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 is already considered a hotspot of biodiversity, but is still easy to reach within an hour of Mainz, Trier and Saarbrücken.
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- 4.4 (82)·Moderate·5.6 mi·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 gets its name from the tour highlight, the Ochsenbruch nature reserve in the north-west of the tour. The nature reserve consists of moor areas, arnica meadows and cotton grass. Beautiful views are guaranteed along the entire route. At the end point you...
- 4.3 (12)·Moderate·6.8 mi·Est. 3.5–4 hrPopular loop trail in the Hunsrueck-Hochwald National Park, Saarland. A varied loop trail that leads through the dense forests of the Hunsrueck-Hochwald National Park. The Nonnweiler reservoir and many relics of Celtic settlements await along the way. Highlights of the hike: - Dollberg nature reserve - Nonnweiler reservoir - Otzenhausen Celtic Park - Zuescher Hammer - Celtic ring wall
- 4.1 (11)·Moderate·4.6 mi·Est. 2–2.5 hrIdyllic circular hike steeped in history in the footsteps of the Celts near Nonnweile in Saarland. This route begins with a visit to the Celtic exhibition. Then it goes over the Moosbruchweg to the Preussenschneise and then into the Hunnenringweg. A detour to the Celtic ring wall takes you back to the starting point of the tour. Highlights: - Beautiful 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 centers 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 March 30 to the end of October from Thu. to Sat. from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays. During the vacations, 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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