Ritzerbach Spring – Marien Chapel loop from Merchingen

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Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Merzig

Ritzerbach Spring – Marien Chapel loop from Merchingen

Moderate

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Ritzerbach Spring – Marien Chapel loop from Merchingen

03:43

13.6km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

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Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

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1.44 km

Marien Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The Marienkapelle is beautifully maintained by the village community. You can sit here in peace!

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4.34 km

The Village on the Border – Merchingen Historical Information

Highlight • Historical Site

In Merchingen there are some signs indicating the history of the village

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7.15 km

Westwall bunker remains in Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the many blown up Siegfried Line bunkers in the region. It is unbelievable which colossi were placed in the landscape every few hundred meters.

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8.21 km

Westwall bunker ruins (World War II)

Highlight • Historical Site

The bunker was blown up after World War II. Massive boulders remained. Another is a few meters away.

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8.61 km

Wooden bench and forest shrine in the Saar-Hunsrück

Highlight • Religious Site

8.79 km

Bench in the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

Highlight • Rest Area

He is currently awakening spring

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13.6 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

1.96 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.69 km

1.92 km

1.81 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

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Comments

March 20, 2024,Wanderung "Gipsberg" Runde Merzig Nr.8

Today's tour led to Merzig, well signposted. It started from the Ostring hiking car park at the corner of Kettelerstr. In the residential area, the stairs as a footpath up towards Gipsberg, from there it was a long, flat, wide path through the forest, back across open land into the valley of the Ritzer Bach, we hiked through this valley, …

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