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Züscher Hammer – View of Nonnweiler Dam loop from Neuhütten
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Züscher Hammer – View of Nonnweiler Dam loop from Neuhütten
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Züscher Hammer – View of Nonnweiler Dam loop from Neuhütten
02:57
10.2km
250m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 10, 2026
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Altbach Stream and Wooden Bridge
Highlight • River
In the Hermeskeil - Birkenfeld - St. Wendel triangle, in the so-called Black Forest high forest, a foothill of the Hunsrück, lies the municipality of Neuhütten with its Muhl district on an extensive hill of the Dollberg.
We invite you to take a virtual stroll through Neuhütten and Muhl and will be happy to inform you about our beautiful town, the sights and the diverse activities in our community.
We invite you to take a virtual stroll through Neuhütten and Muhl and will be happy to inform you about our beautiful town, the sights and the diverse activities in our community.
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Züscher Hammer
Highlight • Historical Site
Züsch and the Züsch Castle are first mentioned in documents in 1222; around 1300 the smelter and stamp mill in the Allbachtal - the Züscher Hammer.
During the Thirty Years' War, the castle, village and hammer were destroyed. The rebuilding of the village and hammer began. At the end of the 17th century, the largest ironworks in the Hunsrück came into being under the rule of the Walloon immigrant Joseph Hauzeur. From then on, the Züscher hammer secured wages and bread for lumberjacks, charcoal burners, hewers, smelters and blacksmiths.
The factory was abandoned in 1852 due to unprofitable production and unfavorable sales conditions. This ended the approximately 150-year iron industry at the Züscher Hammer.
Opening times (May to October):
open again on Sundays between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from June 20, 2021!
The site with a water wheel, charcoal kiln and information boards is accessible all year round.
*** Recommended: ***
On 09/12/2021 Open Monument Day with demonstrations and supporting program!
Info: zuescher-hammer.de
During the Thirty Years' War, the castle, village and hammer were destroyed. The rebuilding of the village and hammer began. At the end of the 17th century, the largest ironworks in the Hunsrück came into being under the rule of the Walloon immigrant Joseph Hauzeur. From then on, the Züscher hammer secured wages and bread for lumberjacks, charcoal burners, hewers, smelters and blacksmiths.
The factory was abandoned in 1852 due to unprofitable production and unfavorable sales conditions. This ended the approximately 150-year iron industry at the Züscher Hammer.
Opening times (May to October):
open again on Sundays between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from June 20, 2021!
The site with a water wheel, charcoal kiln and information boards is accessible all year round.
*** Recommended: ***
On 09/12/2021 Open Monument Day with demonstrations and supporting program!
Info: zuescher-hammer.de
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2.69 km
View of the Nonnweiler Reservoir
Highlight • Viewpoint
Dam Nonnweiler
The Nonnweiler dam with a capacity of around 20 million cubic meters is a water protection area and drinking water reservoir. The dam was built in two phases from 1973 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1982. Overburden from the construction of the A1 was used for the dam. With a volume of 20 million m³ and a surface area of approx. 1km², the dam is the largest Water reservoirs in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate. nonnweiler.de/tourism/sightseeing/talsperre-nonnweiler
The Nonnweiler dam with a capacity of around 20 million cubic meters is a water protection area and drinking water reservoir. The dam was built in two phases from 1973 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1982. Overburden from the construction of the A1 was used for the dam. With a volume of 20 million m³ and a surface area of approx. 1km², the dam is the largest Water reservoirs in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate. nonnweiler.de/tourism/sightseeing/talsperre-nonnweiler
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3.75 km
View of Nonnweiler Dam
Highlight • Viewpoint
There is also a beautiful circular path around the lake
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5.74 km
Gatehouse of the Celtic Ring Wall (Hunnenring)
Highlight • Historical Site
The gate system
The entrance gate to the complex was on the western steep slope. Thanks to the excavations of the Trier Provincial Museum under the direction of Wolfgang Dehn in the 1930s, the gate and the adjacent wall areas could be researched. It was a two-wing gate 6m wide. Separated by the central posts into two 2.5m wide passages, the gate had an exit and an entrance. The footprints of the gate posts and the side posts supporting the walls were clearly visible during the excavations. The wooden posts sunk into the holes had been wedged. The oversized, thick center post of the gate supports the theory that the passage was covered by a wooden battlement. The battlement, which is set back slightly and the protruding wall corners, define the gate building as a kennel-like gate. This architectural feature meant that the attacking enemy could be fought from three sides at the same time. This was all the more important because the gate was naturally one of the most vulnerable points in the fortress. A layer of gravel covered the ground and the path leading up the slope into the castle interior. This ground cover ensured passage even in wet weather. Outside the gate, the access road probably led parallel to the fortress wall to the north onto the ridge. The side wall flanks were designed as a nailed wooden frame with stone filling (murus gallicus technique). To the right, below the gate, you can see the collapsed stones of the original outer wall, which encloses the so-called outer bailey area in the south of the fortress. The area, delimited with complex technology in the murus gallicus style, is considered unfavorable for settlement. The question of its significance for the fortress is still unclear. The forewall may have been used to secure water-bearing gaps to supply the fortress. Or the outer wall belonged to a phase in which the complex was once larger before the area was reduced somewhat and the upper fortress wall, which was easier to defend, was built. Source: Text information board - Dr. T Fritsch, Terrex gGmbH
