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Ruhbach Valley Nature Trail – Karl May Information Boards loop from Sulzbach (Saar) Altenwald

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Saarland

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Sulzbach/Saar

Ruhbach Valley Nature Trail – Karl May Information Boards loop from Sulzbach (Saar) Altenwald

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Ruhbach Valley Nature Trail – Karl May Information Boards loop from Sulzbach (Saar) Altenwald

04:06

14.9km

250m

Hiking

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: June 14, 2026

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1.59 km

Ruhbach Valley Nature Trail

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Hiking information about the hiking area, there is also a Ruhbachtal circular trail

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3.18 km

Karl May 'Old Surehand' Information Sign

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Karl May wasn't just an author—he became a character in his own novel. With his hat, his imagination, and claims like "speaking 40 languages," he became a pop star of his time—complete with myths, fans, and pranks.

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6.49 km

Karl May Information Boards

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Anyone who is a Karl May fan has the short version of the books here

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7.22 km

Totem Poles on the Karl May Trail

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beautifully painted torture posts on the tour

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8.31 km

Ruhbach Valley stream and wooden bridge

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beautiful idyllic natural valley

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9.83 km

Karl May Literature Trail: Winnetou Information Board

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Great forest and great round.

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10.8 km

Winnetou’s Heirs Educational Trail

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Very interesting to read through the panels.

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11.7 km

Karl May Gorge

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Very cool to walk through.

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14.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.86 km

4.91 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

3.80 km

3.78 km

1.51 km

589 m

197 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

34°C

23°C

89 %

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Comments

June 25, 2022,Wanderung " auf fremden Pfaden/ Karl May Weg, Schnappach, 25.06.2022

Today "hiked on strange paths/Karl May Weg. The tour is ideal given the prevailing temperatures, as it mostly runs in the forest. There are enough signs, a mango, you would have to remove some branches in front of the signs. Some junctions/junctions are missing (Or you overlook) a sign. The latter happened to us so well, we walked the last …

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May 15, 2022,Auf fremden Pfaden/Karl-May-Wanderweg-Sulzbacher Schleife😎👍

The Karl-May-Weg shows the most beautiful sides of the Ruhbachtal. A varied forest landscape awaits you, which even Karl May could have used as the basis for his adventurous "world trips".

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October 12, 2022,Auf fremden Pfaden: Karl May Weg

It's a nice way, especially if you want to learn more about the writer Karl May, today was an educational hike for me. The path is well marked so far, but I got lost at one point and had to turn back (normally 13 km). There are plenty of resting places throughout the route. All in all a recommendable hike. …

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March 17, 2024,Karl-May-Weg Auf fremden Pfaden

On strange paths - in the footsteps of Karl May.
The German Popular Sports Association recognized this path as “Germany’s most beautiful hiking trail 2023”.
On the way through the varied forest landscape of the Ruhbachtal, you can find information about the life and literary work of Karl May on many boards.
If you want, you can extend the tour …

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October 3, 2021,Karl May Weg, Schleife Sulzbach 03.10.2021

Back home we are drawn to the forest. And this hike offers a lot of it. Not perfectly signposted and twice a piece of the path is missing, but as a forest walk it is always a pretty path

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June 26, 2021,Karl May Tour mit Freunde ab Schnappach

Pleasant hiking circuit which mainly follows forest paths and paths accessible to all types of public.

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September 23, 2023,***Ruhbachtal – Winnetou Runde von Schnappach

Highly recommended. Even though I think completely differently about Karl May now... 🤔

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December 27, 2021,Karl-May-Weg; roter Teil; Auf fremden Pfaden; Schnappach-Elversberg-Schüren

Start and end at the hiking car park 66280 Sulzbach, Schürer Weg in the Schnappach district near the "Bayerisch Zell" inn.
It goes first along "Bayerisch Zell", which reminds of Schnappach's affiliation with Bavaria, a short distance through the Ruhbachtal, but then towards Friedrichsthal past the autobahn via Elversberg, then again through the beautiful Ruhbachtal, followed by a somewhat steeper …

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Ruhbach Valley Nature Trail – Karl May Information Boards loop from Sulzbach (Saar) Altenwald

Ruhbach Valley Nature Trail

Karl May 'Old Surehand' Information Sign

Karl May Information Boards

Totem Poles on the Karl May Trail

Ruhbach Valley stream and wooden bridge

Karl May Literature Trail: Winnetou Information Board

Winnetou’s Heirs Educational Trail

Karl May Gorge

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