Best bird watching trails in Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park
This park is located in western Germany in the low mountain range of the Hunsrück and is part of the Hunsrück Nature Park. As the sixteenth national park in Germany, it was founded in 2015, one year after the Black Forest National Park, and the area is already a biodiversity hotspot, but is still easy to reach within an hour of Mainz, Trier and Saarbrücken.
Top sights
Top trails
- 4.4 (82)·Moderate·9 km·Est. 2.5–3 hrOfficially certified premium hiking trail in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park, Rhineland-Palatinate. The tour starts at Forellenhof Traunthal and leads around the village of Börfink in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park. The circular route takes its name from the tour highlight, the Ochsenbruch nature reserve in the north-west of the tour. The nature reserve consists of moorland, arnica meadows and cotton grass. Beautiful views are guaranteed along the entire route. At the end point, you...
- 4.3 (12)·Moderate·10.9 km·Est. 3.5–4 hrPopular circular hike in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park, Saarland. A varied circular trail that leads through the dense forests of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park. The Nonnweiler dam and many relics of Celtic settlements await you along the way. Highlights of the hike: - Dollberg nature reserve - Nonnweiler Dam - Otzenhausen Celtic Park - Züscher Hammer - Celtic ring wall
- 4.1 (11)·Moderate·7.4 km·Est. 2–2.5 hrIdyllic and historical circular hike in the footsteps of the Celts near Nonnweile in Saarland. This route begins with a visit to the Celtic exhibition. It then follows the Moosbruchweg to the Preussenschneise and then the Hunnenringweg. A detour to the Celtic ring wall takes you back to the starting point of the tour. Highlights: - Wonderful views - Ring wall and other Celtic remains - Varied natural landscapes
Visitor info
The National Park has three official main entrances, the Erbeskopf, Celtic Park and Wildenburg National Park Gates, where information centres await visitors: The National Park exhibition at the Erbeskopf National Park Gate is open daily from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. The Celtic Village National Park Gate, with its replica of a Celtic village, is open from 30 March to the end of October from Thu - Sat 1.00 - 6.00 pm and on Sundays and public holidays from 10.00 - 6.00 pm. During the holidays, Mon., Tue. and Wed. are additional days. The wildlife enclosure at the Wildenburg National Park gate is open to visitors daily from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
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- Forest trails in Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park
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