Best long trails in Gladenbach
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Explore the most popular long trails near Gladenbach with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.
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- 4.7 (16)·Hard·17.1 km·Est. 5–5.5 hrThis route is a certified premium hiking trail. The highlights of the route are pleasantly evenly distributed and make the tour varied. Right at the start, you hike through "Gladbach Switzerland" with beautiful geotopes and slate quarries. After the halfway point, you reach the quarry near Rachelshausen and Hünstein. Here, at the highest point of the route, there is a viewing tower. You can get here by bus and train.
- 4.2 (5)·Moderate·11.6 km·Est. 3.5–4 hrThis route is a certified premium hiking trail that offers a pleasant alternation between forest and meadow. After just a few kilometres, you will also come across a lookout tower from which you have a wonderful view of the surrounding Lahn-Dill mountain region. However, the Postal Robbery Route takes its name from the original location of the postal robbery in the Subach, which Volker Schlöndorff memorialised in the film "The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach".
- 4.9 (3)·Moderate·9.5 km·Est. 2.5–3 hrPopular circular hiking trail in the Lahn-Dill-Bergland Nature Park, Hesse. Circular trail G1 is one of a total of eight designated hiking routes near Gladenbach. A good starting point is the Georg-Ludwig-Hartig-Park, where there is a large car park. The ruins of Blankenstein Castle, which was probably built in the 13th century, are also located in the immediate vicinity and are well worth a short detour. The hiking trail around Gladenbach runs through forests and open landscapes and also...
- Hard·23.2 km·Est. 7–7.5 hrSection of the Lahn-Dill-Bergland Trail, Hesse You can also enjoy wonderful views of Hinterland Switzerland on this section. It passes through quiet and remote landscapes and villages. There are always lookout towers. Highlights: - Adventure pool in Gladenbach - Blankenstein castle ruins - Rachelshausen quarry - Tower on the Hünstein - Rimberg tower