The best road cycling routes around Jeckenbach

New wooden footbridge on the Vitaltour Bärenroute: A highlight for hikers! The popular Vitaltour Bärenroute now offers hiking enthusiasts another highlight: A brand-new wooden footbridge replaces the previous crossing over the Bärenbach stream and leaves nothing to be desired. The bridge impresses with its successful combination of functionality and aesthetic design. Built on two massive logs, it blends harmoniously into the natural surroundings. A sturdy railing ensures safety, while the high-quality workmanship guarantees a long service life. The Vitaltour Bärenroute is considered one of the most charming hiking trails in the region. It leads over varied paths, past impressive natural monuments such as the Hachenfels and historical sights such as the Naumburg castle ruins. With the new wooden footbridge, the hiking experience is now made even more comfortable and close to nature. The new wooden footbridge is open and invites hikers to experience the Vitaltour Bärenroute in all its diversity.

The Kyrburg, also called Kirburg, is the ruin of a hilltop castle built at about 300 m above sea level[1] between the valleys of the Nahe and the Hahnenbach, high above the town of Kirn in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, and is the town's landmark. https://www.kyrburg.de/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrburg

Farewell to the empty church: Deconsecration of the church at Niederreidenbacher Hof The pews of the church at the Hofgut Niederreidenbach have long been empty. The last service was held there over 20 years ago. For some time now, the buildings and the church have been closed, the workshops deserted. After careful consideration, the kreuznacher diakonie foundation has decided to give up and sell the Hofgut. Now the next step is being taken: the application for deconsecration. The board of the kreuznacher diakonie foundation decided on August 10, 2020, to deconsecrate the church. The decision was approved by the regional church office with a general decree dated September 30, 2020, and is hereby announced. The deconsecration becomes effective on the day after its announcement and is therefore no longer a place of worship. For over 100 years, the Hofgut was a home and meeting place for the weak, the sick, and the displaced. What was initially conceived as a project by Pastor Hugo Reich as "smaller hostels for home" for migrant workers became a reality with the acquisition of the Hofgut near Fischbach an der Nahe in 1904, and at the same time a new field of work for the kreuznacher diakonie foundation. "Work instead of alms" was the motto issued. The colonist brothers and other helpers were responsible for managing the estate, which covered over 600 Morgen (approx. 150 ha). In the following years, the Niederreidenbacher Hof developed into the largest agricultural operation in the Rhineland and was of elementary importance for the self-sufficiency of the diaconal community in terms of food and its economic independence. Every day, a horse-drawn carriage brought fresh milk to Fischbach-Weierbach station, intended for the breakfast of hospital patients in Bad Kreuznach. Cattle and pigs were slaughtered weekly in the in-house butcher's shop. During the Nazi and post-war years, the traditional diaconal principle of self-sufficiency could only be realized with the help of foreign prisoners of war and forced laborers. This dark chapter has been processed, among other things, in the second volume "Lebenswirklichkeiten – Menschen Unter Menschen" by Dr. Ulrike Winkler. Instead, the Hofgut was partially modified structurally to be used more intensively for the care and support of people with disabilities and homeless men. Thus, at the beginning of the 1960s, a retirement home was built specifically for homeless people. In 1987, construction of a workshop began. From 1979 onwards, the professional focus concentrated on assistance for the homeless, with a total of 56 residential places and 16 places in the retirement home. In the course of the border opening in 1989, the Niederreidenbacher Hof briefly served as an emergency shelter for former GDR citizens. Ten years earlier, Vietnamese refugees found asylum here. Following a fire in 2009, after which the main building and the retirement home were no longer habitable, the kreuznacher diakonie foundation pushed ahead with the modernization process in shaping the support for the homeless. Instead of a larger, central facility, decentralized services, such as smaller residential communities or individual living, are now increasingly provided to create the most normal living conditions and better participation for homeless people. In 2011, the last residents of the Niederreidenbacher Hof moved to Idar-Oberstein. In 2018, the workshop operations were relocated to Kirn, so that the entire Niederreidenbacher Hof has been empty ever since.

Very beautiful old building

Near the bridge is the garden restaurant "Frau K" (https://frauk-rehborn.de/). The restaurant is idyllically situated and invites you to linger.

Nice old part to drive through

Great old building, well worth seeing

Great region for biking