The best running trails around Oberhausen bei Kirn

Hiking sign near Teufelsfels

short off-road running loop

Fulling barrels were used in the Kirn leather industry for many years. In the rotating barrels, the hides were wilted to remove the hair, tanned, and, after further processing steps, processed into finished leather and dyed.

In 1798, Kirn innkeeper Jakob Andres, who was actually a tanner, began supplying other inns with the beers he had originally brewed for his own use. This date is now considered the company's founding date. He quickly gave up the tannery and devoted himself entirely to his inn and brewing beer. In 1814/15, the brewery began to expand, attracting more and more customers from the surrounding area of Kirn. In 1824, Jakob Andres died and left the brewery to his son, Johann Phillip Andres (1800–1874). He closed his own inn and devoted himself entirely to beer.

Fulling barrels were also used in the Kirn leather industry for many years. In the rotating barrels, the hides were fulled to remove the hair, tanned and, after further processing, processed into finished leather and dyed. While fulling barrels were first used in industrial leather production, in the centuries before, the hides were tanned in tanning pits lined with oak beams and planks. Source: Information sign by the barrels.

A very beautiful trail that everyone involved put a lot of effort into. It's quite challenging in the upper part, but very flowing further down.

The Devils Rock Trail in Hennweiler takes its name from the "Devil's Rock", near which it starts. After a pleasant uphill and an entertaining traverse on trails to the starting point, there is a brilliant firework display of obstacles on the trail, which cleverly exploits the characteristics of the terrain. In the steeper initial section, things get a bit technical right from the start (S2, the Komoot rating of S3 is exaggerated), including a somewhat cheesy but fun short steep descent, rocky terrain steps and some roots. Later, the forest becomes a bit lighter and a whole battery of jumps follows - some with, some without gaps, so that beginners will also find what they are looking for here. Now that the terrain is noticeably flatter, the trail builders have built a crushed sand line in the forest: It sounds strange, but it works so brilliantly that this section may even have become our favorite part (although every section is simply brilliant!). The smooth crushed sand surface means you can roll along quickly and easily even on very flat terrain, and you can shoot over small and large jumps and push yourself through minimalist but perfectly shaped berms. We should also mention the beautiful skinny constructions that can be found all over the trail, which we had a lot of fun with. Overall, a real gem of a trail that, with its many different faces, not only makes perfect use of the terrain, but is guaranteed to have something to suit every taste! Great! 😊🤙

Shaped by tradition, passion and the classic art of brewing, KIRNER has been inspiring as the oldest private brewery in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1798. https://www.kirner-bier.de/privatbrauerei/