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Leuk Waterfall in Saarburg – Saarburg Castle Ruins loop from Saarburg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Saarburg

Leuk Waterfall in Saarburg – Saarburg Castle Ruins loop from Saarburg

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Leuk Waterfall in Saarburg – Saarburg Castle Ruins loop from Saarburg

01:21

5.01km

60m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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970 m

Leuk Waterfall in Saarburg

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Saarburg is definitely worth a visit. Don't just drive past if you've never been there, but take a look. It's a really beautiful little town!

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The St. Laurentius Church is a Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to St. Laurentius in the Rhineland-Palatinate Saarburg, district of Trier-Saarburg. It replaced the Holy Cross Chapel built here in the 13th century. The church building is a cultural monument and, together with Saarburg Castle, forms one of the main accents of the city skyline.
The neo-Gothic church building, which draws on styles from the 13th century, is a monumental slate quarry stone building.
The tower, made of sandstone rubble and squared at the corners, is the oldest part of the church. It was doubled into a facade tower in 1563 and raised in 1854 by a fourth floor in the style of the early Gothic. In addition, the tower received the distinctive twin pyramid helmet.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Laurentius_(Saarburg)

I found the view of the ceiling interesting, which shows a cross vault in one aisle, but a simple wooden ceiling in the main and other aisles.

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Saarburg Waterfall and the Hackenberger Mill Wheels

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The Hackenberger Mill in Saarburg is a 13th-century mill museum that is open seasonally.
The season begins April 13th and is open from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
The entrance is located below the waterfall in Staden.
The museum offers, among other things, a new listening tour and a detailed model of the mill.

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Confluence of the Leukbach and Saar in Saarburg

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After the impressive waterfall, the Leuk River flows into the Saar at a sharp angle. This angle is accessible, and the swans also enjoy it here.

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Saarburg Castle

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The Saarburg ruins sit high atop the mountain. From its keep, you have a magnificent view of the city and the ships on the Saar River.
A restaurant invites you to dine.

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Saarburg Waterfall (Leukbach Falls)

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Most famous highlight in Saarburg.

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Saarburg Castle Ruins

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The castle, which was probably built in the 10th century, was first mentioned in a document in 964. In that year, the Archdiocese of Trier gave it to Count Siegfried of Luxembourg as a fief. After the death of Siegfried's son Adelbero in 1046, the castle reverted to the Archbishopric of Trier.

The Lords of Reuland seem to have acquired rights to the castle through the Counts of Luxembourg. Because of these rights, the castle was occupied by Arnold von Reuland in 1300. He only released the castle again after Archbishop Balduin von Trier bought his rights from him in 1313. Since at the same time John of Luxembourg, also known as John of Bohemia or the blind, renounced all rights of the Counts of Luxembourg to the castle, Electoral Trier was the sole owner of the castle from that time. The archbishops of Trier had the castle constantly expanded in the years that followed.

In 1431 Ulrich von Manderscheid attacked the castle and destroyed it. Johann II von Baden rebuilt the castle and had himself consecrated Archbishop of Trier in the castle chapel in 1464.

In 1522 the castle was successfully defended against the troops of Franz von Sickingen, but was again destroyed 30 years later by Margrave Albrecht Alcibiades von Brandenburg-Kulmbach. The reconstruction took place at the end of the 16th century.

During Louis XIV's wars of conquest, the castle was occupied several times by the French and Spanish. In the War of the Spanish Succession, the castle was conquered again by the French in 1702 and only liberated in 1704 by the Prussian Legion "Schwerin". Barely inhabited since 1734, the complex began to deteriorate.

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View of Saarburg and the Saar Valley from Saarburg Castle

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The Saarburg is the ruins of a hilltop castle on a southern spur of the 206.5 m above sea level. NHN high Schloßberg above the city of Saarburg in the district of Trier-Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is one of the oldest hilltop castles in western Germany.

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.30 km

2.03 km

475 m

174 m

Surfaces

2.43 km

1.51 km

465 m

415 m

166 m

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June 14, 2026,Gezellig Zondagmiddag Rondje Saarburg ☀️😎

I can hardly imagine a more beautiful and better day to visit Saarburg; a cozy Sunday afternoon with beautiful weather made this visit a real celebration, also a beautiful and worthy end to a week in Saar-Hunsrück, which we can look back on with a wonderful feeling. Plans for a follow-up visit have already been made, and where better to …

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November 18, 2022,🇩🇪 Heerlijk Rondje Saarburg 🇩🇪

After the Kasteler Felsenpfad I still had some time left and I was only 10 minutes away from there, it was also practically on the drive to home base so why not I had it on my to-do list for so many years, I would It would have been very stupid not to do this again today "ROUND SAARBURG" what …

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October 1, 2023,Saarburg- kleiner Rundgang

Before you go home, you definitely have to visit the little pearl on the Saar. Really very pretty and cozy. And it reminds me a bit of my beloved Monschau in the Eifel. ❤️
Only that Monschau has no vineyards.
Now I'm looking forward to home and my hiking tours in the beautiful Eifel

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June 19, 2025,Auf der "Lauschtour" durch Saarburg

Due to construction work at the castle, the original route of the "listening tour" had to be changed.

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September 9, 2025,Saarburg

Saarburg enchants with its romantic old town, the waterfall in the center, and the mighty castle overlooking the Saar River. Surrounded by vineyards and idyllic paths

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June 6, 2026,Outdoor-Aktivität 06.06.2026 Saar-Lumina und Museums Nacht 🙋‍♂️🥾🌥️🌧️😊

This evening we drove to Saarburg for the Saar-Lumina. We started at the Amüseum and looked at some of the exhibition rooms there. Afterwards, we took part in a guided tour at the Hackenberger Mühlen Museum, which was very interesting. Then we continued to the bell foundry, where we had been for events before. Then we were surprised by a …

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July 5, 2025,Stadtrundgang Saarburg

A short tour through the picturesque town of Saarburg – based on this template:
saar-obermosel.de/tour/tour/stadtrundgang-saarburg

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May 27, 2022,Wanderung Saarburg

City stroll from 27.05.2022. Saarburg is worth a trip if you are in the area.

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Leuk Waterfall in Saarburg – Saarburg Castle Ruins loop from Saarburg

Leuk Waterfall in Saarburg

St. Laurentius Church

Saarburg Waterfall and the Hackenberger Mill Wheels

Confluence of the Leukbach and Saar in Saarburg

Saarburg Castle

Saarburg Waterfall (Leukbach Falls)

Saarburg Castle Ruins

View of Saarburg and the Saar Valley from Saarburg Castle

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