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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Gehlweiler

Hiking loop from Gehlweiler

Easy

5.0

(1)

4

hikers

Hiking loop from Gehlweiler

01:50

6.47km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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38 m

Old Schoolhouse and Community Center Gehlweiler

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Nice place to take a break... for cyclists there is a repair area and an electricity filling station... for hikers the "Heimat" dream loop starts here... and for all active people there is a public sanitary facility

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48 m

Dream loop Heimat. Gehlweiler the film location for the film of the same name "Heimat". Interesting information about the filming and the conditions in the village. The hiking trail leads through the village

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58 m

Built in the 1930s, the school served its original purpose as a Protestant and Catholic elementary school until the end of the 1960s, before being converted into a community center with a ballroom.

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153 m

On a (almost) 360-degree screen you can see the environment of the blacksmith from the film set.

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225 m

Here, you can fortify yourself with regional delicacies at a Regiomat (refreshment machine). There's a good selection of chilled, non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks, a few snacks, and regional sausages. If …

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6

2.23 km

On the way up to the Koppenstein castle ruins, the dream loop leaves the forest path and continues up a beautiful forest path through a dreamy forest.

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7

2.64 km

Great picnic option on the way to the Koppenstein castle ruins.

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6.27 km

A small herd of deer lives here.

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6.47 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.08 km

671 m

531 m

134 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.74 km

1.01 km

638 m

447 m

344 m

241 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

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Saturday 23 May

27°C

15°C

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