Brexbachschluchtweg (Brexbach Gorge Trail) in the Westerwald Wäller Tour

Today hike with the WWV Bad Marienberg 2 women and 6 men ☀️🥾🚶👍🙋🤗

On Father's Day, following a recommendation from "Mola Gut Fuß", drove to Grenzau in the Westerwald. Parking is currently possible everywhere due to closed hotels, otherwise best at the train station or the church. Very nice tour, especially through the Brexbachtal. The second half drops off significantly, as is often the case with circular hikes, but is still nice to walk at the moment because of the blooming apple trees and rape fields.

Grenzau is a cute medieval village. Here we started our tour. Grenzau Castle is right on the hilltop. Unfortunately it was closed. But otherwise I can highly recommend this hike. Lots of picturesque scenery and lots of beautiful places to stay.

Bitterly fitting, good company, absolutely fantastic circular hike, what more could you want?!

From the car park on the way to Grenzau Castle, the hike is leisurely uphill. I pass the castle, the path turns right and I soon reach the Kaiserstuhl under shady trees. From here it is a zigzag course down into the Brexbachtal. The stream awaits me below and on the left you can see an underpass for the railway. But my path branches off to the right and the romantic valley awaits me for a longer stretch. A section of the mindfulness path lies before me. It smells of flowering balsam, the stream flows quietly alongside. Dragonflies buzz around. Again and again I cross or go under the Brexbachtal railway. Small bridges lead over the Brexbach and you actually disappear into the valley on small paths. The climb to Teufelsberg is a bit more strenuous, but the view here is beautiful. The route continues to climb up to the town of Nauort and it remains shady. There are wonderful views from afar and the Eifel hills are clearly visible. After that, open nature with meadows and fields welcomes me. Asphalt, meadow and forest paths and an open landscape now alternate. Before Alsbach, I come across a bench and from here I can once again enjoy a beautiful view. Alsbach itself is only included in the margins. The last few kilometers go back into the beautiful Brexbach valley, the path always goes up and down to the old, historic Grenzau train station. The information board about the corpse path was interesting beforehand. Then it is not far to the starting point. I enjoy the beautiful town on the last few meters and am lucky enough to be able to visit the St. Peter and Paul chapel, as a caretaker was there. The cooling peace inside the chapel and the view of the furnishings delight me at the end. From May to October, the chapel is open on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Conclusion: A varied hike with different types of paths. Grenzau with its castle, the Kaiserstuhl with a great view, the beautiful Brexbachtal, the Teufelsberg with valley and distant views, nice little towns and more.....

Super nice tour, especially the long section in the Brexbachtal.

A wonderful, varied, well signposted route.

Today I headed back to the Brexbach Valley: https://www.westerwald.info/d/waeller-tour-brexbachschluchtweg-grenzau/ If I remember correctly, I did this tour once before in July 2023. The Brexbach Valley is definitely worth a visit. There are a few other hiking trails there that are also worth exploring. I last hiked the BREX tour in this area: https://www.rheinsteig.de/a-wanderweg-suedliches-brexbachtal-brex That was on November 29, 2024. It was a pretty foggy day, by the way. And as we all know, the sun is already quite low in the sky at the end of November. If you'd like to see the footage, I'll link the tour I did back then here: https://www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/1970334413 About today's tour: With warmer temperatures, the Brexbach Valley is certainly bearable. I was glad I had brought enough water with me, as it was getting quite warm. Especially since this path eventually led me out of the valley and into open areas without much shade.