Hedwigsturm at the Bad Marienberg wildlife park – Great Wolfstein loop from Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

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Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

Hedwigsturm at the Bad Marienberg wildlife park – Great Wolfstein loop from Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

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Hedwigsturm at the Bad Marienberg wildlife park – Great Wolfstein loop from Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

04:50

17.3km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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743 m

Hedwigsturm at the Bad Marienberg wildlife park

Highlight • Viewpoint

The 18 meter high Hedwig Tower was built at the suggestion of the local Westerwald association. The tower is named after Hedwig Weber, a patron of the association. The open …

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1.10 km

Kletterwald am Wildpark

Forest

2.52 km

Great Wolfstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

According to legend, the devil is said to have had the idea to build a staircase to heaven. But when he flew with his load from Kirburg towards Marienberg, the …

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2.53 km

Großes Wiesen Basalt Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Depending on the season you have to look

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10.2 km

Erbacher Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Westerwald-Steig runs under the "Erbacher Brücke" on a very, very narrow path (also called root or stick path by locals) at a dizzying height. Surefootedness is required here. Especially …

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14.5 km

Schwarze Nister Riverside Trail

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Beautiful path section along the stream. Enjoy the lapping of the water, the fresh air of the forest and the lush flora along the way.

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14.5 km

Viaduct of the former railway line between Bad Marienberg and Großseifen over the Schwarze Nister

Highlight • Bridge

Impressive structure, if you drive under it.

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16.9 km

Old mining locomotives

Highlight • Monument

At the Basalt Park there are some beautiful old locomotives and wagons from the time when basalt was mined here.

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16.9 km

Basalt Lake in Basalt Park, Bad Marienberg

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An idyllic lake in a very quiet area. Ideal for walking and relaxing. There is all sorts of information about animals and plants and of course about the earlier mining of the basalt stone.

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17.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.95 km

3.60 km

2.73 km

1.91 km

152 m

Surfaces

9.72 km

3.84 km

2.70 km

562 m

384 m

151 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Friday 30 October

8°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

October 24, 2026,Wildpark Bad Marienberg – Wolfsteine - WesterwaldSteig

The weekend is hiking time.
Today we drove to the Bad Marienberg region to visit the wildlife park, the climbing park, and the Wolfsteine.
We walked mainly along the paths of the Westerwaldsteig through forests and meadows, on trails and through the most beautiful autumnal nature.
Starting off with icy wind and light clouds, it cleared up halfway through and …

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October 7, 2023,Bad Marienberg - Die Feuerschleife🔥 🥾🥾☀️

This weekend I accepted a friend's invitation to go hiking in the Westerwald. We've wanted to walk the fire loop - an area with a lot of basalt mining of volcanic origin - for a long time.
There was a lot to see and always great views of the wonderful Westerwald heights.
By chance we passed Struthof, one of the …

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