Old Water Tower Gersweiler – Dicke Buche Natural Monument loop from Schœneck

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Saarland

Old Water Tower Gersweiler – Dicke Buche Natural Monument loop from Schœneck

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Old Water Tower Gersweiler – Dicke Buche Natural Monument loop from Schœneck

02:44

10.2km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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343 m

Old Water Tower Gersweiler

Highlight • Monument

The old water tower was bought privately by the city of Saarbrücken and renovated under certain conditions. Today it is the headquarters of an insurance company and is still a listed building.

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773 m

Engenbergstein in the Old Saarbrücken City Forest.
Here, the main hiking trails, the Saarwanderweg (Saar Hiking Trail), the Saarland Circular Trail, the Youth Hostel Trail, and the City Circular Trail …

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4.00 km

Malschwitz Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

9.04 km

Dicke Buche Natural Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

admirable natural monument with a bench

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.61 km

1.22 km

362 m

Surfaces

6.01 km

2.58 km

1.05 km

538 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

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Comments

June 23, 2025,La forêt transfrontalière et le vieux château d’eau⛪️ 🌿(Schoeneck, Gersweiler)

Head to Schoeneck for a cross-border hike. The trail runs alongside a wheat field before taking us past an old beech tree with a very swollen trunk, then through the forest towards Gersweiler. A brief passage through the neighborhood leads us past the old water tower dating from 1914. Then a long forest crossing takes us past the Burbach district, …

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