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Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Birkenbeul

View from Bickenberg – Alte Kohlstraße (Old Coal Road) loop from Birkenbeul

Routes
Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Birkenbeul

View from Bickenberg – Alte Kohlstraße (Old Coal Road) loop from Birkenbeul

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View from Bickenberg – Alte Kohlstraße (Old Coal Road) loop from Birkenbeul

01:35

5.50km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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924 m

View of the Westerwald Countryside

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3.11 km

View from Bickenberg

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Panoramic views of every mountain

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4.16 km

Alte Kohlstraße (Old Coal Road)

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Former connecting route between Cologne and the Siegerland. Here the ores were transported. Even during the war this was the main thoroughfare.

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4.41 km

The Köhler Jörg and his wife Schlawastine

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4.82 km

Wunderbuche (Westerwald)

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West of Birkenbeul on the way to the Hardskopf is this mysterious tree for many generations, a funeral book, which is also popularly known as the "miracle book". Various legends …

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4.84 km

Miracle Beech

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Memorial or another background to this place?

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5.50 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.63 km

679 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.60 km

2.32 km

465 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Thursday 14 May

13°C

4°C

52 %

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