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Goethepunkt Via Ferrata – Goethe Point loop from Dörnberg

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Goethepunkt Via Ferrata – Goethe Point loop from Dörnberg

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4.8

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132

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Goethepunkt Via Ferrata – Goethe Point loop from Dörnberg

05:15

17.2km

530m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Waypoints

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1.89 km

Hurbach

Lake

4.55 km

Häuserhof Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

As can be read on the information board, this Sauerbrunnen has been given the nickname "NONNENPISS" due to the Brunnenburg monastery located above. LOL

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5.60 km

Brunnenburg Monastery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Very nice spot earth and even more beautiful is the lookout just below the ruins just gorgeous, take some time to enjoy it. We did a picnic on our tour and totally forgot the time

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6.05 km

Four Lakes Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Let's go on some great hikes.

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6.94 km

View of the Lahn River from Hessenweg 1

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you can see how high you are above the Lahn

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10.3 km

View of Obernhof

Highlight • Viewpoint

Idyllic place on the edge of the forest with a rest bench. Great view of Obernhof.

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12.8 km

Goethepunkt Via Ferrata

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Even if it was uphill, the way to the Goethe point was always as beautiful as the view up there.

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13.1 km

Goethe Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is precisely here that Goethe, fleeing from an unhappy love, is said to have said: “Beautiful to die for!” Standing up here, you can only agree! Be careful, now …

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16.5 km

View of the Lahn Valley from Pfingstlay

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Lookout point: View of the Lahn valley with the Kalkofen lock

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17.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

3.75 km

1.91 km

987 m

261 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

3.21 km

1.22 km

1.03 km

905 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Tuesday 30 June

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Comments

January 11, 2025,250111 Runde Obernhof - Laurenburg

A joker posted this round online under the title "RW Jumping Deer" and I thought "Jumping Deer" meant a path marking that I didn't know yet. No such luck: I was very familiar with all of the paths. Nevertheless, I was particularly impressed by the first section of the route on the ridge between the Lahn and Gelbachtal valleys up …

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May 6, 2025,Obernhof - Goethepunkt - Laurenburg - Jakobsruh

Once again, I'm completely satisfied with the 5-star rating on the Lahn, and therefore no signs of fatigue.
There were two challenging climbs, several hundred meters of wild rocky landscape to the Goethepunkt, long, narrow paths through wild nature, accessible only on foot or by mountain bike. Mainly on the Klosterweg and the Sonnenweg. And, of course, many views of …

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October 23, 2022,Obernhof

From Obernhof by train to Laurenburg. From there on some mountain trails back to Obernhof. Ate delicious pizza.
Then another small but steep lap at the end of the weekend 🧗🏼

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August 31, 2021,Senk ju weri MATSCH for the veri mutsch MATSCH 🧐 - (Der Rest von) Lahn-Camino Etappe Numero 4️⃣

Eiiii Gude 👋 Lang nix mehr voneinander gehört 👂Lag daran das ich ein Arbeitsunfall hatte wobei ich mir das Knie verdreht und Bänderzerrung zugezogen habe 🙄 wenn man halt zu Doof zum laufen ist … 🤷‍♂️😂 aber an Wandern war damit nicht zu denken 🥺

October 18, 2024,Lahnhöhenweg - Obernhof via Klosterruine Brunnenburg nach Laurenburg

Looking back at the entire route from Limburg to the Rhine, I would describe this stage as the highlight of the walk; from the start in Obernhof with a brief glimpse of Arnstein Monastery, the hiker is surrounded by a world of its own, characterised by great peace, wonderful mixed forest with trees of all ages, mosses, ferns, lichens and …

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Goethepunkt Via Ferrata – Goethe Point loop from Dörnberg

Häuserhof Spring

Brunnenburg Monastery Ruins

Four Lakes Viewpoint

View of the Lahn River from Hessenweg 1

View of Obernhof

Goethepunkt Via Ferrata

Goethe Point

View of the Lahn Valley from Pfingstlay

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