Nativity Trail Montabaur–Horressen – Montabaur's historic old town loop from Montabaur

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Nativity Trail Montabaur–Horressen – Montabaur's historic old town loop from Montabaur

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Nativity Trail Montabaur–Horressen – Montabaur's historic old town loop from Montabaur

02:17

8.66km

70m

Hiking

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: August 20, 2026

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3.30 km

Nativity Trail Montabaur–Horressen

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This wonderful nativity scene trail has been around for several years. There are around 200 nativity scenes to marvel at. Many thanks to everyone who sets up their own personal nativity scene here.

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3.75 km

Nativity Trail Horressen–Montabaur

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Over 200 different cribs lovingly set up along the way. You have to keep your eyes open to not miss anything that is partially hidden in trees. The tour can …

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5.25 km

Viewpoint

5.55 km

Evangelical Pauluskirche Montabaur

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... beautiful church

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5.78 km

Church of St. Peter in Chains, Montabaur

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This Catholic church is considered to be the oldest in the lower Westerwald.

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5.98 km

Montabaur's historic old town

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The old town centre invites you to stroll through its cafés, half-timbered houses and small alleys.

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6.10 km

Melchior House, Montabaur

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The Melchior House, which is located on the Great Market, is the oldest known secular house in Montabaur. It was probably built around 1560, at least that is what the …

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6.19 km

Market Square Fountain, Montabaur

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Not only does it look good, it is also great for cooling off in summer

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6.21 km

Old Town Hall from 1870

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The town halls of Montabaur have been called "Red Lewe" - "Red Lion" since the Middle Ages. "Red Lion" is a synonym for jurisdiction, as in earlier times the town …

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8.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.77 km

2.39 km

650 m

417 m

374 m

Surfaces

3.17 km

2.30 km

1.92 km

768 m

337 m

107 m

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Lowest point (240 m)

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Monday 12 October

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December 17, 2023,Krippenweg am Biebrichsbach Rundweg Horressen-Montabaur am 17.12.2023

Used the rain-free Sunday and started exploring the Horressen Montabaur crib trail at the Mons-Tabor Bad Montabaur hiking car park.

First we walked the path from Krippen number 104 towards the city of Montabaur, i.e. the "second half" of the path. The nativity scene path is very well signposted and the numbered yellow stars indicate the nativity scenes on display. …

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December 26, 2025,Krippenweg Montabaur - Horressen

Today's plan was a relatively easy walk. I'd already used this nativity trail last year on Christmas Day for a short stroll. My impression today: This path near Horressen was less crowded compared to my first visit. I also had the feeling that fewer nativity scenes were set up. However, this didn't detract from the charm of this circular hiking …

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November 27, 2022,Krippenweg Horressen-Montabaur

203 cribs in total. From very tiny to huge. All super nice.

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December 27, 2022,Krippenweg um Montabaur

More than 200 nativity scenes on almost 9 km, sometimes hidden. Very nice!

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December 28, 2022,Montabaur 🏛️💒 Krippenweg, Schloss *&*Altstadt

So beautiful 😃:

That we had winter solstice and the days are getting longer again 🎉

That the buds of wonderful magnolias, forsythias and lilacs are already clearly visible 🎉

That there are such great "campaigns" as this crib path, where 200 (!) cribs of all kinds are integrated into nature and line the path. 🎉
(There is also something …

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December 21, 2022,Krippenweg am Biebrichsbach Horressen-Montabaur

I saw a whopping 203 cribs today!🙈 As extraordinary as that is and as much effort and work has gone into placing and setting up this amount of cribs, which I appreciate very much, but it's a bit too much for my taste much😅. After the 198th crib, I asked myself whether I would even set up my own this …

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December 13, 2025,Krippenwanderweg Montabaur Horressen

The Nativity Trail in Horressen, Montabaur, led us (once again) to the Westerwald region today.

With over 200 nativity scenes, the trail is very impressive.

At the "Christmas Magic" event in front of the town hall, there are stalls selling mulled wine, crepes, and bratwurst, so you can linger there. The large Christmas tree in front of the town hall …

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December 1, 2022,Westerwald 🥾🥾 - "Krippenweg am Biebrichsbach" 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

It doesn't always take big money. 💰 With the Horressen-Montabaur Krippenweg, I was given a 5-hour beautiful hike today 🎁. Thanks to everyone involved, each of the approx. 200 cribs is unique 🤩. My personal icing on the cake was a gingerbread nougat cake 🍰☕️. The coffee to warm your hands. 🤗

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