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Westerwald cross-country cycle path – Krombach Reservoir loop from Herborn (Dillkr)

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Westerwald cross-country cycle path – Krombach Reservoir loop from Herborn (Dillkr)

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Westerwald cross-country cycle path – Krombach Reservoir loop from Herborn (Dillkr)

02:53

44.7km

440m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.92 km

Cycle Path from Uckersdorf to Burg

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Coming from Burg, the cycle path changes under the BAB bridge to the former railway line to Uckersdorf.

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13.4 km

View over the Dill Valley from Roth

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Nice view over the Dill valley. The view extends from the Merkenbach water tower over the Dünsberg to the Angelburg.

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14.5 km

View of the Lahn-Dill mountains

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The view from here goes far into the Lahn-Dill-Bergland, also the Dünsberg near Gießen is easy to see.

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14.6 km

Westerwald cross-country cycle path

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The old railway line from Herborn to Rennerod enables an easy climb to the Westerwald.
Edit 10/23: It's even easier to get to the Westerwald with the Blue Line, a …

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19.4 km

View of the Driedorf Reservoir

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View over the large Driedorfer dam.

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22.4 km

Krombach Reservoir

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The largest lake in the Hohe Westerwald can be wonderfully circumnavigated. Two campsites with beautiful bathing beaches are located on its shore. From an observation stand, you can observe the birdlife in the nature reserve next to the lake.

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24.4 km

Evangelical Church Mademühlen

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The late Romanesque choir tower made of quarry stone has powerful, embanked buttresses. The essentially Romanesque nave was extended to the west in 1770 with a two-storey extension, which served …

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30.4 km

Railroad cycle path of the former Westerwald transverse railroad

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Where the Westerwald-Querbahn railway line once ran, there is now this beautiful and easy-to-ride cycle path. On some sections, there are great views over the varied landscape of the Westerwald.

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44.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

12.3 km

8.02 km

7.26 km

3.78 km

105 m

Surfaces

25.4 km

18.4 km

470 m

384 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Wednesday 19 August

24°C

14°C

34 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

May 28, 2023,🌞Orranierroute🚴🏾‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Beautiful bike tour with great vantage points 👍
The way back was sometimes not so easy to drive, but the tour otherwise made up for the small shaking passage😁
How will they definitely drive again, but then in the opposite direction 🚴 ♂️🚴🏾 ♀️

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July 23, 2022,Herborn - Krombachtalsperre und zurück

Nice tour back to the Krombach dam in the Westerwald and on the railway embankment bike path from Driedorf via Schönbach and Uckersdorf. We have beautiful lakes here in our homeland. God bless my friend 🙏

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