View of Nistertal Church – Stöffel Observation Tower loop from Enspel

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View of Nistertal Church – Stöffel Observation Tower loop from Enspel

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View of Nistertal Church – Stöffel Observation Tower loop from Enspel

04:06

14.4km

330m

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: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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669 m

Basalt Crushing Plant Stöffelpark

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Industrial charm, which is also popular as an event location.

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1.55 km

View of Nistertal Church

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View to the Nistertal church

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2.85 km

View of the quarries

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Great view of the break

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3.46 km

View of the Stöffel Quarry

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20 m away from the paved path with a beautiful view of the "Stöffel" basalt mine. A few hundred meters away there is a lookout tower for everyone who doesn’t like to stand on the edge.

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3.83 km

Stöffel Observation Tower

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Great view over Stöffel Park - scan the QR code on the tower and enter it in the digital "Do worren mer och schun mol" book.

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8.16 km

Erbacher Bridge with Panoramic View

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This view is just great

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11.1 km

The Westerwald-Steig runs under the "Erbacher Brücke" on a very, very narrow path (also called root or stick path by locals) at a dizzying height. Surefootedness is required here. Especially in the bottleneck exactly below the huge arch of the bridge, there can be problems in traffic with hikers or even mountain bikers.
The Erbacher Brücke spans the valley of the Great Nister between the villages of Nistertal-Büdingen and Hardt. The Erbach - Hardt - Marienberg railway used to run over this bridge.
Unfortunately, the Erbacher Brücke was not included in the expansion of the VG Bad Marienberg's cycling and hiking network, so that you cannot drive or hike over this bridge from Bad Marienberg to the bike path on the former railway line to Nistertal-Büdingen and -Erbach .

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13.1 km

Forest Chapel near Nistertal

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Very lovingly laid out chapel, which can also serve as protection from storms

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14.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

1.62 km

1.24 km

1.01 km

Surfaces

4.82 km

3.82 km

2.62 km

1.44 km

929 m

790 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

14°C

9°C

13 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

May 11, 2025,Stöffelblickrunde - geführte Wanderung

This tour largely follows the certified Stöffelweg trail. Highlights include the old railway bridge near Dreisbach and the observation tower at Stöffelpark.

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May 31, 2025,Wanderung Geo Route, Stockum-Püschen

Hike the Geo Park Route (partially Cologne Way) at Stöffel Park in the heat. Fortunately, it was mostly in the shady forest. It started in Stockum-Püschen, passed and continued along the old Erbach Bridge, past the Grosse Nister River, and headed towards Stöffel Park. Past Stöffel Park, back to Stockum and the observation tower. We made it home just in …

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August 7, 2025,Stockum Püschen "Wäller Tour - Stöffel-Route" 07.08.2025

"Georoute: Tertiary Industry Experience." Today, three of us.🐕🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏼‍♀️

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July 20, 2025,Wäller Tour Stöffel-Route

Today we headed over to the Schäl Sick, where, in addition to the Rheinsteig, there are several beautiful circular hiking trails. In the Westerwald, these include the Wäller Touren (Wäller Tours). Today's Stöffel route focuses on basalt mining in the region. The section along the Nister River is also very beautiful.

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May 1, 2025,Georoute Tertiär - Industrie - Erlebnis Stöffel-Route

A brand new hiking trail. The path we took to the Nistertal Bridge is very steep. You can also get to the bridge via a path around the outside (we discovered this later 🙄)
Very nice hiking trail.

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October 26, 2024,Georoute ,,Tertiär-Industrie-Erlebnis" Stöffel Route

Since I didn't know the route, I didn't know how many kilometers it was. Even the information desk in Stöffelpark didn't know the route and didn't know that there was a sign in front of the information desk. So I just set off. The round was very strenuous. If I'd known how long the tour was, I would have skipped …

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January 7, 2024,WR 1/24 - RZ Winterwandertag - Tour 3 Treppen, Berge und Talwanderung am 07.01.2024

Today the first “real” outdoor activity in 2024.

It was called for the RZ winter hiking day and I followed this invitation with my mom.

All tours offered started and ended in the “Stöffel Park” Enspel. We decided on the third of four tour suggestions. The tour was offered under the keyword “Stairs, mountains and valley hike”.
At around 10 …

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