Wolfgang Kleineidam

This hike is the 4th day of my Taunus hike, starting from Hochheim am Main. It is the "queen stage" with the longest distance (51 km) and the "top point" (701 m above sea level) of the entire tour—no wonder, since you cross a true summit with the Weilberg (701 m) and shortly afterwards reach the same

The third stage of my four-day Taunus hike, at 43km, is slightly longer than yesterday's second stage and, with 1250m of ascent, also includes more ascent than the one from Lorch to Katzenelnbogen. The hike begins in Katzenelnbogen in Rhineland-Palatinate, passing through the beautiful Taunus landscape

This is the second leg of my four-day circular tour from Hochheim via Lorch, Katzenelnbogen (Berghausen district, where there's a hotel!), and Weilrod (Gemünden district, where there's also a hotel), then back to Hochheim. This leg is the shortest at approximately 39 km, but it has a considerable elevation

This hike, starting from Hochheim am Main (parking at Weiherplatz), is the first leg of a four-day hike. You leave Hochheim west and hike via Mainz-Kastel to Wiesbaden (Biebrich, Schierstein) and along the Rhine to Walluf, where you leave the Rhine (Rhine Trail) and head via Oberwalluf and Eltville into

A beautiful loop, completely flat and on good paths. The loop is called "Runde um Bauschheim" (Run around Bauschheim) and leads through forests, across fields, past orchards, and along roads. It's well signposted and entertaining. You'll also benefit from the information provided (on information boards

I have often done the "descent" part of this tour on my mountain bike as a descent from Atzelberg (sometimes with a tower climb, sometimes without (because the previous wooden tower had burned down) to Eppstein and had always planned to do it as a hike from below = starting in Eppstein. It has the character

The route from Gerardmer around the lake is 6.4 km long and easy to walk even in snow. The changing perspectives of the lake and the different lighting conditions make the tour varied and fun. Since a large part of the northern half is mostly close to the busier road, we started here and walked back

dog walk...

The tour begins at the car park above the Butterfly Valley "valley station" (= lower ticket booth). You walk the first 200m downhill along the road to the lower ticket booth, pay the entrance fee (4/2024 3€) and climb uphill on well-paved paths, bordered throughout by wooden railings. The name "Butterfly

The stage from Plaidt to Braubach is very varied with a few meters of elevation. It touches the two-river city of Koblenz and crosses both rivers: first you cross the Moselle, and a short time later the Rhine. From there, the route always runs relatively close to the right bank of the Rhine until you