Albert Oak – Glashütter Meadow loop from Glashütter Wiesen

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Albert Oak – Glashütter Meadow loop from Glashütter Wiesen

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Albert Oak – Glashütter Meadow loop from Glashütter Wiesen

04:20

15.6km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Schwappelbruch

Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Waypoints

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3.57 km

Langenberg hiking car park

Highlight • Parking

Beautiful, large hiking car park below the Ellerspring with a rest area and shelter

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4.72 km

Soonwaldsteig at Ellerspring

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

One of the IMHO most beautiful sections of the Soonwaldsteig leads through a beautiful single trail through a sparse mixed forest. Due to the root system and some Wacken for cyclists not so suitable.

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6.34 km

Green Corridor on the Soonwaldsteig

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The Soonwaldsteig leads you along dense, tall spruce trees. If you follow the path and walk across the wild meadow, you literally wander through a green corridor.

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7.76 km

Albert Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

The free-standing oak was dedicated to Erich Albert (1922-1988), who was the head of the forestry office from 1961 to 1987 and was then able to enjoy his retirement for just 8 months.

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8.21 km

The Glashütte meadows are a wide wetland landscape. Since the meadows provide habitat for rare animals and plants, today the Glashütte meadows are protected. In the open meadows grow some magnificent, huge beech and oak trees.

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8.84 km

Pond in Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Highlight • Lake

artificially created biotope that fits in well. slightly away from it invites you to rest.

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9.82 km

Schwappelbruch Nature Forest Reserve

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A "new primeval forest" is emerging here, the forest still remains a forest

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11.5 km

Traumschleifen Gate

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Parking lot at the Schanzerkopf. Nice start for hikes or bike tours in the Soonwald.

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15.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

3.34 km

250 m

244 m

Surfaces

6.54 km

4.31 km

3.71 km

648 m

339 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (500 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

68 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

April 23, 2025,Soonwaldsteig Etappe 4 - von Winterbach (Ellerspring) bis Schanzerkopf

The path through the biotope is extremely beautiful and idyllic. It was muddy in places, but on the other hand, there was so little water in the stream that we didn't need to cross the improvised "bridge."

The plan was actually to end the fourth stage, and thus our tour of the Soonwaldsteig, in Rheinböllen. Unfortunately, my knee ended up …

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