Deer Fountain – Erbeskopf Observation Tower loop from Börfink
Deer Fountain – Erbeskopf Observation Tower loop from Börfink
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Deer Fountain – Erbeskopf Observation Tower loop from Börfink
04:38
15.8km
440m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: July 9, 2026
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Start point
Parking
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607 m
Deer Fountain
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6.14 km
Erbeskopf Observation Tower
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6.24 km
Erbeskopf (highest point in Rhineland-Palatinate)
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6.30 km
Windklang Observation Tower
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6.46 km
View of the Hunsrück Mountains
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8.37 km
Rest Area at Der Ehlesbruch Boardwalk
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8.37 km
Ehlesbruch Moor Boardwalk
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12.4 km
Siegfried’s Spring
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15.8 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.2 km
5.13 km
426 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
6.27 km
4.91 km
2.62 km
876 m
545 m
426 m
123 m
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Comments
Traumschleifen Gipfelrauschen and Börfinker Ochsentour connected.
From the Erbeskopf car park, we first went over the Hangmoor to Springenkopf. From there, we took the asphalted cycle path and a connecting path that no longer exists to the next moor.
The path has actually been removed from the Saar Hunsrück Steig and is part of the nature reserve.
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After I enjoyed the tour so much yesterday, I immediately looked for the next dream loop nearby and what can I say: pure enthusiasm 🥰 This round was also amazing. Here, too, you constantly walk narrow single trails that are littered with tree roots.
Fortunately it was -6 degrees and everything was frozen, otherwise you would only have run …
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The dream loop "Gipfelrauschen" was a bit too short for us at 7.5 km and we extended it. But at first I thought it was a bad idea to replan the tour. When we got to Pfaffenstraße, we continued on an asphalt bike path for a kilometer. But that soon got better. On the …
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