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Idarkopf Observation Tower – The new Idarkopf Tower loop from Idarkopf

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

Landkreis Birkenfeld

Idarkopf Observation Tower – The new Idarkopf Tower loop from Idarkopf

Moderate

4.6

(16)

65

hikers

Idarkopf Observation Tower – The new Idarkopf Tower loop from Idarkopf

03:14

11.3km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

28 m

694 m above sea level

Highlight • Viewpoint

For me, the tower is a successful construction that offers beautiful far-reaching views. The surrounding forest invites you to go hiking. Here is the appropriate parking space for the start and finish.

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2

36 m

Idarkopf Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

From the car park you can reach the Idalopf with Idakopftum in 30 minutes. The hike is about 5 km there and back.

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3

1.66 km

Protected Nature Area Near Idakopf Trail (Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück)

Highlight • Forest

A varied landscape with panoramic views and wonderful fresh forest air can be found here, slightly uphill.

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4

2.01 km

Idarkopf Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Currently closed due to fire.

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5

2.25 km

Observation Tower and View of Saar-Hunsrück Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here is a magnificent swamp area resembling the Lüneburg Heath.

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6

7.55 km

Jewish Cemetery with Memorial Stone and Sculpture Garden

Highlight • Historical Site

Above Schulstrasse is a Jewish cemetery created in the second half of the 19th century, 17 gravestones in situ, 1868 to 1940.
In the immediate vicinity a park with more …

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7

8.80 km

Kappelbach Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

On the way along the Kappelbach there is a large, but gloomy refuge.
Apart from the door and a few drill holes, there are no openings for light, but two long benches, but without a table.

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B

11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

525 m

334 m

148 m

Surfaces

5.66 km

2.57 km

1.82 km

717 m

325 m

218 m

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

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Sunday 8 November

7°C

3°C

21 %

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