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Scenic view of Siersburg – Pastorsgrät Gorge loop from Gisingen
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Scenic view of Siersburg – Pastorsgrät Gorge loop from Gisingen
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Scenic view of Siersburg – Pastorsgrät Gorge loop from Gisingen
03:03
10.9km
220m
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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: June 27, 2026
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2.18 km
Path of Mindfulness – Gisinger Traumschleife
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As part of the "Upgrading Paths, Squares, and Open Spaces" project funded by the Warndt-Saargau regional budget, differently designed larch wood steles were installed as a path of mindfulness along the last 2.5 km of the "Der Gisinger" dream loop between Oberlimberg and the hikers' parking lot. An entrance portal is still under construction.
The various image and message steles were co-designed by members of the "Preserve and Renew" Friends Association, as well as children from the kindergarten and elementary school. Further enhancements include the new creative bench and a new tree, which are now located behind the "Haus Saargau" bus stop at the former WzV building, behind the Regiomat. Furthermore, a flower meadow was sown near the hikers' parking lot.
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The various image and message steles were co-designed by members of the "Preserve and Renew" Friends Association, as well as children from the kindergarten and elementary school. Further enhancements include the new creative bench and a new tree, which are now located behind the "Haus Saargau" bus stop at the former WzV building, behind the Regiomat. Furthermore, a flower meadow was sown near the hikers' parking lot.
gisingen.de/index.php/gisingen/tourismus/wandern/713-installation-pfad-der-achtsamkeit-und-neue-kreativbank-auf-der-gisinger-traumschleife
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2.56 km
Scenic view of Siersburg
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Here the trees open for a nice view of Siersburg. You also stand on a floor steeped in history: Once there was a Celtic fortification, the wall can still be seen.
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3.21 km
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5.65 km
The Grott (Raufels) Rock Formation
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Descent / ascent past the rock via stairs, below a sensory bench to rest in the middle of the forest.
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5.88 km
Pastorsgrät Gorge
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Pastorsgrät
Ein tragisches Ereignis mit tödlichem Ende, dessen tatsächlichen Hintergründe und wahren Ursachen vom Volksmund gem in das Dunkel des Geheimnisvollen und Unaufgeklärten gedichtet werden, soll an dieser Stelle erzählt werden. Zunächst zum Ort des Geschehens: Der Gisinger Wald ist gekennzeichnet durch zahlreiche tief eingeschnittene Kerbtäler, die sogenannten „Gräten“. Abzuleiten ist das Wort vom mittelhochdeutschen „graht“, was „Graben“ oder „Schlucht“ bedeutet. Die imposanteste Grät ist die Pastorsgrät. Dieser durch die Erosion des Wassers über Jahrtausende geschaffene tiefe Einschnitt schließt den obersten Teil des Mittleren Buntsandsteins auf und zeigt ein fast vollständiges Profil des oberen Buntsandsteins. Deutlich sind der lithologische Aufbau und die typischen Sedimentationsprozesse zu erkennen. Der Name „Pastorsgrät“ erinnert an ein tragisches Unglück, welches sich hier im Jahre 1857 ereignet hat. Damals stürzte der Pastor von Itzbach, Hubert Hoffmann, auf dem Nachhauseweg bei Dunkelheit in die tiefe Schlucht und erlitt tödliche Verletzungen. Was war geschehen? Am frühen Morgen des 20. September 1857 begab sich Pastor Hoffmann auf Einladung seines Beruser Amtskollegen zu Fuß durch das Itzbacher (Gisinger) Loch auf den Weg zur Oranna-Kirmes. Dort in Berus übernachtete er nach der Kirchweih-Feier im Pfarrhaus, um am folgenden Tag in der Frühe auf den Nachhauseweg aufzubrechen. Eine Zwischenstation legte er im Bedersdorfer Pfarrhaus ein. Es war schon dunkel, wohl gegen 8.00 Uhr abends, als Pastor Hoffmann den stockfinsteren Wald zwischen Gisingen und Itzbach erreichte. Doch an diesem Abend traf er nicht ein in seinem Pfarrhaus. Erst am Morgen des nächsten Tages fand ihn eine Suchmannschaft auf einem Felsen liegend am Grunde dieser etwa 10m tiefen Grät; „mit eingedrücktem Hirnschädel“, wie die Beruser Chronik berichtet. Dieses schreckliche Ereignis dürfte auf einen Unfall zurückzuführen sein, da Pastor Hoffmann in finsterer Nacht wohl den Weg verfehlte und todbringend in die Schlucht hinab stürzte. Quelle: (Text nach: Wolfgang Kremer, Gisingen)
Ein tragisches Ereignis mit tödlichem Ende, dessen tatsächlichen Hintergründe und wahren Ursachen vom Volksmund gem in das Dunkel des Geheimnisvollen und Unaufgeklärten gedichtet werden, soll an dieser Stelle erzählt werden. Zunächst zum Ort des Geschehens: Der Gisinger Wald ist gekennzeichnet durch zahlreiche tief eingeschnittene Kerbtäler, die sogenannten „Gräten“. Abzuleiten ist das Wort vom mittelhochdeutschen „graht“, was „Graben“ oder „Schlucht“ bedeutet. Die imposanteste Grät ist die Pastorsgrät. Dieser durch die Erosion des Wassers über Jahrtausende geschaffene tiefe Einschnitt schließt den obersten Teil des Mittleren Buntsandsteins auf und zeigt ein fast vollständiges Profil des oberen Buntsandsteins. Deutlich sind der lithologische Aufbau und die typischen Sedimentationsprozesse zu erkennen. Der Name „Pastorsgrät“ erinnert an ein tragisches Unglück, welches sich hier im Jahre 