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Eichberg Shelter – Hochsteinchen lookout tower loop from Kloppwiesen

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Eichberg Shelter – Hochsteinchen lookout tower loop from Kloppwiesen

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Eichberg Shelter – Hochsteinchen lookout tower loop from Kloppwiesen

02:12

7.98km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Katzenkopf

Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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316 m

Path to Ellern

Highlight • Trail

Great trail down to Eller. Very close to the main road but still very nice.

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1.37 km

Eichberg Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

At a crossroads of several trails on the Soonwaldsteig trail, a shelter offers a place to rest.

Update 2025: The forest has been completely cleared except for the deciduous tree …

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2.27 km

Katzenkopf Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

A bit off the signposted routes here a piece of beech forest is left to itself and created habitat for flora and fauna without regulatory intervention

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2.74 km

Memorial stone for JU 188 plane crash (March 21, 1944) at Katzenkopf

Highlight • Monument

On March 21, 1944, in a snow storm, a JU 188 of the 11th Kampfgeschwader crashed on the flight to Eindhoven due to icy navigation devices. 4 crew members were killed.

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2.88 km

Small pond by the side of the path

Highlight • Lake

Actually not a particularly impressive body of water, but I still have to photograph the small, water-filled hollow every time I visit it, because the surrounding trees and sky are reflected on the water surface ;o)

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3.27 km

View of Seibersbach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Near the lookout tower Hochsteinchen offers a wooden bench a great view towards Seibersbach and Stromberg.

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3.78 km

Hochsteinchen lookout tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Since 1893, a steel observation tower has stood on the Hochsteinchen. From the uppermost platform your gaze wanders over the Hunsrück, the Middle Rhine Valley and even into the Taunus …

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3.97 km

Hochsteinchen rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A rock formation rises southeast of the forest path around the observation tower on the Hochsteinchen, which drops several meters to the slope.
The rocks are criss-crossed by crevices, some …

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7.98 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.06 km

2.75 km

182 m

Surfaces

3.18 km

2.76 km

1.82 km

215 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

29°C

14°C

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Comments

December 14, 2021,Düsterwald - Hunsrück (by Hunderunde)

Last hike with the BFF in 2021.
For the round after work, we have chosen the Gloomy Forest round from Hunderunde.
When it was still fairly light we thought "Oh, how beautifully green the forest floor is - everything full of shining moss!"
When it got darker we were counting on the crispy witch, Little Red Riding Hood or the …

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May 9, 2024,Über den Katzenkopf zum Hochsteinchen via Eichberg zurück

A mixture of wide forest roads and narrow forest paths. We really liked the Katzenkopf nature reserve, where the primeval forest of tomorrow is supposed to be created. 👍 On the way up there are some impressive wind turbines to admire, one of them is really huge. Unfortunately, the forestry industry has hit the Hochsteinchen pretty hard, really not nice. …

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December 5, 2022,Altbekannt, heut im weißen Gewand.

A real photographic challenge. On the one hand very gloomy and foggy, on the other hand the reflecting snow. Everything together makes you happy.

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January 10, 2022,Altbekannt, Altbewährt und heute auch noch weiße Naselangmachtour.

The gloomy forest turned into a light-flooded magic forest today. The -2.5 degrees turned out to be a blessing, so it was as clean as possible, even if it was hellishly smooth in places. The weekend migration made its mark in the ground. I didn't care because we were allowed to trudge through snow, wonderful. And my favorite area, Cat's …

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July 27, 2021,Müde Muskeln munter machen.

Removal of the last remains of the super crane, a cornucopia of insects and best of all, together with my better half. Unfortunately too seldom.

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March 31, 2022,Baumpilzrunde Hochsteinchen 🍄

After a day's work, a bad weather lap to catch your breath. And the weather was already bad.

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May 12, 2024,Eichberg - Katzenkopf - Hochsteinchen

The 648 m high Hochsteinchen in the Hunsrück has been crowned by an observation tower for over 130 years. Unfortunately, the tour there runs along wide farm tracks and offers only a limited forest experience. From the top you have a good view to the north (Hunsrück) and east (Taunus).

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January 1, 2022,Und so beginnt es....

... the year 2022, namely as the year 2021 ended. With a cozy dog tour. And oh wonder, nothing has changed since last year 😅. At this point, thanks again for the many beautiful greetings. Have a good, healthy and satisfying year for you and everyone else, which you can hopefully look back on in 2023 with satisfaction.

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Eichberg Shelter – Hochsteinchen lookout tower loop from Kloppwiesen

Path to Ellern

Eichberg Shelter

Katzenkopf Nature Reserve

Memorial stone for JU 188 plane crash (March 21, 1944) at Katzenkopf

Small pond by the side of the path

View of Seibersbach

Hochsteinchen lookout tower

Hochsteinchen rock formation

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