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Old Roman Road – Kühonner Celtic Burial Mounds loop from Landkreis Trier-Saarburg
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Old Roman Road – Kühonner Celtic Burial Mounds loop from Landkreis Trier-Saarburg
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Old Roman Road – Kühonner Celtic Burial Mounds loop from Landkreis Trier-Saarburg
02:14
8.02km
160m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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822 m
Nature Puzzle Station "Something Doesn't Belong" – Traumschleife Römer-Kelten-Pfad
Highlight • Rest Area
Small search-puzzle station that is on the Roman-Celtic Dream Loop
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2.42 km
Old Roman Road
Highlight • Trail
A Roman road
Between Farschweiler and Reinsfeld, the Osburger Hochwald rises 100 to 200m above the surrounding plateau of the Hunsrück. Because the subsoil consists of nutrient-poor quartzite, this ridge has remained forested at all times. In the forest there are numerous indications of an old Roman road that crosses the Osburger Hochwald on the way from Trier to Hermeskeil and in the direction of Birkenfeld. At one point the typical image of an old Roman road is confirmed. Two trenches border a straight, dam-like piece of terrain, which swings in a clear bend to the southeast. What looks like a road embankment with accompanying road ditches, however, turns out to be two parallel ravine lanes. A little further to the west and east, they reunite to form a single track. The course of these rutted channels also speaks for a Roman road. As a rule, these are always marked out in a straight line. The two stretches of road only form the northern edge of an approximately 200m wide bundle of such lanes. It is the typical legacy of an old Roman road before the renewed construction of artificial roads from around 1800. From the Middle Ages on, carts crossed here again and again on the way from Trier to the Hochwald and in the opposite direction the height. You stayed in the track of the predecessor until it was too extended, and if necessary looked for a new track next to it. 300m south, a little deeper in the slope, there is an approximately 160m wide bundle of comparable lanes, as it were as an alternative route to the road over the highest knoll. This southern route was defined as the Trier - Hermeskeil road at the time of Napoleon. It was fortified and later expanded to become Bundesstraße 52. Next to the B52 and in the embankment, the traces of the old Roman road can be seen again and again. Source: Text information board - Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V.
Between Farschweiler and Reinsfeld, the Osburger Hochwald rises 100 to 200m above the surrounding plateau of the Hunsrück. Because the subsoil consists of nutrient-poor quartzite, this ridge has remained forested at all times. In the forest there are numerous indications of an old Roman road that crosses the Osburger Hochwald on the way from Trier to Hermeskeil and in the direction of Birkenfeld. At one point the typical image of an old Roman road is confirmed. Two trenches border a straight, dam-like piece of terrain, which swings in a clear bend to the southeast. What looks like a road embankment with accompanying road ditches, however, turns out to be two parallel ravine lanes. A little further to the west and east, they reunite to form a single track. The course of these rutted channels also speaks for a Roman road. As a rule, these are always marked out in a straight line. The two stretches of road only form the northern edge of an approximately 200m wide bundle of such lanes. It is the typical legacy of an old Roman road before the renewed construction of artificial roads from around 1800. From the Middle Ages on, carts crossed here again and again on the way from Trier to the Hochwald and in the opposite direction the height. You stayed in the track of the predecessor until it was too extended, and if necessary looked for a new track next to it. 300m south, a little deeper in the slope, there is an approximately 160m wide bundle of comparable lanes, as it were as an alternative route to the road over the highest knoll. This southern route was defined as the Trier - Hermeskeil road at the time of Napoleon. It was fortified and later expanded to become Bundesstraße 52. Next to the B52 and in the embankment, the traces of the old Roman road can be seen again and again. Source: Text information board - Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V.
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5.77 km
Kühonner Celtic Burial Mounds
Highlight • Historical Site
Celtic barrow field "Kühonner" near Farschweiler part-1
The round artificial mounds are burial mounds. In the early Celtic period in the period 560-250 BC, all graves were located under such mounds. In this country, cemeteries are the most important sources of information on the Celtic era. The greater part of a cemetery has been preserved under forest cover to this day. The hills are 6 - 25 m in diameter. and are still unusually well preserved with a height of up to 2.5 m. Each burial mound was newly laid out for a dead person and was often used for a few subsequent burials after that. The oldest and youngest graves in the hill cemeteries are always cremations. However, the acidic low mountain range consumed the bones of the unburnt buried dead. There are only traces of wooden coffins and the location of additions from the burial. Originally the burial ground continued with at least 9 hills in the subsequent arable land. A total of 51 burial mounds are known over an extension of 700m. 5 burial mounds were excavated in 1913, 1935 and 1938 before they were destroyed. They all belong to the more recent record period around 300 BC. Many of the burial mounds located in the forest also show typical burials from recent attempts at robbery. Source: Text Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V.