1857 ereignet hat. Damals stürzte der Pastor von Itzbach, Hubert Hoffmann, auf dem Nachhauseweg bei Dunkelheit in die tiefe Schlucht und erlitt tödliche Verletzungen. Was war geschehen? Am frühen Morgen des 20. September 1857 begab sich Pastor Hoffmann auf Einladung seines Beruser Amtskollegen zu Fuß durch das Itzbacher (Gisinger) Loch auf den Weg zur Oranna-Kirmes. Dort in Berus übernachtete er nach der Kirchweih-Feier im Pfarrhaus, um am folgenden Tag in der Frühe auf den Nachhauseweg aufzubrechen. Eine Zwischenstation legte er im Bedersdorfer Pfarrhaus ein. Es war schon dunkel, wohl gegen 8.00 Uhr abends, als Pastor Hoffmann den stockfinsteren Wald zwischen Gisingen und Itzbach erreichte. Doch an diesem Abend traf er nicht ein in seinem Pfarrhaus. Erst am Morgen des nächsten Tages fand ihn eine Suchmannschaft auf einem Felsen liegend am Grunde dieser etwa 10m tiefen Grät; „mit eingedrücktem Hirnschädel“, wie die Beruser Chronik berichtet. Dieses schreckliche Ereignis dürfte auf einen Unfall zurückzuführen sein, da Pastor Hoffmann in finsterer Nacht wohl den Weg verfehlte und todbringend in die Schlucht hinab stürzte. Quelle: (Text nach: Wolfgang Kremer, Gisingen)
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6.55 km
Travertine Steps on the Idesbach Trail
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A wonderful place to linger in the middle of trees and on the water ... as it is shady, more for summer.
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6.93 km
Badger Setts
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Badger holes
The badger mostly inhabits hilly, richly structured landscapes with forests, woods or hedges. Mixed deciduous forests with a pronounced layer of shrubbery are preferred. Buildings are often, as can be seen at this point, in forest edge habitats and on slopes that are often oriented to the south or west. Badger and fox can still be found here today. The red sandstone that emerges under the shell limestone is well suited for the construction of your caves and structures. The Gisinger parcels in this area are called “Auf den Dachslöcher” and “Dachslöcher”. The badger digs a burrow in the forest floor that can have a diameter of 30 meters. The living boiler, which is connected to the surface via numerous corridors, is about five meters deep. These passages are used for air supply and as entrances and exits. The badger upholstered the cauldron of his burrow with dry leaves, moss or ferns. A badger den can be used for decades or probably even centuries. Each generation expands it and adds more living quarters. The distinction between a badger's den and a fox's den is simple in that there are regularly so-called badger steps in the vicinity of badger burrows. The badger puts its droppings in small holes in the ground that it has dug for this purpose. It is not uncommon for foxes and badgers to live in the burrows together. Sources: Wikipedia - Wolfgang Kremer: "Gisingen - Our village and its history"
The badger mostly inhabits hilly, richly structured landscapes with forests, woods or hedges. Mixed deciduous forests with a pronounced layer of shrubbery are preferred. Buildings are often, as can be seen at this point, in forest edge habitats and on slopes that are often oriented to the south or west. Badger and fox can still be found here today. The red sandstone that emerges under the shell limestone is well suited for the construction of your caves and structures. The Gisinger parcels in this area are called “Auf den Dachslöcher” and “Dachslöcher”. The badger digs a burrow in the forest floor that can have a diameter of 30 meters. The living boiler, which is connected to the surface via numerous corridors, is about five meters deep. These passages are used for air supply and as entrances and exits. The badger upholstered the cauldron of his burrow with dry leaves, moss or ferns. A badger den can be used for decades or probably even centuries. Each generation expands it and adds more living quarters. The distinction between a badger's den and a fox's den is simple in that there are regularly so-called badger steps in the vicinity of badger burrows. The badger puts its droppings in small holes in the ground that it has dug for this purpose. It is not uncommon for foxes and badgers to live in the burrows together. Sources: Wikipedia - Wolfgang Kremer: "Gisingen - Our village and its history"
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7.86 km
View of the Streuobstwiesen in Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park
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Orchards
The Saargau landscape is characterized by numerous orchards, open fields and small villages. The orchard meadow, locally also called Bungert, is a traditional form of fruit growing. In the orchards there are tall fruit trees, mostly of different ages and different types and varieties, mostly apple, pear, plum, cherry or medlar trees. The orchards have been arranged around the villages since ancient times; so they still offer protection from wind and weather today. In 1950 there were more than eight productive fruit trees for every Gisinger resident. The multiple use is characteristic of the orchards: the trees are used for fruit production ("overuse‘ "); Since the trees are loosely positioned, the areas also served as grassland (“underuse”), either as a hay meadow for haymaking or directly as pasture for cattle. Orchards are ecologically valuable habitats; more than 2000 animal species can be at home here or find their food there. Insects such as beetles, wasps, bumblebees and bees make up the largest share. The variety of arachnids and millipedes is also great. The honey bee plays the key role in pollinating the fruit trees. By overwintering as a complete bee colony with more than 10,000 individual bees, they are able to provide most of the pollination service. Source: Text information board
