Oberstein Rock Church – Rosselhalde Katzenloch loop from Idar-Oberstein

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Idar-Oberstein

Oberstein Rock Church – Rosselhalde Katzenloch loop from Idar-Oberstein

Hard

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Oberstein Rock Church – Rosselhalde Katzenloch loop from Idar-Oberstein

04:03

62.3km

860m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald

Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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767 m

View of the Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein

Highlight • Religious Site

The church will remain closed for the foreseeable future as the rock needs to be extensively secured.

According to a new report, appropriate drilling must be carried out in order …

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1.06 km

View of the Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein

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The rock church can only be visited on selected dates:

edelsteinland.de/de/angebote/alle-angebote/felsenkirche.html

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1.23 km

Oberstein Rock Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The rock church rises high above the houses of Oberstein, built into a natural rock niche.
Wyrich IV of Daun-Oberstein had it built between 1482 and 1484. Behind her the …

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1.29 km

View of the Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

The church is usually open to visitors from mid-March to mid-November. Due to urgent, extensive rock securing work, however, it must remain completely closed from autumn 2018 to the end of 2020.

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2.78 km

Gefallener Felsen

Nature Reserve

12.5 km

riverbank

Highlight • Bridge

Nice bike path .. with access to the river

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13.0 km

Nahe Cycle Path Between Kirn and Bad Sobernheim

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Nice bike path. Also a great way for beginners!

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13.5 km

Nahe Cycle Path through the Nahe floodplain

Highlight • Cycleway

Very good asphalted section of the Nahe cycle path between Bärenbach and Kirn-Sulzbach. Here you have a very nice view of the Nahe floodplain.

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35.2 km

Viewpoint

47.7 km

Rosselhalde Katzenloch

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A good alternative to the B422 federal road.

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62.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

20.9 km

14.5 km

4.37 km

103 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.1 km

16.9 km

7.76 km

1.49 km

994 m

166 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

9°C

5°C

76 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Oberstein Rock Church – Rosselhalde Katzenloch loop from Idar-Oberstein

View of the Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein

View of the Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein

Oberstein Rock Church

View of the Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein

riverbank

Nahe Cycle Path Between Kirn and Bad Sobernheim

Nahe Cycle Path through the Nahe floodplain

Rosselhalde Katzenloch

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