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Germany
Saarland
Landkreis Saarlouis
Schmelz

Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Limbach

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Saarland
Landkreis Saarlouis
Schmelz

Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Limbach

Moderate

4.7

(143)

647

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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: May 7, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

934 m

Birg Hillfort Ruins (Schmelz-Limbach)

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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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2

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

3.61 km

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

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4

5.02 km

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

5.02 km

Small chapel on a very beautiful and scenic tour

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6

7.16 km

Thick Oak

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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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7

8.42 km

Fritz Klesen Trail

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

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8

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

B

11.3 km

End point

Parking

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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

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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