Dream Trail (Traumpfädchen): Sayner Views – Bendorf

Today @Bonnie24 and I went hiking in Sayn. Sayn is a district of Bendorf (north of Koblenz) and is known to tourists mainly because of the noble Sayn-Wittgenstein family. In the town there is the Sayn Castle and Palace, the butterfly garden of the Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, the former Sayn Abbey, the Rhein-Traumpfad Saynsteig hiking trail and the Sayner Aussichten dream path.

The hiking trail should only be walked in dry weather.

This trail is advertised as "a winding path with stunning views." Indeed, you first walk along a beautiful forest path, then climb and descend several times over steep, root-covered switchbacks. The only views are from Emma Höhe and once again from Sayn Castle. The trails themselves are repeatedly blocked by tree trunks lying across the path. I wouldn't classify this trail as a premium trail.

A beautiful, varied tour that requires sturdy shoes and quite a bit of energy😉 It's best not to park in the butterfly park car park, but diagonally opposite, there is a hikers' car park, otherwise you may have to walk home afterwards😉. After the bridge, turn left to the 800-year-old Sayn Castle with a great view over the Neuwied basin and not only that, the remains of the castle chapel from the 12th century can be seen there. be admired in the courtyard. Later it's uphill to the Oskarhöhe, where you can have a picnic with the most beautiful view🥂. After serpentines lead downhill into the Brexbachtal, they then lead steeply up the Pulverberg to the Römerturm, this actually doesn't belong to the dream path, but of course I didn't want to miss the breathtaking view from there 😉 Back on the path, over the Emma-Höhe and through the climbing forest with its impressive 140 climbing stations, past the abbey church and the princely castle through the park we went back to the parking lot. It was wonderful!🤗

A tour with many steep sections. The Sayn climbing park is impressive, and you pass by it, as well as many other sights.

This hike is truly fantastic 😊 But you should be sure-footed and not afraid of heights, at the beginning you go over hill and dale and up and down several times. I really enjoyed the tour in the best weather 😎☀️ Here is the link to the dream paths and trails: https://tourenportal.traumpfade.info/mobile/de/tour/wanderung/digitale-wanderung-traumpfaedchen-sayner-aussichten/803619798/ There are additional descriptions and the tours can also be downloaded as gpx

https://www.traumpfade.info/pfad/traumpfaedchen/sayner-aussichten/

We were in Koblenz this afternoon for an appointment. So we didn't have that much time to go for a long walk, especially since we also wanted to do some shopping on the way back. So the choice fell on the dream path in Sayn. If we had only gone there to hike, we would definitely have planned a visit to the butterfly garden https://www.sayn.de/garten-der-schmetterlinge. We've been there twice, but that was a long time ago. But you should plan a little time for that. Part of the dream path also runs on the Rheinsteig, as well as the 15.5 km long "Saynstieg dream path", which you can start at the same place. The parking lot directly at the bridge to the butterfly garden is only for visitors of the butterflies. The hiking car park is diagonally across the street on the other side of the street. Both are free.