Michelbach Spring – Michelbach barbecue hut loop from Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

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Michelbach Spring – Michelbach barbecue hut loop from Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

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Michelbach Spring – Michelbach barbecue hut loop from Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

01:53

7.13km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.45 km

Small pond in the forest

Highlight • Lake

The small lake in the Birkenstruth state forest is a relic of the opencast mine of clay containing kaolin at a depth of up to 14 metres.
Kaolin (china clay, …

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2.50 km

Birkenstruth

Highlight • Rest Area

In the Birkenstruth state forest there is a barbecue hut and a (locked) hut and a somewhat isolated toilet facility on a small lake (former kaolin mining).

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3.15 km

Michelbach Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

This spring, which also bubbles up under a cover in winter, feeds a nameless tributary of the Sickerbach and also fills the pond at the Michelbach grill hut.

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3.18 km

Michelbach barbecue hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The barbecue hut is located directly at the Michelbach waterworks from 1912.
At the large parking lot there is the hut with the swivel grill that is obligatory for the …

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5.11 km

Beautiful view

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.13 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.33 km

389 m

221 m

134 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

1.77 km

1.58 km

252 m

160 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

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Comments

December 27, 2024,Herrliche Winterwanderung von Alterkülz über Michelbach

In beautiful sunshine, we head a little further into the Hunsrück to Alterkülz. From the community center, we head up into the fields along forest paths, which show beautiful frosted leaves where the sun has not found its way. A small detour to the right to the pond, which is idyllically and thinly frozen in a forest. Another pond is …

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