Sayn Castle – Brexbach Valley Railway Bridge loop from Bendorf

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

Bendorf

Sayn Castle – Brexbach Valley Railway Bridge loop from Bendorf

Hard

4.5

(28)

100

hikers

Sayn Castle – Brexbach Valley Railway Bridge loop from Bendorf

06:21

21.4km

560m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

490 m

Sayn Castle

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Arriving at the parking lot of Sayn Castle, turn left onto the "Wirtschaftsweg" that leads to Sayn Castle. Here you will not only find a beautiful view of the Eifel …

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2.09 km

Brexbachtalbahn Viaduct

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Information about the Brexbachtalbahn: brexbachtalbahn.info

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3.71 km

Brexbach Valley Railway Bridge

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The Brexbachtalbahn ran between Engers and Hillscheid from 1884 to 2001, until operations were completely discontinued. In 2007, the Brexbachtalbahn e.V. association set about reactivating the railway line, and today …

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4.40 km

Brexbach Valley — Railway Bridge and Waterfall

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A fantastic nature experience to wander through this valley - definitely recommended!

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5.30 km

Brexbach Stream and Stone Bridges

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Along the shady Brexbach stream, there are beautiful paths, bridges from an old railway line, and two accessible caves in the hillside. Don't forget your flashlight!

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5.35 km

Brexbachtal

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Great natural landscape. There is always something to discover for children too

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6.15 km

View of the Brexbach Valley

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6.17 km

Scenic Forest Path Along the Rocks

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21.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.47 km

7.51 km

2.22 km

1.42 km

1.27 km

394 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.25 km

4.07 km

2.97 km

2.80 km

2.08 km

183 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

8°C

11 %

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Comments

November 25, 2023,DAV -Wanderleitertour ab Sayn

To avoid the nasty final descent, especially when it rains, go the tour in the other direction

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August 13, 2023,Mr.Pfade: Abenteuertour Bendorf

An adventure tour par excellence👌 with an extremely high proportion of paths. The alternation between forest, meadow and stream passages, climbing areas, caves and views of/from castles is just terrific. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
outdooractive.com/de/route/wandern/westerwald/mr.-pfade-erlebnistour-bendorf/271038128

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July 3, 2023,Brexbachtal 🥾🍀

a very nice tour from @Mr. Pfade, if you want to hike it, you should definitely read the description from @Mr. Pfade, there are two quite strenuous (for me 🙈) and beautiful off-grid sections, a great hike 🍀

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August 2, 2025,Abenteuertour Bendorf

Stamina is required. Long pants and waterproof hiking boots are a plus. And a flashlight for the caves.

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September 17, 2023,Mr. Pfade: Abenteuertour Bendorf

Despite overused hiking boots, it was an incredibly beautiful hike. A son and father weekend with everything that goes with it. Thanks for that! @Kai

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September 30, 2023,Abenteuerweg

Very nice tour through the Westeewald. Partly through beautiful forests along the Brexbach.
Great climbing passages where a rope is also attached.

The path is only recommended for well-experienced hikers. But it also offers many highlights, such as the disused tracks of the Westerwaldbahn.

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May 11, 2025,Tour 75 - Runde um Bendorf-Brexbachtal

Since I wanted to hike in this area myself, this time I followed a track by Claus Bauer from another hiking portal "blindly" (since there was no tour description, I only had the route), and I haven't regretted it!

Passing Sayn Castle, on narrow paths past the Boy Scout memorial and the execution site of the (alleged) deserter (with a …

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September 9, 2023,Die Umzingelung von Bendorf/Stromberg - eine Abenteuertour nach Mr. Pfade

The surroundings of Bendorf/Stromberg, a village in the Westerwald, located between Koblenz and Neuwied, copied from @Mr. Paths. Thank you very much for that, because it was adventurous on some routes. Several off-grid passages marked the route.

The first section was very unproblematic and gave me hope that the rest would eventually be the same, but in the second off-grid …

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