Lahn Spring (Lahn Source) – View of the Obernautalsperre loop from Nenkersdorf
Lahn Spring (Lahn Source) – View of the Obernautalsperre loop from Nenkersdorf
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Lahn Spring (Lahn Source) – View of the Obernautalsperre loop from Nenkersdorf
05:39
19.7km
460m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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3.33 km
View from Lahnhof of Oberste Henn
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4.15 km
Lahn Spring (Lahn Source)
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6.16 km
View Towards Siegen
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6.58 km
Ilm Spring
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7.59 km
Quarry at the Source of the Sieg
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7.61 km
Forest Guitar
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04/2019: R.I.P. The forest guitar broke it up in one of the last storms.
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12.1 km
Kyrill Trail
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In the meantime, only the old fallen trees and the signs remind of the storm and its consequences. Definitely worth seeing.
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17.0 km
View of the Obernautalsperre
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19.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.3 km
4.00 km
1.24 km
1.23 km
Surfaces
7.07 km
4.01 km
3.98 km
2.50 km
2.14 km
< 100 m
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Wednesday 15 July
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14°C
10 %
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Comments
"This circular hiking trail in Siegerland leads to the sources of the Lahn, the Ilm, the Sieg and the Eder. The starting point is Nenkersdorf near Netphen. From here we continue on another loop through the source country.
From Nenkersdorf you first go west into the forest and past the stone forest (584m) to the old Hohenroth forester's lodge. …
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From the tranquil Nenkersdorf it goes steeply up the mountain ranges towards Stiegelburg, to the first spring.
The Lahn rises at the historic Lahnhof, here it …
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The path from the Eder source runs very nicely through the forest at first, but then gets more and more lost. Finally I had to go cross-country back onto the forest path.
It would be nice if the path could be repaired for hikers again.
Once you have …
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