Holzhausen Roman Fort – Holzhausen Roman Fort and the Limes loop from Holzhausen an der Haide

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

Holzhausen an der Haide

Holzhausen Roman Fort – Holzhausen Roman Fort and the Limes loop from Holzhausen an der Haide

Moderate

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Holzhausen Roman Fort – Holzhausen Roman Fort and the Limes loop from Holzhausen an der Haide

03:04

11.0km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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58 m

Nicolaus August Otto Birthplace and Museum

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Birthplace with a small museum

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2.63 km

Limes Trail Near Kastell Holzhausen

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Nice little group, highly recommended.

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3.91 km

Limes Shelter Nassau

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Great shelter in bad weather, a bit in the Roman style - a bit 😂

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4.04 km

Holzhausen Roman Fort

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A contemplative place of the ancestors lets, how the old Romans must have lived!

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4.21 km

Holzhausen Roman Fort and the Limes

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The fort was probably founded around the year 189 under Commudus and probably housed a cohort.

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4.28 km

Roman Fort Holzhausen an der Haide

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Too bad to just skid past it, a rewarding stop

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6.32 km

View of Berndroth

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Such a great view of a small place. Worth seeing.

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8.47 km

Sour well Rettert

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Nice always fresh boxing stop

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.09 km

2.23 km

663 m

617 m

438 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

2.92 km

1.75 km

885 m

661 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

6°C

28 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

May 29, 2025,Drei-Kastelle-Rundweg (3-KR), Rundtour 1: Holzhausen - Rettert - Holzhausen 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼‍♂️

Today, we just wanted to get some fresh air. We decided on one of the "Three Forts" circular trails. With overcast skies and temperatures just under 20 degrees Celsius, it was a rather unspectacular walk.
We made a short detour to the Limes fort at Holzhausen. Holzhausen Fort is one of the best-preserved forts on the Limes today.
We could …

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August 5, 2023,Eine zündende Idee

The Hintertaunus is not exactly considered the spearhead of technical progress. In its rural seclusion, of all places, one of Germany's greatest inventors was born in 1832: Nicolaus August Otto, the man without whom "wouldn't drive a car or fly a small plane", as it says on a commemorative plaque on his parents' house in Holzhausen an der Haide, which …

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July 19, 2026,Ein wenig Limes bei Holzhausen a. d. Haide

Today it was time again for a round from an ancient hiking guide. Many of the markings were no longer correct, inns have since closed (such as the Hollermühle), but fundamentally all the described paths were still present and, above all, walkable.
The round begins at the parking lot at the northern edge of Holzhausen a. d. Haide. Here you …

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