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Picturesque juniper trail, an enchanting Rothaarsteig trail

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Picturesque juniper trail, an enchanting Rothaarsteig trail

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Picturesque juniper trail, an enchanting Rothaarsteig trail

04:33

15.9km

320m

Hiking

Explore this beautiful circular route and discover not only the juniper that gives it its name, but also strictly protected plant species in the nature reserves "Alteberg and Sauernberg" and "Wacholderweide" in Donsbach.

50 species of butterflies and 22 species of grasshoppers, as well as endangered species of birds, find…

by Oranienstadt Dillenburg

Last updated: June 3, 2024

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Donsbach Wildlife Park

Highlight • Natural

Always beautiful in the Donsbach Wildlife Park. There is also a lot to see and, on many days, coffee and cake and more. If you want to eat dignified, you …

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2.71 km

View of the Alteberg and Sauernberg Nature Reserve

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Very nice vantage point on this section of the trail.

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3.76 km

Shelter with Valley View over Donsbach

Highlight • Mountain Hut

One of the many ways to take a break along the juniper trail.

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8.95 km

Kornberg Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice place to stop over. Due to the orientation to the south, sun is guaranteed here. In good weather you have a great view of the Taunus - Greifenstein Castle is in sight.

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15.9 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

1.36 km

1.28 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.83 km

5.31 km

1.61 km

602 m

306 m

185 m

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

29°C

17°C

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Comments

May 8, 2022,Rothaarsteig-Spur Wacholderweg

siegen-wittgenstein.info/de/tour/wandern/rothaarsteig-spur-wacholderweg/28253051

Today a round on the Rothaarsteig. Or rather, on a Rothaarsteig trail, spiced up with the wildlife park in Donsbach.
The round is well signposted, we didn't even need the navigation to help.

There is a lot of route on the actual Rothaarsteig and you can experience wonderful views from time to time.
With this fantastic weather it was …

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April 30, 2023,Rothaarsteigspur Wacholderweg

Top! We started at the Donsbach wildlife park, then hiked counter-clockwise. A scenically absolutely varied round with many views, the highlight is the Alte Rheinstraße, an old trade route to the Rhineland, with the ascent to the Kornberg. There you have a fantastic view and can relax wonderfully on a lounger swing. Like all Rothaarsteig tracks, the round is well …

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May 23, 2023,Rothaarsteig-Spur Wacholderweg

A really nice way around Donsbach with forest and meadow paths, paths and "actually" wide views. Unfortunately we didn't have that today, the sky was quite cloudy. But nature smelled so good, lots of singing birds and simply beautiful paths through lots of nature.
At a rest stop, the Erdbar was even filled and we shared a small shower for …

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October 26, 2024,Rothaarsteig-Spur Wacholderweg

So, now it's about us again! Since our head consort now simply thinks that he has to leave us at home and pedal - yesterday he looked worse than Fiete and I when we're dirty.

We lay in the basket and laughed until we cried 🤣🤣.. This "old crank turner" will never be able to reach our top speed, unless …

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February 22, 2023,ROTHAARSTEIG-Spur •Wacholderweg• (Westerwaldvariante)

If the view wasn't that great, we went to Donsbach to the Wacholderweg, the starting point is at the wildlife park.
Despite the fog, it was a nice round, twice you are on the Rothaarsteig main path.

The Wacholderweg is one of 13 Rothaarsteig trails.

rothaarsteig.de/de/content/download/696521/file/Rothaarsteig-Spuren%20alle%20circular hiking trails%20auf%20einen%20blick.pdf

komoot.de/collection/1977762/-rothaarsteig-spur

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March 2, 2025,Rothaarsteig-Spur Wacholderweg

Now the Rothaarsteig trail Wacholderweg has been taken under hiking boots. The trail is very well marked, has moderate climbs and offers beautiful views and vistas, as well as a lot of information. Despite its high level of popularity, it is not too crowded and you can achieve peace of mind. Recommended!

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November 19, 2023,Rothaarsteig Spur ~ Wacholderweg

rothaarsteig.de/de/Outdooractive-Touren/rothaarsteig-spur-wacholderweg

And another stamp in the hiking pass 👍
I had put the juniper path aside until autumn because of the high proportion of deciduous forest.
Well... autumn probably went faster in Hesse than I did 😅 Stupid
The tour offers a lot of beautiful views over valleys and wide meadows. I think there can be a summer feeling here …

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July 25, 2024,20240725 Lahn-Dill-Bergland: Rothaarsteig-Spur -Wacholderweg

On the way to our next voucher short break in Siegen and Winterberg we found this tour, which we discovered by chance.

We didn't know the area at all. Overall we liked the tour, the landscape was beautiful, there were lots of great places to stop for a rest, but we weren't really impressed by the condition of the path. …

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February 20, 2023

Explore this beautiful circular route and discover not only the juniper that gives it its name, but also strictly protected plant species in the nature reserves "Alteberg and Sauernberg" and "Wacholderweide" in Donsbach.
 
50 species of butterflies and 22 species of grasshoppers, as well as endangered

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Picturesque juniper trail, an enchanting Rothaarsteig trail

Donsbach Wildlife Park

View of the Alteberg and Sauernberg Nature Reserve

Shelter with Valley View over Donsbach

Kornberg Viewpoint

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