Bridge Trail to Brexbachtal – Brexbach Railway Tunnel loop from Höhr-Grenzhausen

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Bridge Trail to Brexbachtal – Brexbach Railway Tunnel loop from Höhr-Grenzhausen

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Bridge Trail to Brexbachtal – Brexbach Railway Tunnel loop from Höhr-Grenzhausen

05:20

18.7km

380m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.12 km

Bridge Trail to Brexbachtal

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There are several small bridges here. However, these need to be repaired soon.

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4.71 km

Brexbach Railway Tunnel

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The story of the "Brex":
diebrex.de/diebrex.html
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Engers%E2%80%93Au

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5.72 km

Brexbach Stream and Stone Bridges

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Along the shady Brexbach stream, there are beautiful paths, bridges from an old railway line, and two accessible caves in the hillside. Don't forget your flashlight!

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6.63 km

Brexbach Valley — Railway Bridge and Waterfall

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A fantastic nature experience to wander through this valley - definitely recommended!

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7.31 km

Brexbach Valley Railway Bridge

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The Brexbachtalbahn ran between Engers and Hillscheid from 1884 to 2001, until operations were completely discontinued. In 2007, the Brexbachtalbahn e.V. association set about reactivating the railway line, and today …

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10.5 km

Sayn Castle

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Arriving at the parking lot of Sayn Castle, turn left onto the "Wirtschaftsweg" that leads to Sayn Castle. Here you will not only find a beautiful view of the Eifel …

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10.6 km

View of Sayn, the Rhine Valley and the Brexbach Valley from Sayn Castle

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From the old defensive wall of Sayn Castle you have a fantastic view of the picturesque landscape.

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13.5 km

Roman Tower on the Limes Sayn-Bendorf

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Great view and there is the possibility to rest here. Information about the Limes is displayed on information boards.

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16.9 km

röm. Wachposten 1/60

Archaeological Site

18.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.05 km

7.31 km

2.82 km

542 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.29 km

3.30 km

2.85 km

2.48 km

1.23 km

542 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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4°C

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Comments

August 30, 2025,Brexbach-Eisenbahntunnel – Burg Sayn Runde von Grenzau

Through the Brexbach Valley

Beautiful, shady paths

> ⬆️to Genzau Castle Ruins

>➡️Brexbach Valley

> ⬆️Sayn Castle

> ↙️Sayn🍻

>↗️Limes Roman Tower (one of many)

➡️=Brexbach Valley very beautiful

>Grenzau 🍻finished 🙂🤗

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August 29, 2025,Limes und Brexbachtal ab Höhr-Grenzhausen

In the Taunus, I've already hiked almost the entire length of the Limes. It's no wonder I'm now expanding this project to the Westerwald. As always, I'll be creating my own circular tours and not just following the Limes hiking trail as a single-track hike. The advantage is that my circular hikes also allow me to get to know the …

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November 26, 2022,Durchs wilde Brexbachtal Burg Sayn-Grenzau-Schloss Sayn

From the car park at the butterfly garden we climb up to Sayn Castle, enjoy the views and hike into the Brexbach valley. We do not follow the Brexbach, as the path is mostly muddy and narrow, but instead follow the lower high trail. This leads repeatedly to the Brexbach railway and the Brexbach. Shortly before Grenzau we climb steeply …

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March 2, 2023,Im Brextal – Römerturm Runde von Bahnhof Grenzau

Today for this year's pre-exploration in the Brexbachtal. Partly still quite muddy, but almost as beautiful as the dream path there. Gladly again 🤩

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June 26, 2022,Das Brexbachtal bei Höhr-Grenzhausen im Westerwald

A varied circular route with paths that are sometimes challenging, especially downhill. Not only on the Brexbach gorge there were long fairytale sections ☺️😄👍

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