,Saar-Hunsrück-Steig Etappe13 Vollmersbach-Kirschweiler

This stage was completed in the opposite direction for public transport reasons. The highlights were the Mörschieder Burr with a detour to the actual summit as well as the Wildenburg and the descent via the Rosselhalde.

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Wildenburg Observation Tower – Quartzite Ridge Rock Trail loop from Hettenrodt

Kirschweiler Shelter

Wildenburg Observation Tower

Wildenburg Observation Tower

Quartzite Ridge Rock Trail

Small viewpoint on the Mörschieder Burr

Stone Guestbook of the German Gemstone Route

Fish Pond Hunsrück

View of Vollmersbach

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