Entrance to the Ruppertsklamm – Ruppertsklamm Waterfall loop from Miellen

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Entrance to the Ruppertsklamm – Ruppertsklamm Waterfall loop from Miellen

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Entrance to the Ruppertsklamm – Ruppertsklamm Waterfall loop from Miellen

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29.1km

770m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

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4.63 km

Friedland View – View of the Lahn Valley

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Beautiful panorama, with a great view of the Lahn valley.

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5.28 km

View of Lahnstein

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From here you have a beautiful view of Lahnstein.

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8.40 km

View of Stolzenfels Castle at the mouth of the Lahn

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This is one of many answers to the question "Why is it so beautiful on the Rhine?"

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12.0 km

Entrance to the Ruppertsklamm

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⛰️And the outdoor fun can begin—but good, sturdy footwear is recommended 🥾🥾
1.2 km long gorge with an elevation gain of 235 meters ☝🏼

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12.3 km

Ruppertsklamm (Rupperts Gorge)

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Sure-footedness is required, but you don't have to be free from giddiness.

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12.4 km

Ruppertsklamm Waterfall

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The stones are mostly very slippery. Good footwear is advisable.

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Wooden Pathway Through the Ruppertsklamm

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Beautiful footbridge through the Ruppertsklamm. With good shoes it is a lot of fun to walk over it.

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14.2 km

Shelter with a view of the Lahn Valley near Lahnstein

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Amazing view !!! Panorama bench in the hut. It's worth it !!!

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29.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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19.0 km

5.36 km

1.53 km

1.43 km

994 m

708 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.23 km

7.91 km

6.39 km

3.56 km

1.59 km

276 m

136 m

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

8°C

13 %

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Comments

September 19, 2022,Lahnwanderweg 19. Etappe flussaufwärts Lahnmündung - Bad Ems (K)

So, new project...😁... I will hike from the mouth to the source (again and again, as time permits. In any case, the beginning has been made... and it was a great start, with directly after about 3 km from Niederlahnsteig out at the Ruppertsklamm, ... it can't start any better... even the little rain doesn't matter... the gorge is just …

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September 17, 2022,Lahnwanderweg - Tag 14 - Von Bad Ems nach Lahnstein

Since the Lahnwanderweg leads through the Ruppertsklamm and I had read or heard very different information about the difficulties, I had planned an alternative route to avoid it. Shortly before that I was able to talk to other hikers who had just hiked through the gorge and decided that I would go through the gorge. It was possible and worth …

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June 7, 2026,Lahnwanderweg - Von Bad Ems nach Niederlahnstein

Last stage of the Lahnwanderweg for this year. Started in Bad Ems at the train station, we passed the spa buildings through the spa park through Bad Ems, until we eventually went into nature. Today, in contrast to the previous days, there were predominantly wide hiking highways à la Königsforst, only with more ascents and descents.
Today there weren't so …

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June 13, 2025,Von Lahnstein nach Bad Ems

This morning we headed toward Bad Ems for a weekend getaway. Our hike started in Lahnstein (where temperatures were still bearable) and took us through the Ruppertsklamm Gorge and along the Lahnsteig trail to Bad Ems. The tour through the Ruppertsklamm Gorge was beautiful, but unfortunately, much of the rest of the trail was along forest roads, which I personally …

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August 2, 2024,Lahnwanderweg Etappe 19 - Niederlahnstein nach Bad Ems

The last stage of the Lahn hiking trail for us. The highlight is the Ruppertsklamm, which I already walked on the Rheinsteig.
The rest is a little less steep than the last stages

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January 18, 2025,Lahnwanderweg ✦ Etappe 19 ✦ Bad Ems – Lahnstein

The end of a long hiking trail (conclusion in the last paragraph) is always something special, and even a weaker final section cannot spoil this feeling of happiness.

Can a stage that leads through the magical Ruppertsklamm be weak at all? Not really. At most in comparison to the previous sections of the day, when the hiker's heart was extremely …

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September 13, 2023,Lahnwanderweg 19. Etappe Bad Ems – Lahnmündung

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Today the Lahnwanderweg - stage 19 - from Bad Ems to Lahnstein.
When I'm here, I'll take everything I can with me 🤣

Today was only on the right side of the Lahn, so I saw completely different paths than the previous days on the Lahn Camino.
In conclusion, I can say quite clearly that the Lahnwanderweg is much …

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April 29, 2023,Van Bad Ems naar Lahnstein (Lahnwanderweg 19)

Also this year @Henke🐾, Annie and I are walking a few stages of the Lahnwanderweg. One of the most beautiful long-distance walks in Germany along the river Lahn, which eventually flows into the Rhine.

Today's stage starts in Bad Ems, where we went by train from Koblenz. When we have walked along the Lahn for a while, we finally have …

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