View of Alsdorf – Pfannenbergturm Observation Tower loop from Grünebacherhütte

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View of Alsdorf – Pfannenbergturm Observation Tower loop from Grünebacherhütte

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View of Alsdorf – Pfannenbergturm Observation Tower loop from Grünebacherhütte

03:29

35.4km

700m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 766 m for 464 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.62 km

View of Alsdorf

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Panorama descent to Alsdorf!

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7.15 km

Speckberg / Schlirrerweg Rest Area

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In earlier times the traveling people camped here on the Speckberg, which is why the vernacular called the place 'Zigeunerplatz'.
Edit 08/21: Currently you can no longer say this Z-word because of the discrimination. But fuck it, that's the history.

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18.0 km

Hangsofa Pfannenberg Viewpoint

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Beautiful view

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18.5 km

Pfannenbergturm Observation Tower

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The Pfannenbergturm is a 20m high observation tower, which was built in 1934 from a disused winding tower of the pit Pfannenberger unity.
It has a fantastic view of the Siegerland and the Westerwald.

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26.5 km

View of the Westerwald Valley

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Is it awesome that there are no more trees? 🤔

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27.5 km

View from Windhahn across the Sieg Valley

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A little below the Windhahn, there are now very nice far-reaching views of the Siegtal!

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28.5 km

View of Siegerland and Siegen

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These prospects did not exist in the past. Thanks to climate change and bark beetle infestation, new views have emerged.

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30.7 km

Otto Tower

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The Ottoturm is an almost 19-meter-high observation tower on the Kahlenberg. From here, you have a beautiful panoramic view of parts of the Siegerland region, especially when the weather is …

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35.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.2 km

2.11 km

613 m

542 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.5 km

7.69 km

6.94 km

1.00 km

258 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

9°C

6°C

97 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

May 2, 2026,Ride war unterwegs von Kirchen über Alsdorf zum Steimel mit Umwegen und zurück über Alsdorf nach Kirchen.

The tour was very dusty, with pleasant temperatures.

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April 16, 2022,MTB Westerwald: Ottoturm-Pfannenbergturm-Druidenstein

After my eBike was stolen from the garage last night, I had to use the fully without accessories for this tour, which I therefore didn't want to take, which made the tour a bit more strenuous. The area between Kirchen, Brachbach and Herdorf offers plenty of ups and downs and since, as is well known, a great downhill single trail …

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