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Root trail near Rinzenberg – Traunbach Stream and Weir loop from Ellenberg
RoutesHiking trails & RoutesGermanyRhineland-PalatinateLandkreis Bad KreuznachLandkreis BirkenfeldRinzenberg
Root trail near Rinzenberg – Traunbach Stream and Weir loop from Ellenberg
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Root trail near Rinzenberg – Traunbach Stream and Weir loop from Ellenberg
03:51
13.6km
280m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 22, 2026
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1.55 km
Picnic area with a view of Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park
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A very nice and quiet spot to take a break. The wellness lounger invites you to linger.
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2.17 km
Root trail near Rinzenberg
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The root path, which is not correctly listed at Kommot, leads through a very exciting forest, sometimes with dense trees, sometimes harvested and reforested. Very nice!
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3.98 km
Forest Pasture in the Traun Valley
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In earlier times there was a forest pasture in the middle of the forest. The forest was predominantly a deciduous forest, so the animals found plenty of food in the form of acorns and beechnuts, especially in autumn the animals could fatten up. The shepherds set up so-called “sowing sticks” because they could not drive the cattle back to the villages every evening. The areas were fenced in and the shepherds built simple shelters for themselves. These gradually became permanent huts, which initially only served as a place for shepherds to sleep. Later these were probably converted into real houses in order to be able to accommodate family members. In 1839 it is documented that four families with a total of 27 people, including around 20 children, lived in the “Saustäbel” area. They must have been miserable dwellings, with thatched roofs and thin walls, which was certainly no fun, especially in the winter, which can be long and cold up in the Hunsrück. Until the 19th century, wolves also posed a danger to herds in the area. Field names such as “Wolfskaul” near Rinzenberg go back to the hunting of wolves. Pits were built into which bait was placed and then covered with brushwood. If the wolf fell into the “Kaul”, he was beaten to death with clubs.
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4.62 km
View of the Traun Valley from Vorkastell Celtic Hillfort
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"Rosselhalde" pre-fort
Pre-fort - a term often found on the edge of the mountains in different forms for high-altitude viewpoints, which in the past often served to secure and control traffic arteries and settlement areas. At this point you can see the valley cut into the subsoil by the Traun and cleared. The power of the flowing water was and is still used in large and small sawmills for processing the abundance of wood in the vast Hunsrück forests. At various points on the slopes exposed by the water, smaller ore deposits were occasionally exploited. The raw materials obtained here were prepared and processed together with ores from other sites downstream at Abentheuer. The valley picture through the Traun is made possible by a weakening zone in the subsoil - called a disturbance in the technical language of geologists - as they often occur in large numbers on the south-eastern edge of the slate mountains. The course of this fault is predominantly north-west - south-east, i.e. roughly at right angles to the course of the mountain edge itself. The rock in the fault areas is broken up and therefore more susceptible to being washed out by rainwater than elsewhere. The consequence is the development of valleys like the one ahead. The quartzite blocks visible below the site are part of a not very clearly defined "Rosselhalde" (rock slope). Such weathering fields were created during the last Ice Age as a result of the rock stress caused by the stronger fluctuations in temperatures at that time (so-called frost and thaw changes). Because the southernmost ice age glaciers Haberı did not cover the local areas, the quartzite was exposed to the above-mentioned influences much more than under the protective ice cover of a glacier.
Pre-fort - a term often found on the edge of the mountains in different forms for high-altitude viewpoints, which in the past often served to secure and control traffic arteries and settlement areas. At this point you can see the valley cut into the subsoil by the Traun and cleared. The power of the flowing water was and is still used in large and small sawmills for processing the abundance of wood in the vast Hunsrück forests. At various points on the slopes exposed by the water, smaller ore deposits were occasionally exploited. The raw materials obtained here were prepared and processed together with ores from other sites downstream at Abentheuer. The valley picture through the Traun is made possible by a weakening zone in the subsoil - called a disturbance in the technical language of geologists - as they often occur in large numbers on the south-eastern edge of the slate mountains. The course of this fault is predominantly north-west - south-east, i.e. roughly at right angles to the course of the mountain edge itself. The rock in the fault areas is broken up and therefore more susceptible to being washed out by rainwater than elsewhere. The consequence is the development of valleys like the one ahead. The quartzite blocks visible below the site are part of a not very clearly defined "Rosselhalde" (rock slope). Such weathering fields were created during the last Ice Age as a result of the rock stress caused by the stronger fluctuations in temperatures at that time (so-called frost and thaw changes). Because the southernmost ice age glaciers Haberı did not cover the local areas, the quartzite was exposed to the above-mentioned influences much more than under the protective ice cover of a glacier.
