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Soonwald Gravel

Soonwald Gravel

Kathrin planned a gravel ride

September 17, 2025

Soonwald Gravel

Hard

07:18

70.6km

9.7km/h

1,540m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 56.7 km for 12 m

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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8.14 km

Forsthaus Lauschhütte & Climbing Park

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Here the dapper biker can enjoy a bicyclist or warm tea in peace after trampling. Beautifully located in the forest invites the Forsthaus in the gastronomy to linger. Right next …

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9.17 km

Trail Junction at O-Heimbach, Ohligsberg, Lauschhütte, and Daxweiler

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Main directions crossroads

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10.6 km

View of the Taunus from Ohligsberg

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Beautiful view from the Ohligsberg (607m) on the Taunus foothills. With good visibility you can see through the Heimbachtal the Rhine.

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13.4 km

Emmerich Hut

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Urgemütliche forest restaurant and one of the few rest stops on Soonwaldsteig. At fair prices, you can eat right here full. On the sun terrace you can enjoy the forest …

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16.3 km

Small Quarry below the Hochsteinchen

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Small quarry below the Hochsteinchen

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18.7 km

Hochsteinchen lookout tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Since 1893, a steel observation tower has stood on the Hochsteinchen. From the uppermost platform your gaze wanders over the Hunsrück, the Middle Rhine Valley and even into the Taunus …

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20.1 km

Memorial stone for Marcel Keil

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20.9 km

Giant Sequoias on the Schinderhannes Nature Trail

Highlight • Natural Monument

Sequoia in the Hunsrück. There are beautiful trees and can now be found more often in the region.

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21.9 km

Shelter at Six-Way Junction

Highlight • Rest Area

If you are undecided, I recommend letting the dice decide.

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23.1 km

Soonwald Singletrack Trail

Highlight • Trail

you can drive in summer as well as in winter

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23.8 km

Soonwald Wood Sculptures

Highlight • Structure

Always great to see what the good man is carving about again. A great job

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28.0 km

Waldsee Argenthal

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The forest lake in Argenthal offers not only a good restaurant but also a campsite. Old dewatering structures can be seen around the lake, the function of which is no longer clear.

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29.7 km

Kühlenhütte Shelter and Refreshment Station

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31.7 km

Finest gravel

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Great gravel path through the Soonwald-Nahe Nature Park.

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37.5 km

Orkanstein in the Soonwald

Highlight • Monument

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The quartzite block with the metal inscription ORKAN above a wind arrow and the year 1990 stands on Landrichtweg in the Wildburg forest district in the Soonwald and is …

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38.6 km

The centuries-old Bollinger oak, a striking single tree and a kind of landmark of the Soonwald in the Hunsrück.
Named after the forester Matthias Bollinger (1858 to 1961).
There is also a commemorative plaque on the Altenburg observation tower.

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48.9 km

Forest lake near Kreershäuschen

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A relatively large pond with a small birch forest island.
In several places there are Rastbänke and you can walk around the pond well on foot.

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62.1 km

Wildcat Educational Trail

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The 3.5 km wildcat educational trail, which was specially developed for children and students, provides clear information about the wildcat native to the Soonwald. Interactive elements advance knowledge about the shy animal in a varied and playful way.

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70.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.1 km

4.43 km

3.92 km

214 m

Surfaces

48.2 km

13.1 km

8.28 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Soonwald Gravel

Forsthaus Lauschhütte & Climbing Park

Trail Junction at O-Heimbach, Ohligsberg, Lauschhütte, and Daxweiler

View of the Taunus from Ohligsberg

Emmerich Hut

Small Quarry below the Hochsteinchen

Hochsteinchen lookout tower

Memorial stone for Marcel Keil

Giant Sequoias on the Schinderhannes Nature Trail

Shelter at Six-Way Junction

Soonwald Singletrack Trail

Soonwald Wood Sculptures

Waldsee Argenthal

Kühlenhütte Shelter and Refreshment Station

Finest gravel

Orkanstein in the Soonwald

Bollinger Oak

Forest lake near Kreershäuschen

Wildcat Educational Trail

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