Ellerspring Trekking Camp – Soonwaldsteig at Ellerspring loop from Landwiesen

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Ellerspring Trekking Camp – Soonwaldsteig at Ellerspring loop from Landwiesen

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4.3

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Ellerspring Trekking Camp – Soonwaldsteig at Ellerspring loop from Landwiesen

01:22

4.97km

80m

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: September 25, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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55 m

Ellerspring Pass (Col de Ellerspring)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Elevation in the Hunsrück at the source of the Ellersprings

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119 m

Ellerspring Transmission Tower

Highlight • Monument

Large parking lot for hikers with benches near the Ellerspring.
From here you can start on two relatively unkempt trails or use various forest paths.
Very briefly in the video at 20:40:

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122 m

Langenberg hiking car park

Highlight • Parking

Beautiful, large hiking car park below the Ellerspring with a rest area and shelter

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898 m

Ellerspring Trekking Camp

Highlight • Rest Area

At the Ellerspring trekking site you camp at the highest elevation in the Soonwald at 657 meters. The trekking site is hidden in a small clearing on the Soonwaldsteig. There …

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1.35 km

Bench Near Sender Tower, Soonwaldsteig

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Rest bench in the sun today at the crossroads on the Soonwaldsteig - on the right it goes to the transmitter

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1.51 km

Picnic Area with Signpost

Highlight • Rest Area

A nice rest area with a table and benches. A signpost is located nearby.

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1.51 km

Soonwaldsteig at Ellerspring

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

One of the IMHO most beautiful sections of the Soonwaldsteig leads through a beautiful single trail through a sparse mixed forest. Due to the root system and some Wacken for cyclists not so suitable.

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4.09 km

Kieskaut quarry

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The large depression in the Soonwald comes from the former quartzite gravel mining and was freed in 2011 (freed from vegetation). However, the information board has already faded and is …

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4.97 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.42 km

2.28 km

244 m

< 100 m

Surfaces