Wispertalsteig
Wispertalsteig 
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 Mehrholz lookout point |
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| Data | |
| length | 15 km |
| location | on the right bank of the Rhine, in the Rhine-Taunus Nature Park |
| Markers | stylized white W on a blue background  |
| Starting point |
Espenschied (Lorch) 50 ° 6 ′ 44.1 ″ N , 7 ° 54 ′ 14.9 ″ E |
| Target point | Espenschied 50 ° 6 ′ 44.1 ″ N , 7 ° 54 ′ 14.9 ″ E |
| Type | Circular hiking trail |
| The highest point | 427 m near Espenschied |
| Lowest point | 172 m at the Laukenmühle car park |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Premium hiking trail |
Map with all coordinates: The Wispertalsteig ( spelling WispertalSteig ) is a 15 km long circular hiking trail on the edge of the Rhine-Taunus nature park between the climatic health resort Espenschied (Lorch) and the Wisper . It was launched in 2009 by the Espenschied eV transport and homeland association . In 2010 the German Hiking Institute in Marburg awarded the Wispertalsteig the “German Premium Hiking Seal ”.
description
The starting point for the hike is the climatic health resort Espenschied. From there, the entire length of the path can be walked on (white W on a blue background) or through a dividing point in two halves (approach: white W on a yellow background). The length of the access route is 1.5 km.
An alternative starting point is the “ Laukenmühle ” car park (not to be confused with the car park for the gastronomy of the same name) on Wispertalstrasse L 3033, which can also be easily reached by public transport.
The path leads over different heights with distant views of the Großer Feldberg , the Soonwald , the Rheinberg ruins and the valleys of the Werkerbach and the Wisper. In addition to the typical trout farm, the Wisper Valley also houses the remains of the Reich Labor Service Camp (RAD) 5/257 “Gottfried Keller” , which are under monument protection .
Connections to long-distance hiking trails
There are connections to the Wisperwanderweg and Hessenweg 4 .
cards
- Topographic leisure map Unesco World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley 3. Rüdesheim-Bingen. 1:25 000 at the Land Survey Office Rhineland-Palatinate
- Route on OpenStreetMap map with download of GPS data
Individual evidence
Web links
- Official website of the Wispertalsteig
- Premium hiking trail Wispertalsteig at the German Hiking Institute eV Marburg