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Postal Robbery Route | Lahn-Dill-Bergland Nature Park

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Gladenbach

Postal Robbery Route | Lahn-Dill-Bergland Nature Park

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Postal Robbery Route | Lahn-Dill-Bergland Nature Park

03:47

11.1km

250m

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After six previously unsuccessful attempts, on May 19, 1822, eight poor farmers and day laborers from Kombach attacked the mail coach that drove monthly from Gladenbach to Giessen. The raid took place in the Subach, a ravine near Mornshausen. The booty amounted to 10,466 guilders. However, the sudden wealth was…

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Last updated: July 21, 2024

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2.17 km

Post Robbery at the Subach

Highlight • Historical Site

Great round, highlight clearly the Koppeturm!

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8.17 km

Koppeturm Observation Tower

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All paths to the Koppe are steep and strenuous, but every meter of altitude is rewarded with a magnificent view.

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Bench with a view of Mornshausen

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There are now at least four loungers on the Extratour post robbery route. This one has a nice view.

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.3 km

607 m

141 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.19 km

3.01 km

2.24 km

968 m

668 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

30°C

14°C

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October 19, 2025,Extratour Postraubroute - Lahn-Dill-Bergland

It was great. I'm creating a collection for the extra tours in the Lahn-Dill Uplands: komoot.com/de-de/collection/3941047/-extratouren-im-lahn-dill-bergland

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August 25, 2024,Extratour Postraubroute

Parking at the old glass container on Hüttenstraße in Mornshausen.

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May 1, 2024,#671 Wanderknechte - Postraubroute, schon nach gut 200 Jahren keine Spuren mehr zu sehen!

Hello everyone,
Typical May 1st tour with fun and atmosphere. In Mornshausen and the surrounding area there were also several stands with bratwurst and drinks. Even at the Koppeturm they were sizzling and serving food! So there was plenty of food for everyone. If you want to find fault with anything, it was simply very warm. So a great route, …

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May 10, 2024,Extratour Postraubroute

Today we went to the beautiful Lahn-Dill mountain region on the extra tour "Postraubroute"

naturpark.lahn-dill-bergland.de/wandern/extratouren/postraubroute

I have already hiked all of the extra tours in 2015. This time I will do the tours "the other way around". This means I walked the Postraubroute anti-clockwise this time.

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June 7, 2024,Wanderung "Koppeturm"

Today it was time for another tour of the Lahn-Dill mountain range. You can find this in the hiking collection under the name "Postal Robbery Route". During the tour you pass the same ravine where eight farmers robbed a money coach in 1822 and stole almost 10,500 guilders. 💰
Seven of the eight perpetrators were caught and five of them …

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November 10, 2024,Postraubroute

A great route. Unfortunately, the view is limited when it's foggy. But the forest is beautiful and mystical. There's also the narrow path (Postraub) and the observation tower. Lots of places to rest and sit.

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October 6, 2024,Extratour Postraubroute

I started the post robbery route at an autumnal 6° and finished it at 14°.

Unfortunately I was too early and couldn't really enjoy the view from the Koppeturm with its 82 steps because of the fog

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March 18, 2023,Prostraubroute Wanderung 10/23

Today the extra tour post robbery route was on the plan. However, as a men's hike, so more breaks and slower than usual.

The paths were extremely broken and muddy due to wood felling

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July 1, 2022

After six previously unsuccessful attempts, on May 19, 1822, eight poor farmers and day laborers from Kombach attacked the mail coach that drove monthly from Gladenbach to Giessen. The raid took place in the Subach, a ravine near Mornshausen. The booty amounted to 10,466 guilders. However, the sudden

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Post Robbery at the Subach

Koppeturm Observation Tower

Bench with a view of Mornshausen

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