Best beach trails in Geopark Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus

Idyllic circular hike in the Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It starts at the Fuchskaute - on the extinct volcano there is a restaurant with a patisserie and events. Here you can stop after the circular hike and enjoy the great view at the highest point in the Westerwald. Through forests and over sunny fields it goes to sleepy Rabenscheid, around the airfield to Bartenstein and south to Heisterberger Weiher. From there west back to Fuchskaute. Highlights: - unique landscape and...

This route is stage 2 of the Westerwaldsteig; it leads from Breitscheid to Rehe. The journey begins in Breitscheid, where the pottery museum honors the region’s white gold tradition, before ascending onto the basalt plateaus of the High Westerwald. Hikers pass the mystical Bartenstein rock formations and the village of Rabenscheid, where Celtic legends and wide panoramas dominate the landscape. After passing the Heisterberger Weiher, which offers a chance for a summer swim, the trail reaches...