The Saargau landscape is characterized by numerous orchards, open fields and small villages. The orchard meadow, locally also called Bungert, is a traditional form of fruit growing. In the orchards there are tall fruit trees, mostly of different ages and different types and varieties, mostly apple, pear, plum, cherry or medlar trees. The orchards have been arranged around the villages since ancient times; so they still offer protection from wind and weather today. In 1950 there were more than eight productive fruit trees for every Gisinger resident. The multiple use is characteristic of the orchards: the trees are used for fruit production ("overuse‘ "); Since the trees are loosely positioned, the areas also served as grassland (“underuse”), either as a hay meadow for haymaking or directly as pasture for cattle. Orchards are ecologically valuable habitats; more than 2000 animal species can be at home here or find their food there. Insects such as beetles, wasps, bumblebees and bees make up the largest share. The variety of arachnids and millipedes is also great. The honey bee plays the key role in pollinating the fruit trees. By overwintering as a complete bee colony with more than 10,000 individual bees, they are able to provide most of the pollination service. Source: Text information board
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8.74 km
View of Gisingen from the Gallenberg
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Radio towers / Chappe telegraph
From here you can see modern radio towers (48m high transmission mast of the Telefonica Group in the immediate vicinity) and historical transmission masts (behind Ittersdorf, the over 270m high long-wave transmission masts Europe 1). To this day, the 59m high television antenna tower near the transmission building, which was planned for a TV station Telesaar, catches the eye. In this area, however, the first telegraph line ran on German soil more than 200 years ago. At the time of the French Revolution, Claude Chappe succeeded in creating a technically feasible optical telegraph device based on the transmission of characters with the help of pivoting signal arms. Two swiveling crossbars were attached to a high mast, with two further swiveling bars at each end, with which, depending on the position, different letters could be signaled by means of a “code”. The signal towers were within sight of each other. In 1813 the line between Metz and Mainz (225 km) was expanded. On the opposite, Scheidberg, such a telegraph was set up: It connected the stations on the Tromborner Höhe and on the Gauberg near Siersburg on the Metz - Mainz line. The time it took to transfer a single letter was an impressive two minutes at the time. Napoleon Bonaparte made use of the system, and it enabled him to communicate better between the various units than any other army of the time. However, the French telegraph line Metz - Mainz was destroyed by the Prussians in 1814. Further information and notes can be found at: gisingen.de/Tourismus/Wandern. Source: Text information board
From here you can see modern radio towers (48m high transmission mast of the Telefonica Group in the immediate vicinity) and historical transmission masts (behind Ittersdorf, the over 270m high long-wave transmission masts Europe 1). To this day, the 59m high television antenna tower near the transmission building, which was planned for a TV station Telesaar, catches the eye. In this area, however, the first telegraph line ran on German soil more than 200 years ago. At the time of the French Revolution, Claude Chappe succeeded in creating a technically feasible optical telegraph device based on the transmission of characters with the help of pivoting signal arms. Two swiveling crossbars were attached to a high mast, with two further swiveling bars at each end, with which, depending on the position, different letters could be signaled by means of a “code”. The signal towers were within sight of each other. In 1813 the line between Metz and Mainz (225 km) was expanded. On the opposite, Scheidberg, such a telegraph was set up: It connected the stations on the Tromborner Höhe and on the Gauberg near Siersburg on the Metz - Mainz line. The time it took to transfer a single letter was an impressive two minutes at the time. Napoleon Bonaparte made use of the system, and it enabled him to communicate better between the various units than any other army of the time. However, the French telegraph line Metz - Mainz was destroyed by the Prussians in 1814. Further information and notes can be found at: gisingen.de/Tourismus/Wandern. Source: Text information board
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We were also really lucky with the weather. Hardly in the car 🚗 and already raining ☔️.
The tour was very nice and there were a lot of people on the way.
Happy May Day to you all. Enjoy. 😊
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Die Traumschleife Der Gisinger wurde 2013 vom Deutschen Wanderinstitut als Premiumwanderweg mit 71 Erlebnispunkten zertifiziert.
Start der Traumschleife
Wanderparkplatz und Gisinger Kirmesplatz. Empfohlene Laufrichtung im Uhrzeigersinn.
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Kirmes- und Wanderparkplatz
Der Gisinger Kirmes und Wanderparkplatz wird im Jahresverlauf für die unterschiedlichsten Feste genutzt: so wird in der Nacht zum 01. Mai - in der sogenannten Hexennacht …
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Wide and narrow paths, steep climbs, and beautiful views.
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