Grenzbachtal – Wied Valley loop from Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

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Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Grenzbachtal – Wied Valley loop from Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

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Grenzbachtal – Wied Valley loop from Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

04:07

53.8km

750m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 43.1 km for 28 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.52 km

Wied Bridge near Almersbach

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Beautiful MTB way to use as a bike path. Directly on the Wied along below Altenkirchen.

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20.6 km

Wildlife Enclosure Hanroth

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Small enclosure with a few animals

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29.3 km

Urbacher Weiher

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Beautifully located directly on the Urbacher Weiher. Enjoy delicious food and freshly tapped beer in the beer garden.

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31.0 km

View of Urbach and Niederhofen

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beautiful view of Urbach and the surrounding area

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37.1 km

Grenzbachtal

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The path through the Grenzbach valley is always a pleasure. You roll on fine gravel through the green landscape and follow the stream. It is so rural here that cows …

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38.0 km

Wied Cycle Path and Grenzbachtal

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Nice bike path

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41.5 km

Wied Valley

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Nice, quiet route along the Wied, either with a racing bike on the road, as a MTB or gravel cyclist on the embankment or on the Wieswanderweg.

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42.1 km

Döttesfeld Tunnel

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Beautiful, natural Wiedtal between Döttesfeld and Oberlahr. The short tunnel leads through a rock and was once part of the Krupp railway line.

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53.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.5 km

12.5 km

9.06 km

3.56 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

14.9 km

14.1 km

3.99 km

1.46 km

311 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

55 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

July 19, 2025,Westerwald / Runde mit Radrundweg Puderbacher Land, Radwanderweg Woldert-Lautzert und Wiedradweg

Today we went for a ride in the Westerwald with good friends, spontaneously planned and with a few elevation gains 😉

In beautiful summer weather with 🌤️ and 25°/26°, we set off from the starting point at Urbacher Weiher.

It turned out to be a varied ride past fields and meadows, shady forest sections, and small villages.

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September 6, 2021,Große Runde um Puderbach

Great tour, both for pleasure bikers and guys like me who need to build up their muscles.

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July 4, 2022,Puderbacher Land mit Dame

An all-round successful tour (found on puderbacher-land.de). The route is very varied with many great vantage points 🏞️ and - very important - everything is very well signposted. ➡️↖️⬅️⬆️Big compliment!

The highlight was once again the Kneipp bath in Döttesfeld.👣
🅿️By the way, there are plenty of hiking parking spaces along the route. We parked outside of Raubach at the …

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