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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
August 2, 2026 at 07:00
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 24, 2026 at 06:18
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July 24, 2026
Friday, July 24, 2026
Day 7 of 7
Stage 5 of the Panoramaweg Taubertal
8:20 AM to 3:15 PM
Today, I laced up my backpack for the last time and set off on the final stage.
Before that, of course, I had a good breakfast, and off I went. First, back uphill again; in the morning, it was still cloudy, but nowhere
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 23, 2026 at 06:40
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July 23, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Day 6 of 7
Partial stage 4 of the Panoramaweg Taubertal
8:30 AM to 3:15 PM
After a good night's sleep and breakfast at a café, I restocked my supplies at the nearby supermarket and was ready to continue.
Out and up from Weikersheim, we walked along fields past the observatory until
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 22, 2026 at 06:51
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July 22, 2026
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Day 5 of 7
Partial stage 4 of the Panoramasteig Taubertal
8:45 AM to 4:45 PM
The 4th stage would have been 33 kilometers for me, which is too much. Therefore, I divided it up and added a few small detours, so that I ended up with a route that was comfortable for me.
This way I could
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 21, 2026 at 05:25
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July 21, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Day 4 of 7
Stage 3 of the Panoramasteig Taubertal
7:25 AM to 4:00 PM
I slept really well and could continue early.
I left the already awakening Tauberbischofsheim behind me and climbed up to the Bismarck Tower via switchbacks. There I took a breakfast break and enjoyed the view over
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 20, 2026 at 05:52
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July 20, 2026
Monday, July 20, 2026
Day 3 of 7
Stage 2 of the Panoramasteig Taubertal
7:50 AM to 4:15 PM
After a short but deeply restful night and a small breakfast at the cafe opposite, the next stage could begin early in the morning. I was really exhausted yesterday, but today I felt fit again.
Today, too, it was straight
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 19, 2026 at 06:07
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July 19, 2026
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Day 2 of 7
Stage 1 of the Panoramasteig Taubertal
8:06 AM to 4:40 PM
After a restful night in the hotel (luckily the pub was closed) and a quick breakfast at Miltenberg train station, I took the train back to Kirschfurt in just six minutes.
The long-distance trail is actually mostly
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 18, 2026 at 10:21
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July 18, 2026
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Day 1 of 7
Stage 0 of the Panoramaweg Taubertal (last stage of the Nibelungensteig)
12:20 PM to 4:15 PM
This is where my seven-day hike along the Panoramaweg Taubertal begins.
Today is actually the last stage of the Nibelungensteig. Since the first stage of the Panoramaweg is quite
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
July 5, 2026 at 06:50
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July 6, 2026
Sunday, July 5, 2026
08:50 to 15:00
There isn't much to report this time. This round was just about getting out. I was caught in a short shower twice, and in both cases, I was lucky that there was a shelter nearby.
As further rain was forecast for the afternoon, I shortened the round and was back at the
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
June 28, 2026 at 06:31
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June 28, 2026
Sunday, June 28, 2026
08:30 AM to 03:30 PM
Up to 30 degrees
I parked at the Nizzabad and immediately went up a narrow path.
Due to the storm during the night, there was plenty of fallen branches on the paths. So, since I was probably the first one here today, I cleared the path of some larger and smaller
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
June 21, 2026 at 06:30
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June 21, 2026
Sunday, June 21, 2026
8:30 AM to 3:15 PM
30 degrees
The round started today in a small parking lot in Essen-Kupferdreh.
Over sometimes narrow, overgrown paths and sometimes wider paths with little asphalt, it went through the forest and fields down through a nice valley to the banks of the Ruhr.
So often
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
June 14, 2026 at 06:26
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June 19, 2026
Sunday, June 14, 2026
8:25 AM to 3:30 PM
Started a bit late today, my short report from last Sunday.
I started at the Diepensiepen hiking parking lot, and from there we immediately went into the Neander Valley. Unfortunately, no wisents or aurochs were present there.
After that, it continued quite urban
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
June 7, 2026 at 06:43
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June 9, 2026
Sunday, June 7, 2026
08:45 to 15:30
Parked on the roadside near Lüttringhausen, after a short time I walked through a beautiful agricultural area. After 2 kilometers, the noise of the nearby highway also faded away. Now it went along the Herbringhauser Talsperre and then through the small village of Spiekern
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
May 30, 2026 at 08:52
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May 31, 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
10:50 AM to 5:10 PM
It has now been 5 years since I was at the Spreeler Bach, so it was time to come back here for a hike.
This time, however, I planned the route a bit differently. I started at the hiking parking lot of the Beyenbacher Stausee. First, I waited out the last rain shower
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Michael 🚶♂️ went for a hike
May 24, 2026 at 07:03
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May 25, 2026
Sunday, May 24, 2026
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
From the hiking parking lot, we went over beautiful narrow paths through the forest and along fields. Briefly across a golf course.
I took a break on an old bench under two large trees with a magnificent view.
Now we went to the Purder Bachtal, which is very beautiful
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August 2, 2026
Sunday, August 2, 2026
9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
There should have been a parking lot for hikers here. I didn't find it, so I parked on the side of the road.
After a short distance, I mostly followed a beautiful narrow path for about 5 km along the Nacker Bach.
Then came 3 km of urban area, before I dived back
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