The entrance gate to the complex was on the western steep slope. Thanks to the excavations of the Trier Provincial Museum under the direction of Wolfgang Dehn in the 1930s, the gate and the adjacent wall areas could be researched. It was a two-wing gate 6m wide. Separated by the central posts into two 2.5m wide passages, the gate had an exit and an entrance. The footprints of the gate posts and the side posts supporting the walls were clearly visible during the excavations. The wooden posts sunk into the holes had been wedged. The oversized, thick center post of the gate supports the theory that the passage was covered by a wooden battlement. The battlement, which is set back slightly and the protruding wall corners, define the gate building as a kennel-like gate. This architectural feature meant that the attacking enemy could be fought from three sides at the same time. This was all the more important because the gate was naturally one of the most vulnerable points in the fortress. A layer of gravel covered the ground and the path leading up the slope into the castle interior. This ground cover ensured passage even in wet weather. Outside the gate, the access road probably led parallel to the fortress wall to the north onto the ridge. The side wall flanks were designed as a nailed wooden frame with stone filling (murus gallicus technique). To the right, below the gate, you can see the collapsed stones of the original outer wall, which encloses the so-called outer bailey area in the south of the fortress. The area, delimited with complex technology in the murus gallicus style, is considered unfavorable for settlement. The question of its significance for the fortress is still unclear. The forewall may have been used to secure water-bearing gaps to supply the fortress. Or the outer wall belonged to a phase in which the complex was once larger before the area was reduced somewhat and the upper fortress wall, which was easier to defend, was built. Source: Text information board - Dr. T Fritsch, Terrex gGmbH
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5.89 km
Hunnenring Spring
Highlight • Natural Monument
The source - human and animal lifeline
The source is in the northwest corner of the fortification. Due to the impermeable Taunus quartzite, the water already emerges at a relative altitude (26m below the hilltop at the refuge). In the 19th century, the spring continued to carry water all year round. A drain running under the wall directed the excess water outside. Today it only flows in the humid seasons and pours into a collecting basin. The source is of great fortificatory importance for the complex. Especially in times of need you were well supplied with drinking water for people and cattle during a siege and could therefore, confidently remaining under the protection of the walls, look forward to better times. Old excavations in the spring area during the 19th century produced numerous ceramic materials from different periods. Proof that the spring was actually used at the time. In addition to the supply of drinking water, food had to be stored within the fortification in times of need. On the one hand, these consisted of different types of grain that were verifiably deposited in special storage structures. The grain was cultivated and harvested in the surrounding area. The Dollberg itself, with its sterile soil, hardly came into consideration as a cultivation area. Spelled barley, emmer, einkorn, spelled and naked wheat were known as cereals. Legumes such as lentils, peas, field beans and peas were also grown. In addition, there is livestock farming. Theories on the wall point to interpret it as a cattle pen for times of need. In emergencies, the population of the surrounding villages fled to the facility and, if possible, brought their cattle with them to keep them out of the reach of the enemy. Pigs (approx. 53%) and cattle (approx. 34%) were bred as well as sheep and goats. Dogs and water birds (ducks, swans and gray geese) were on the extended menu. In contrast, hunting played a subordinate role. Source: Text information board
The source is in the northwest corner of the fortification. Due to the impermeable Taunus quartzite, the water already emerges at a relative altitude (26m below the hilltop at the refuge). In the 19th century, the spring continued to carry water all year round. A drain running under the wall directed the excess water outside. Today it only flows in the humid seasons and pours into a collecting basin. The source is of great fortificatory importance for the complex. Especially in times of need you were well supplied with drinking water for people and cattle during a siege and could therefore, confidently remaining under the protection of the walls, look forward to better times. Old excavations in the spring area during the 19th century produced numerous ceramic materials from different periods. Proof that the spring was actually used at the time. In addition to the supply of drinking water, food had to be stored within the fortification in times of need. On the one hand, these consisted of different types of grain that were verifiably deposited in special storage structures. The grain was cultivated and harvested in the surrounding area. The Dollberg itself, with its sterile soil, hardly came into consideration as a cultivation area. Spelled barley, emmer, einkorn, spelled and naked wheat were known as cereals. Legumes such as lentils, peas, field beans and peas were also grown. In addition, there is livestock farming. Theories on the wall point to interpret it as a cattle pen for times of need. In emergencies, the population of the surrounding villages fled to the facility and, if possible, brought their cattle with them to keep them out of the reach of the enemy. Pigs (approx. 53%) and cattle (approx. 34%) were bred as well as sheep and goats. Dogs and water birds (ducks, swans and gray geese) were on the extended menu. In contrast, hunting played a subordinate role. Source: Text information board
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6.24 km
Stone Steps on the Celtic Ring Wall (Hunnenring)
Highlight • Historical Site
An impressive stone staircase and more accessible than the other
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7.61 km
Dollberg – Highest point in Saarland
Highlight • Summit
It is not so much the spectacular altitude that characterizes this spot.
The incredible 'silence' of nature and the fairytale character of the immediate surroundings make this summit - which one does not notice - a great place.
If a druid or wizard jumped out of the bush, it would not surprise you here!
The incredible 'silence' of nature and the fairytale character of the immediate surroundings make this summit - which one does not notice - a great place.
If a druid or wizard jumped out of the bush, it would not surprise you here!
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10.2 km
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Bus stop
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5.33 km
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201 m
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3.51 km
2.97 km
2.90 km
250 m
201 m
169 m
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