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Leitersteiner Born – Old limestone quarries loop from Gisingen

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Germany
Saarland
Landkreis Saarlouis
Wallerfangen

Leitersteiner Born – Old limestone quarries loop from Gisingen

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Leitersteiner Born – Old limestone quarries loop from Gisingen

01:29

5.31km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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969 m

Leitersteiner Born

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Leitersteiner Born was used as a cattle trough, drinking water and wash fountain.

While the never-ending fountain used to have healing powers due to its high mineral content, today …

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1.10 km

Travertine Steps on the Idesbach Trail

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A wonderful place to linger in the middle of trees and on the water ... as it is shady, more for summer.

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2.31 km

Orchards

The Saargau landscape is characterized by numerous orchards, open fields and small villages. The orchard meadow, locally also called Bungert, is a traditional form of fruit growing. In the …

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3.19 km

Radio towers / Chappe telegraph

From here you can see modern radio towers (48m high transmission mast of the Telefonica Group in the immediate vicinity) and historical transmission masts (behind …

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3.61 km

Old limestone quarries

Highlight • Natural Monument

Everything you need to know is on the accompanying information board.

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4.05 km

Pond Complex Near Gisingen

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Beautifully situated idyllic pond complex

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4.98 km

Gateway to the Saargau

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The Gateway to the Gau

The Gisingen district represents the entrance to the Muschelkalk plateau of the southern Saar-Niedgau region from Wallerfangen or Siersburg, and therefore functions as a sort …

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4.98 km

Gisingen Little Free Library

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Fair and Hiking Parking Lot

The Gisinger Fair and hiking parking lot are used for a variety of festivals throughout the year: for example, on the night of May 1st …

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5.31 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.65 km

2.11 km

435 m

114 m

Surfaces

2.07 km

1.69 km

515 m

513 m

477 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Saturday 31 October

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