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7.44 km
Picnic Shelter in Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park
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Nice resting place in a meadow with a covered seating area.
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8.25 km
Traunbach Stream and Weir
Highlight (Segment) • River
The Traunbach, also called Thranenbach in the upper reaches, rises in the Thranenbruch west of Hüttgeswasen and flows into the Nahe after almost 20 km at Neubrücke. Riedbruch, Langbruch and Ochsenbruch also drain into the Traunbach. The fractures mentioned above are typical hill bogs of the Hunsrück, all of which are designated as nature reserves. Due to its origin in the hillside moors, the water in the upper reaches of the Traunbach is quite acidic. The village of Thranenweiher am Traunbach is just a few kilometers below the source. Some historians assume that parts of the Nibelungen saga could have taken place there. Hagen von Tronje (or historically more precisely "von Tronege") possibly came from Dhronecken near Thalfang. The name of the place Thranenweiher possibly comes from the fact that Hagen von Tronje killed the hero Siegfried there while he was drinking while on a hunting trip at a spring. Because Kriemhild shed her tears there, the place was called "tear pond".
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9.52 km
Historic Water Diversion Structure at Hilzbohlenweg
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From here you can see how the builders of the old ironworks diverted the water to supply the ironworks
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9.56 km
Ironworks Weir on the Traunbach
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Iron smelting in adventure.
On the opposite side of the path is part of the historic adventurer ironworks. The ironworks weir in the Traun was able to regulate the flow of water into the smelter site. All raw materials needed for the production of iron were found around the village of Abentheuer: the ore mines in the region offered iron ore as a starting material. In the forests around, wood could be felled for the production of coal, with which the fire in the iron smelting was kept going. The power of the water from the Traunbach drove the mill wheels of the hammer mill on the smelter site. The amount of water in the stream fluctuated with the different seasons. To prevent this from causing problems for the hut, ponds and ponds were created so that there was always enough water available in dry and frosty periods. The weir in the Traunbach was able to control the amount of water that flowed into the ingenious system of canals and ponds. The smelting of iron for adventures is already documented in the 15th century. In 1763, the Abentheurer Hütte became the property of the Stumm entrepreneurial family, who already owned other smelters and hammer mills in the region. The Asbacher Hütte, for example, was also owned by the Stumms family, and soon the Hunsrück ore deposits were no longer sufficient for production, so that from around 1770 mainly imported pig iron was being processed. In 1835 the Abentheuerer Hütte was bequeathed to the Böcking brothers. After 1870 operations were more and more restricted as a result of the transition from charcoal to coke blast furnace operations and production was discontinued in 1875. The owners moved to the Halbergerhütte on the Saar.
On the opposite side of the path is part of the historic adventurer ironworks. The ironworks weir in the Traun was able to regulate the flow of water into the smelter site. All raw materials needed for the production of iron were found around the village of Abentheuer: the ore mines in the region offered iron ore as a starting material. In the forests around, wood could be felled for the production of coal, with which the fire in the iron smelting was kept going. The power of the water from the Traunbach drove the mill wheels of the hammer mill on the smelter site. The amount of water in the stream fluctuated with the different seasons. To prevent this from causing problems for the hut, ponds and ponds were created so that there was always enough water available in dry and frosty periods. The weir in the Traunbach was able to control the amount of water that flowed into the ingenious system of canals and ponds. The smelting of iron for adventures is already documented in the 15th century. In 1763, the Abentheurer Hütte became the property of the Stumm entrepreneurial family, who already owned other smelters and hammer mills in the region. The Asbacher Hütte, for example, was also owned by the Stumms family, and soon the Hunsrück ore deposits were no longer sufficient for production, so that from around 1770 mainly imported pig iron was being processed. In 1835 the Abentheuerer Hütte was bequeathed to the Böcking brothers. After 1870 operations were more and more restricted as a result of the transition from charcoal to coke blast furnace operations and production was discontinued in 1875. The owners moved to the Halbergerhütte on the Saar.
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13.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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8.16 km
4.59 km
750 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
7.42 km
3.51 km
1.81 km
478 m
311 m
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