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Grenzgängerweg Birkheim – Birkheimer Children's Forest loop from Birkheim

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Grenzgängerweg Birkheim – Birkheimer Children's Forest loop from Birkheim

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Grenzgängerweg Birkheim – Birkheimer Children's Forest loop from Birkheim

02:08

7.58km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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371 m

St. Johann Nepomuk Church in Birkheim

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The catholic branch church St. Johann Nepomuk dates from 1897, the west tower from 1960.

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480 m

Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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beautiful path forest and meadow paths

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2.42 km

Ginsterberg on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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3.42 km

Himmelsteich on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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A sky pond or sky pond is a still body of water that is not fed by any surface inflow (stream) and receives its water exclusively from precipitation and groundwater.

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3.98 km

Rest area on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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4.37 km

Children's Forest on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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7.58 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.84 km

2.26 km

282 m

181 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

1.64 km

314 m

282 m

115 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Monday 24 August

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Comments

July 25, 2025,Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Started this morning in the Hunsrück at a pleasant 14°C 🐕🌞
The short, lovingly crafted circular trail in Birkheim, which only opened in spring 2025, offers plenty of variety, with root-covered paths through the forest, meadow paths leading past fields, a small pond, and a small patch of birch forest...
The small hiking parking lot is located by the barbecue …

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June 19, 2025,🥾Grenzgängerweg Birkheim🌞(1.)

The trail first leads through fragrant, freshly mown meadows. It then continues through the forest 🌳🌲 along narrow paths and root-covered trails. We reach a biotope with countless dragonflies. The panoramic views are constantly being enjoyed. Foxgloves line the paths in abundance. We pass the children's forest, planted by children and their grandparents in 2024. The trail continues through a …

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July 9, 2025,Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Today, at hiking.waymarkedtrails.org, I came across the Birkheim Border Crossing Trail, which, although dutifully registered as a so-called relation (hiking trail) in OSM, is missing several trails and its starting point is in the middle of a field path.

So I followed the trail, inaugurated at the beginning of April, which runs about half through forests and half across fields. …

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May 18, 2025,Grenzgängerweg Birkheim 🐕🥾🦮

Today we hiked the new trail in Birkheim. A relaxing path👍🏽

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Grenzgängerweg Birkheim – Birkheimer Children's Forest loop from Birkheim

St. Johann Nepomuk Church in Birkheim

Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Viewpoint Am Hennewieschen

Ginsterberg on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Himmelsteich on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Rest area on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

Birkheimer Children's Forest

Children's Forest on the Grenzgängerweg Birkheim

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