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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Gehlweiler

Kellenbach Ascent loop from Gehlweiler

Hard

5.0

(3)

3

hikers

Kellenbach Ascent loop from Gehlweiler

02:43

9.57km

200m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 7.27 km for 123 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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38 m

Old Schoolhouse and Community Center Gehlweiler

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Nice place to take a break... for cyclists there is a repair area and an electricity filling station... for hikers the "Heimat" dream loop starts here... and for all active people there is a public sanitary facility

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48 m

Dream loop Heimat. Gehlweiler the film location for the film of the same name "Heimat". Interesting information about the filming and the conditions in the village. The hiking trail leads through the village

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58 m

Built in the 1930s, the school served its original purpose as a Protestant and Catholic elementary school until the end of the 1960s, before being converted into a community center with a ballroom.

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4

153 m

On a (almost) 360-degree screen you can see the environment of the blacksmith from the film set.

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1.13 km

Lounger with a wonderful view

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6.72 km

The Soonwaldsteig leads over the Kellenbach over a large wooden bridge.
Important: DO NOT cross the busy road at the bridge, but rather about 100 meters further south.
Vehicles from …

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7.18 km

Kellenbach Ascent

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From here it goes really steeply upwards

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7.38 km

From the viewpoint "Alter Steinbruch" you not only have a beautiful view of the densely wooded Kellenbachtal, but also of the Langenstein rock formations, which rise on the other side …

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9.57 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.47 km

1.46 km

847 m

322 m

275 m

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.54 km

2.28 km

1.15 km

956 m

414 m

108 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Friday 10 July

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