The best walks and hikes around Oberheimbach

Halfway along the Schellengang, you can take a nice break here and enjoy a very beautiful view of Oberdiebach.

Fresh spring water for replenishment. However, you need some patience, especially in dry times.

The hut is not accessible and the surrounding area is quite run down.

The houses, which can look like gazebos, towers or even Apulian trulli, primarily serve as shelter for the winegrowers working in the vineyard, in bad weather or to take a break.

"The Fairytale Grove: "Once upon a time" - A record of the beginning and end of the Niederheimbach Fairytale Grove, as well as the rescue, storage, and use of the artistic legacy during the transformation of the old cow path into a "Fairytale Trail." (By Heinz Scheibe) Sculptor - Ernst Heilmann's Idea - It was after the First World War, at a time when mothers still took the time to tell their children old folk tales. That's when the Niederheimbach sculptor Ernst Heilmann, who had chosen to live in Niederheimbach, had the idea of creating a fairytale land for children and adults. As a renowned sculptor, he believed he could cast the immortal characters of classic fairytales in stone." The story of the Fairytale Grove from beginning to end: https://niederheimbach.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/geschichte/der-maerchenhain/de-geschichte-vom-maerchenhain

"The Cow Trail was once the only access for farmers and winegrowers to their fields and vineyards. It led from the village square near Heimburg Castle up to the properties above the village. Today, this path connects the village center with the new development. A community of interest has restored this path in recent years. Many of the painstakingly restored figures by sculptor Ernst Heilmann from the former "Fairytale Grove" were reinstalled and made accessible to the public. The brochure "Fairytale Circular Hiking Trail through Niederheimbach" presents the hiking trail and documents the figures and sights of the village. https://niederheimbach.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/freizeittourismus/wandern/kuhwegmaerchenweg

"... She hadn't noticed that Sibor was stalking her again. He took the arrow bearing the Hohneck coat of arms, without initially pursuing any intention. But when he soon saw Kunigunde's fiancée approaching, he hid and shot him from ambush with Kunigunde's arrow. Lumberjacks didn't find the dead man until the next day. Kunigunde was deeply shocked when she realized that her fiancée had been killed with the arrow she had shot at the bird of prey. Thus, the old woman's prophecy had tragically come true. Knight Sibor didn't survive the murder for long. After a night of heavy drinking, he fell from his horse in the Sauer Valley and broke his neck. Kunigunde withdrew completely from the outside world. She built a nunnery near Hohneck and named it Sweet Church. She lived there until her death. Remains of the walls of this monastery are said to still exist today. " https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/deutschland/rheinland_pfalz/kunigundehohneck.html

"At the time when Heimburg was still called 'Hohneck,' a knight named Kuno lived there. However, his luck was not on his side, as he lost his beloved wife during the birth of his first child. He named his daughter after her mother, Kunigunde, and raised her as one should raise a son. Kunigunde learned everything a knight had to learn at that time. She enthusiastically hunted with her father. When she was 18, her father died. To avoid the constant harassment of Knight Sibor of Lorch, she decided to marry her lover, a young knight from Flörsheim, as soon as possible. Shortly before the wedding, as she was about to go hunting once more, she met a well-known old fortune teller. In anticipation of the upcoming wedding, Kunigunde cheekily asked her about her fate. 'Poor child,' the old woman replied, 'you carry an arrow in your quiver that will kill your beloved.' Cunegonde laughed, swung herself onto her horse, and called to the old woman: 'You're sorely mistaken! My arrows have never hurt a person. I'm a master hunter!' Cunegonde didn't hear what the old woman said, as she had long since galloped off on her horse. A short time later, Cunegonde saw a bird of prey circling in the air above a meadow valley, looking for prey. Cunegonde didn't hesitate long, grabbed an arrow, and aimed at the bird. Fatally wounded, it fell to the ground. But Cunegonde paid no further attention. ..."