The round artificial mounds are burial mounds. In the early Celtic period in the period 560-250 BC, all graves were located under such mounds. In this country, cemeteries are the most important sources of information on the Celtic era. The greater part of a cemetery has been preserved under forest cover to this day. The hills are 6 - 25 m in diameter. and are still unusually well preserved with a height of up to 2.5 m. Each burial mound was newly laid out for a dead person and was often used for a few subsequent burials after that. The oldest and youngest graves in the hill cemeteries are always cremations. However, the acidic low mountain range consumed the bones of the unburnt buried dead. There are only traces of wooden coffins and the location of additions from the burial. Originally the burial ground continued with at least 9 hills in the subsequent arable land. A total of 51 burial mounds are known over an extension of 700m. 5 burial mounds were excavated in 1913, 1935 and 1938 before they were destroyed. They all belong to the more recent record period around 300 BC. Many of the burial mounds located in the forest also show typical burials from recent attempts at robbery. Source: Text Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V.
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5.78 km
Wooden Bench in Saar-Hunsrück Forest
Highlight • Forest
This bench is located a little off the beaten track in a particularly green, quiet corner of the forest.
Here you can simply unwind, enjoy the fresh forest air, and listen to the birdsong – far from everyday life and traffic noise.
I lingered here for a moment – no people, just nature. One of those places you can understand without words.
A nice contrast to the history-rich stops on the tour.
Here you can simply unwind, enjoy the fresh forest air, and listen to the birdsong – far from everyday life and traffic noise.
I lingered here for a moment – no people, just nature. One of those places you can understand without words.
A nice contrast to the history-rich stops on the tour.
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6.88 km
Roman Well Shaft Farschweiler
Highlight • Historical Site
Roman well shaft
The shaft is part of a Roman aqueduct. The shaft was discovered in 1937 when a moat was dug and cleared to a depth of nineteen meters, but later backfilled and sealed. In 2008 the shaft was reopened by the Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V., cleared up to ten meters, secured and made accessible to the general public. Source: Text Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V.
The shaft is part of a Roman aqueduct. The shaft was discovered in 1937 when a moat was dug and cleared to a depth of nineteen meters, but later backfilled and sealed. In 2008 the shaft was reopened by the Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V., cleared up to ten meters, secured and made accessible to the general public. Source: Text Heimat und Verkehrsverein Farschweiler e.V.
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7.31 km
Roman Aqueduct near Farschweiler
Highlight • Monument
Easily overlooked sight, worth a little detour
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7.37 km
Sunlight Through the Forest Canopy – Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park
Highlight • Forest
At this spot, sunlight breaks through the green canopy – a quiet, almost magical moment that bathes the forest in golden light.
Especially in the morning, a peaceful atmosphere arises here, accompanied by the gentle rustling of leaves and the chirping of birds.
I consciously savored this moment – one of those moments you go hiking for.
Especially in the morning, a peaceful atmosphere arises here, accompanied by the gentle rustling of leaves and the chirping of birds.
I consciously savored this moment – one of those moments you go hiking for.
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7.74 km
Start of Traumschleife Römer-Keltenpfad
Highlight • Trail
Brief description
The Römer-Keltenpfaf takes you on a unique cultural and historical journey through time to witnesses, in some cases, bygone eras. For the most part, the tour takes you on natural paths through various forest formations, past lush meadows and fields with wonderful panoramic views, as well as through the wild and romantic valley of the Bickenbach. Barrows and menhirs are evidence of early Celtic settlement. Relics from Roman times, such as the old Roman road, remains of a Roman aqueduct and a Roman well shaft line the path. Along the forest thistle path you will find yourself in the middle of the largest occurrence of the Ilex aquifolium (European holly) in the entire region. And with luck you will meet the beavers who have returned to the valley along the way. Source text information board
Directions
outdooractive.com/mobile/de/route/wanderung/hunsrueck/traumschleife-roemer-keltenpfad/7241946
The Römer-Keltenpfaf takes you on a unique cultural and historical journey through time to witnesses, in some cases, bygone eras. For the most part, the tour takes you on natural paths through various forest formations, past lush meadows and fields with wonderful panoramic views, as well as through the wild and romantic valley of the Bickenbach. Barrows and menhirs are evidence of early Celtic settlement. Relics from Roman times, such as the old Roman road, remains of a Roman aqueduct and a Roman well shaft line the path. Along the forest thistle path you will find yourself in the middle of the largest occurrence of the Ilex aquifolium (European holly) in the entire region. And with luck you will meet the beavers who have returned to the valley along the way. Source text information board
Directions
outdooractive.com/mobile/de/route/wanderung/hunsrueck/traumschleife-roemer-keltenpfad/7241946
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8.02 km
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Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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4.55 km
3.16 km
244 m
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6.64 km
864 m
262 m
247 m
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