Steinbruchsee Oberkleen – small forest lake Ebergöns loop from Langgöns

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Steinbruchsee Oberkleen – small forest lake Ebergöns loop from Langgöns

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Steinbruchsee Oberkleen – small forest lake Ebergöns loop from Langgöns

03:55

14.6km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.47 km

Bird Sanctuary at the Quarry

Highlight • Natural Monument

A very nice excursion destination

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3.71 km

Old Pump House Oberkleen

Highlight • Structure

Unspectacular thing… but there can be no talk of being exposed here

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3.87 km

Steinbruchsee Oberkleen

Highlight • Lake

This quarry is already fascinating, but it would be even nicer if people would not leave their rubbish there;)

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3.92 km

Trail at the quarry in the Taunus

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

After crossing a meadow, a narrow and winding trail takes you back to the parking lot. Just as exciting as the other side, only less exposed.

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4.64 km

View of the Oberkleen quarry lake

Highlight • Lake

You can almost walk around the lake, but you cannot reach the water

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6.33 km

small forest lake Ebergöns

Highlight • Lake

Nice resting place by the lake as long as the mosquitoes leave you alone

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14.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

1.58 km

1.26 km

Surfaces

4.36 km

3.80 km

3.05 km

2.73 km

637 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Sunday 1 November

9°C

0°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2022,Steinbruch Oberkleen – Wie in einer Lagune 🌴 🏝 🏖

I ran this small loop from Niederkleen and after 3 km of asphalt, without any change, I was already fed up at the beginning.

Then I turned a corner and there he was:
Oberkleen quarry.
What can I say? I was impressed then.
Wonderful, crystal clear water, a peaceful silence and great weather.
Insanity. Look at the pictures 😳
The …

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November 30, 2025,Steinbruch Oberkleen – Heute im Regen

We already hiked the loop starting in Oberkleen once in the summer, and the views of the quarry lake were much nicer, greener, and more idyllic then.

This time we did the loop in light rain, and the paths were slippery, muddy, and difficult to walk on.

That's why we only did a short loop on Sunday 🙋🏻‍♂️

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January 22, 2023,Wanderrunde mit tollem Steinbruch um Ebersgöns

varied hiking tour around Ebersgöns with a quarry worth seeing and beautiful landscape

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March 24, 2022,Steinbruch Oberkleen Loop from Langgöns

This round starts in Niederkleen on Butzbacher Straße at the bus stop and leads to the Oberkleen quarry. The quarry itself is really impressive, depending on the sunlight it shines in the most beautiful turquoise and blue colors. A very narrow narrow path leads around the quarry. The fence has been trampled down in places, so caution and absolute surefootedness …

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