Grenzgängerweg Birkheim – Viewpoint Am Hennewieschen loop from Birkheim

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Grenzgängerweg Birkheim – Viewpoint Am Hennewieschen loop from Birkheim

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Grenzgängerweg Birkheim – Viewpoint Am Hennewieschen loop from Birkheim

02:07

7.54km

150m

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: August 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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448 m

Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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beautiful path forest and meadow paths

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2.38 km

Ginsterberg on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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3.39 km

Himmelsteich on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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A sky pond or sky pond is a still body of water that is not fed by any surface inflow (stream) and receives its water exclusively from precipitation and groundwater.

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3.94 km

Picnic Area With View of Hunsrück Hills

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3.94 km

Rest area on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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4.33 km

Children's Forest on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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7.54 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.15 km

2.30 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.43 km

1.78 km

149 m

115 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

July 25, 2025,Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Started this morning in the Hunsrück at a pleasant 14°C 🐕🌞
The short, lovingly crafted circular trail in Birkheim, which only opened in spring 2025, offers plenty of variety, with root-covered paths through the forest, meadow paths leading past fields, a small pond, and a small patch of birch forest...
The small hiking parking lot is located by the barbecue …

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June 19, 2025,🥾Grenzgängerweg Birkheim🌞(1.)

The trail first leads through fragrant, freshly mown meadows. It then continues through the forest 🌳🌲 along narrow paths and root-covered trails. We reach a biotope with countless dragonflies. The panoramic views are constantly being enjoyed. Foxgloves line the paths in abundance. We pass the children's forest, planted by children and their grandparents in 2024. The trail continues through a …

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July 9, 2025,Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Today, at hiking.waymarkedtrails.org, I came across the Birkheim Border Crossing Trail, which, although dutifully registered as a so-called relation (hiking trail) in OSM, is missing several trails and its starting point is in the middle of a field path.

So I followed the trail, inaugurated at the beginning of April, which runs about half through forests and half across fields. …

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