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View of Gemündener Castle – Brühlbach Near Layenkaul loop from Schlierschied

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View of Gemündener Castle – Brühlbach Near Layenkaul loop from Schlierschied

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View of Gemündener Castle – Brühlbach Near Layenkaul loop from Schlierschied

03:21

50.3km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.1 km for 149 m

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Bus stop

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4.34 km

View of Gemündener Castle

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Imposing building with four massive round corner towers

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5.46 km

Brühlbach Near Layenkaul

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Beautiful stream valley with well-developed cycle path

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11.1 km

Waldmusik Rest Area

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The area surrounding this rest area is used for educational purposes. It's easy to endure here.

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25.2 km

Bench with panoramic view near Riesweiler

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Here, too, you can take a break and enjoy the view.

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28.3 km

Schinderhannes Tower

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The end of the Schinderhannes cycle path forms the eponymous monument in Simmern.

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29.8 km

Schinderhannes Cycle Path Trailhead (Simmern)

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The nearby passenger car park offers the ideal entry point for the highly recommended Schinderhannes cycle path from Simmern to Emmelshausen.

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34.4 km

View of Kirchberg

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Already knew? Kirchberg, also known as "Kerbrich" in dialect, is the oldest town in the Hunsrück.

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50.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.6 km

10.5 km

6.66 km

4.65 km

1.88 km

Surfaces

32.6 km

13.7 km

2.40 km

1.45 km

149 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Tuesday 25 August

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Comments

August 25, 2024,Lützelsohn-Schinderhannes - kurz

Great landscape, very isolated, not much going on the route, different terrain, but I recommend a southern alternative route between Rohrbach and Gemünden instead of my zigzag route over branches and through nettles

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April 30, 2024,Argenthal - Simmern - Kirchberg - Gemünden

Beautiful summer weather - everything is blooming, the colors, the rapeseed ... just enjoy

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June 11, 2023,Argenthal - Simmern - Kirchberg - Gemünden

Great weather and the Hunsrück hasn't dried up yet. The farmers have been busy mowing, the drying grass gives off a fine scent. I've ridden this round several times and it impresses with its wide views over the landscape and idyllic forest and meadow valleys.

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May 1, 2025,Argenthal - Simmern - Kirchberg - Gemünden - Argenthal

Incredibly beautiful colors, especially the many rapeseed fields. And that's against the backdrop of light and dark green forests. On the route in Argenthal, we saw the track construction work on the Hunsrück Railway, and work is also underway near Rheinböllen and Stromberg. The beavers were busy at Lake Simmersee, building up a dam higher above the lake. A new …

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July 9, 2024,Argenthal - Simmern - Kirchberg - Gemünden - Argenthal

In the Hunsrück it was almost 30 degrees at the end of the tour, but the sky was blue and the air was pretty clear. In Simmern, the road on which the cycle path runs was closed due to construction work, so I cycled through the town.

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April 12, 2022,Argenthal - Simmern - Kirchberg - Gemünden

At the start at 10 a.m. it was about 10 degrees, and by the end of the tour it felt like almost 20 degrees. Changing wind from different directions.

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July 29, 2022,Argenthal - Simmern - Kirchberg - Gemünden

With a pleasant temperature of a good 20 degrees, it was a nice tour in the Hunsrück this morning. But unfortunately the landscape looks a lot drier than on the last tour, there's just no rain. All the creeks that you come across are almost dried up.

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September 10, 2023,Argenthal - Simmern - Kirchberg - Gemünden

A really nice late summer day with a remarkable 30 degrees on the Hunsrück. No wind, ideal for cycling.

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View of Gemündener Castle – Brühlbach Near Layenkaul loop from Schlierschied

View of Gemündener Castle

View over the Soonwald

Brühlbach Near Layenkaul

Waldmusik Rest Area

Bench with panoramic view near Riesweiler

Schinderhannes Tower

Schinderhannes Cycle Path Trailhead (Simmern)

View of Kirchberg

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