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Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Limbach

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Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Limbach

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Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Limbach

03:20

11.3km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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934 m

Birg Hillfort Ruins (Schmelz-Limbach)

Highlight • Historical Site

On the Premium Erzgräberwanderweg is the late Celtic fortification, the Birg. A visible wall adjoins the two-hectare height attachment on three sides, the fourth side is formed by a 30-meter-dropping …

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3.59 km

Viewpoint at Großer Horst Quarry

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Great Horst quarry

The Great Horst is a stock-like intrusion made of latitandesite with a dimension of about 2700 m length and up to 1100 m width, which penetrated into …

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3.61 km

View of the Schmelz-Michelbach quarry

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Unfortunately, the trees in the direction of the quarry are now quite high and block the great view.

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5.02 km

View of Schmelz and the Bettinger Ironworks from Rengeskopf

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The last viewpoint of the hiking tour and also the most beautiful. Afterwards there is a trailing Keuzweg down to the valley.

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5.02 km

Marian Chapel "Marienfried" on the Rengeskopf

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Small chapel on a very beautiful and scenic tour

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7.16 km

Thick Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Natural monument "Thick Oak"

Date of origin approx. 1650. The "Thick Oak" is a testimony to the old medium-sized forest management, which was operated until approx. 1850. Under an umbrella …

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8.42 km

Fritz Klesen Trail

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Varied tour with a lot of up and down :-)

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9.75 km

View of Limbach and the Bohnental

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View over Limbach into the Bohnental

Limbach

In a list from 1150, Limbach is mentioned among the places that had to carry out an annual pilgrimage to Mettlach. In 1306, …

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10.4 km

Bunzelberg

Viewpoint

11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.51 km

1.15 km

991 m

619 m

Surfaces

5.27 km

2.87 km

2.46 km

407 m

256 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 27 August

23°C

14°C

90 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

November 1, 2021,Traumschleife Erzgräberweg

The thematic hiking trail follows in the footsteps of the women and men who supplied the iron smelters in Primstal with the materials for smelting before the 30 Years War. It offers wonderful views far over the Primstal and idyllic forest passages. Special features along the way are the Bettinger Eisenschmelze, the natural monument Dicke Eiche, the Birk, the Hoxfels …

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May 9, 2024,Traumschleife Erzgräberweg

A pleasant little circuit with lovely, quiet forest passages and small streams. If you prefer something a little quieter with fewer steep climbs, this tour is perfect for you. There are plenty of places to rest.

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October 16, 2021,Traumschleife Erzgräber Weg- Schmelz

Today again made a tour in Saarland! So off to Schmelz to the Erzgräberweg dream loop ... Nice, successful tour with a few meters in altitude and some highlights.
Very well signposted

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October 1, 2025,Erzgräberweg

Today, in the most beautiful weather, we once again went to the Erzgräberweg (Ore Grave Trail) in Schmelz. The clear air provided wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. Although we've been here many times and know the area very well, we were more than satisfied. A heartfelt thank you to the people who created and maintain this trail. 👏👏

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January 15, 2023,23_01_15 Traumschleife Erzgräberweg

Almost dry and even a little bit of sunshine, we hiked the Traumschleife near Schmelz again today. At one point or another, the paths were slightly flooded but still easy to walk. A pleasant round

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April 11, 2025,TS Erzgräberweg

And already the second little pleasure tour in Saarland...
Even though traces and sounds of civilization were clearly present on this tour, it felt noticeably more like a dream loop compared to yesterday's tour.

This was due in part to a varied hiking route, a few nice highlights, and, above all, a multitude of information panels about the region and …

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October 20, 2024,TS Erzgräberweg

After hearing so many different opinions about the Erzgräberweg, I wanted to see the TS in Schmelz for myself today. I have to say that I generally like the TS that go through the forest the best. And in autumn, when the leaves change color, it's a wonderful play of colors!! I saw a lot of mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 and the …

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May 16, 2024,Traumschleife Erzgräberweg Schmelz

Today's tour had beautiful paths that were easy to walk. There were almost no highlights. The weather was surprisingly good after the rainy night. After yesterday's strenuous tour, today was almost comfortable.

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Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Limbach

Birg Hillfort Ruins (Schmelz-Limbach)

Viewpoint at Großer Horst Quarry

View of the Schmelz-Michelbach quarry

View of Schmelz and the Bettinger Ironworks from Rengeskopf

Marian Chapel "Marienfried" on the Rengeskopf

Thick Oak

Fritz Klesen Trail

View of Limbach and the Bohnental

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