View of Sponheim – Heimberg Tower loop from Sponheim

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Sponheim

View of Sponheim – Heimberg Tower loop from Sponheim

Hard

4.9

(25)

hikers

View of Sponheim – Heimberg Tower loop from Sponheim

06:20

22.5km

470m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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: October 1, 2026

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Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.17 km

View of Sponheim

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Super nice view of the monastery church in Sponheim!

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2.34 km

Viewpoint

5.92 km

Relax Lounger With View of Waldböckelheim

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Nice big lounger. You can rest on it and enjoy the view of Waldböckelheim.

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8.78 km

View of the Nahe Valley

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Here is a bench high above the Nahe valley on a steep slope with a fantastic view towards Oberhausen. It is worth taking a short break here.

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9.50 km

Heimberg and Heimbergturm Viewpoint

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The Heimberg is a former volcano that got in the way of the Nahe and forced them to turn south.
You have a view of two more volcanoes, the Gangelsberg …

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9.89 km

Heimberg Tower

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Can be easily integrated into a run around Waldböckelheim.

The Heimbergturm is a 29 m high observation tower on the 302.7 m above sea level. NHN high Heimberg between Schloßböckelheim …

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11.9 km

Protestant Mountain Church Waldböckelheim

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The mountain church is the widely visible landmark of Waldböckelheim, built between 1863 and 1867.

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15.2 km

Former Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (Sponheim)

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The monastery founded by Count Stephan in 1101 was consecrated in 1123 and occupied by twelve monks from the Benedictine abbeys of St. Alban and St. Jacob near Mainz in …

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22.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

2.61 km

1.53 km

1.10 km

382 m

Surfaces

6.94 km

6.03 km

3.78 km

3.38 km

2.28 km

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 16 October

14°C

7°C

80 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

September 23, 2022,Hildegard-von-Bingen-Pilgerwanderweg (Etappe 6 [von Schloßböckelheim nach Braunweiler])

At the beginning of autumn 2022, my dad and I are taking the sixth stage of the Hildegard von Bingen pilgrimage trail from Schloßböckelheim to Braunweiler. For around 20 km it goes through vineyards, forest and small valleys with very beautiful landscape panoramas.

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