Taunusstein walks

Who has a ‘double stream’? Taunusstein does – the Kotzebach. And the curious thing is that the two streams of the same name, flowing towards each other from the direction of Watzhahn, used to feed the Hahner outdoor swimming pool in years gone by. Incidentally, the name comes from ‘korz’, meaning ‘short’.

On the fifth and final stage, the Soonwaldsteig trail leads from the quiet and secluded forests of Lützelsoon and Großer Soon into the Middle Rhine Valley, a World Heritage Site. The route mostly follows narrow paths and rocky climbs. A narrow gorge, a turbulent torrent, two medieval ruins and several fantastic views of the Rhine Valley characterise this section of the trail, which begins at the Jägerhaus forest lodge and ends in Bingen am Rhein.

Circular route through a beautiful part of Frankfurt’s Green Belt, following sections of the “GrünGürtel Wanderweg”. Mainly through woodland, this walk connects various ponds and the area’s key points of interest: the iron-rich spring at Königsbrünnchen, and the Tyrol Pond with its armadillo sculptures by the sculptor Andreas Rohrbach. Often with beautiful beech trees overhead and vast patches of wild garlic at our feet.A hike that is very easy to adapt and shorten.

The stage takes us behind Selters to the "Hahn" hill and the "Wacht" viewpoint, where we come across a Stone Age site. Later, we reach the old Jewish cemetery of Selters and learn why many inhabitants of Sessenhausen were "Landgänger" (people who left the land), pass a biotope at the Holzbach stream and reach Dierdorf through a magnificent beech forest.

"A nature experience combined with athletic hiking" ... this is how the Burgensteig is described in the official flyer of the Tourismus Service Bergstraße e.V. The Burgensteig leads from Darmstadt-Eberstadt along the heights of the Odenwald to Heidelberg. Along the approximately 120 km, you will pass over 30 historical sights and cross two other well-known trails, the Nibelungensteig near Zwingenberg and the Neckarsteig in Heidelberg. We took the liberty of deviating from the "standard" route here and there. We have put together the stages so that you can get to your starting point and back from your destination by public transport. This means that our version is about 20 km longer than the original.

"Nature experience combined with sporty hiking" ... this is how the Burgensteig trail is described in the official flyer of Tourismus Service Bergstraße e.V. The Burgensteig trail leads from Darmstadt-Eberstadt along the heights of the Odenwald to Heidelberg. Along the approximately 120 km, you will pass over 30 historical sights and cross two other well-known trails, the Nibelungensteig near Zwingenberg and the Neckarsteig in Heidelberg. We took the liberty of deviating from the "standard" route here and there. We have put together the stages so that you can get to your starting point and back from your destination by public transport.

This tour takes us along lesser-known paths, first from Malchen to Frankenstein Castle, then downhill towards Mühltal and finally back to Malchen via the area above Darmstadt – Eberstadt.