Nister Bridge – Wilhelmsteg Café & Beer Garden loop from Marzhausen

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Nister Bridge – Wilhelmsteg Café & Beer Garden loop from Marzhausen

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Nister Bridge – Wilhelmsteg Café & Beer Garden loop from Marzhausen

03:49

13.8km

240m

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 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.14 km

Path Along the Große Nister

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... great path along the Nister.

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3.03 km

Hiking hut at the Deutsches Eck in the Westerwald

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Great place where the big and small nests come together.
Very busy on weekends and when the weather is nice.

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3.09 km

Confluence of the Große and Kleine Nister rivers

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The confluence of the small and large nests is an idyllic resting place. If you feel like it, you can also splash around.

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3.51 km

Impressive Tall Trees

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These two immediately stand out

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5.86 km

Nister Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

... here you can linger and cross the nest

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5.89 km

Heunishöhlenweg

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An absolute hiking highlight! Forest, rock, water, roots - what more do you want?

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9.15 km

Viewpoint

11.1 km

Historic stone bridge over the Nister

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This historic bridge used to make the way to the Heuzerter Bannmühle easier. It was built in its current form in 1891 and paves the way for hikers over the Great Nister.

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12.0 km

Wilhelmsteg Café & Beer Garden

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Many thanks to Emely and her family! More information about the Wilhelmsteg Café & Beer Garden can be found here: wilhelmsteg.de

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.93 km

3.44 km

755 m

704 m

Surfaces

5.23 km

5.18 km

1.61 km

1.25 km

552 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

2°C

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Comments

July 14, 2024,Deutsches Eck des Westerwaldes –🔁 von Limbach

I had actually planned to cross the small Nister on the way back at the height of the Wetterhäuschen highlight and to walk back through the Limbach Gorge towards Limbach. Unfortunately, this path is currently closed for an indefinite period. Otherwise, it is a recommended route with idyllic spots at the confluence of the large and small Nister. You can …

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March 5, 2022,Runde durch die Kroppacher Schweiz

Been back to Kroppacher Schweiz for a long time, again with the best weather. Unfortunately, a lot of clear cutting around Heuzert and Limbach, but despite everything, the corner is always fascinatingly beautiful 😊

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January 18, 2026,Runde in der Kroppacher Schweiz

Kroppach Switzerland, what more needs to be said? 😉 Always a wonderful hiking area, no matter where you're starting from or going to 🫠 I would have loved to hike a bit further 🚶‍♂️, but the waffles at Wilhelmssteg were taking their sweet time 😄 but they were delicious as always 😋

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August 28, 2022,Entspannte Runde zum Wilhelm's Steeg ⛰️🌳🌞🌳🐕☕🍰🌲

Very nice and quiet round to Wilhelm's Steeg. Most of the time it went through the forest and the temperatures were quite pleasant. I can always recommend the stop at Wilhelm's Steeg. Especially the waffles, which come in different variations. We continued in the direction of Hohe Ley. Which is a very nice vantage point. A few hundred meters you …

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May 25, 2025,🌧☀️⛈️Runde kreuz und quer um Limbach

Today, in the absolute best April weather ⛈️☀️🌧, a round trip from Limbach... as always, wonderful, Limbachklamm, Hohe Lay, Schieferbergwerk, Wilhelmssteg and Deutsches Eck... plus the most wonderful sections through huge patches of bright yellow broom bushes 😍... due to a lot of👀 and enjoyment, as well as three relatively long rain/thunderstorm breaks and a cozy coffee break at the …

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September 11, 2022,LimbacherRunde 30- Hartenberg kreuz und quer

Today we hiked another hiking trail of the Limbacher Runde.
With pleasant temperatures compared to this year's summer
it went through the Hartberg.
This hike is also highly recommended.
At the beginning of the hike you can visit the Limbach village museum. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We went through it briefly. In order to …

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June 4, 2023,Wilhelmsteg-Hohe Ley-Kleine und Große Nister

Always nice at the Nister. After many different tours, I have now found my favorite variant. 😊

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January 7, 2024,Limbach - Limbacher Klamm - Hohe Ley - Schieferbergerk - Wilhelmssteg - 🇩🇪 Eck - Limbach

Today, in dry but cold weather, a nice tour through the always wonderful Kroppacher Schweiz...From Limbach along the Kleine Nister through the Limbacher Klamm, up to the Hohe Ley, further with a detour to the Assberg slate mine and then down to the Große Nister to the Wilhelmssteg. After the detour to 🇩🇪Eck we went back through the woods up …

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