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Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

Höcker Line Trail – Höcker Line Trail loop from Orscholz

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Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

Höcker Line Trail – Höcker Line Trail loop from Orscholz

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4.7

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399

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Höcker Line Trail – Höcker Line Trail loop from Orscholz

01:01

3.80km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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475 m

Hump line of the Orscholz bar

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Memorial for Peace

The hump line in Orscholz was part of the West Wall as a concrete anti-tank obstacle. This was built from 1938 to 1940 with bunkers, ditches and …

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593 m

Trench and Foxholes Along the Höckerlinie

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Trenches and walkways are still clearly visible in the forest today, oriented from bunker complexes to the anti-tank obstacle line.

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899 m

Just before the main road, beyond the painted barriers, a narrow footpath leads into the undergrowth, ending at a stream… here you'll find dragon's teeth in the form of a channel with a water culvert… crossing this leads nowhere.

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1.00 km

Anti-tank barrier and pond from above

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Hopefully, this ban will never be needed again.

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1.42 km

Höcker Line Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Cycling prohibited!!! 🚫
There is also a short hiking trail (THE HÖCKERLINIEN-WEG) of 3.1 km in length.

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1.44 km

Höckerlinie (Siegfried Line Tank Traps) in Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

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You should leave the hump line alone if it rained at night. The first 50 - 100m are still okay. Then it gets wet and muddy. And properly! Hardly accessible with flat hiking boots!

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2.87 km

Höcker Line Trail

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2.95 km

Old Bunker Ruins in Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

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Very impressive what was installed here.

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3.80 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.82 km

1.54 km

436 m

Surfaces

1.53 km

1.08 km

755 m

421 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

39°C

21°C

2 %

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Comments

March 24, 2024,Höckerlinien Weg (ab dem Vesperstübchen)

Wind, sun, rain, hail and lots of mud... it was still nice 😀

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September 15, 2024,Höckerlinie – Alte Bunkeranlagen Runde von Orscholz

The hump line in Orscholz was part of the West Wall as a concrete tank barrier. This was built between 1938 and 1940 with bunkers, trenches and barriers to defend the western border of the German Reich and as a counterpart to the French Maginot Line. In Orscholz, a particularly well-preserved section over a kilometre long was uncovered and made …

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November 13, 2022,Höckerlinie – Alte Bunkeranlagen Runde von Tünsdorf

The perfect little lap for the Sunday afternoon, the hump line.

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December 29, 2022,Höckerlinie - Orscholzriegel

I actually wanted to go to the Ludwinus chapel in Mettlach, but didn't know where to park my car and just drove on. After all, you can cache and hike anywhere. But where I ended up 😱 it really left me speechless. I've seen a few of these things before, but so many at once, a whole path. Very depressing. …

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January 7, 2024,Höckerlinie Orscholz, kleine interessante Runde

Memorial to contemporary history...a small, interesting round of 3km. Waterproof hiking boots are highly recommended in rainy weather. The path is muddy and boggy in places. Still an impressive path.

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October 24, 2022,Höckerlinien-Weg Orscholz

A small fine round at Orscholz with a very special flair.

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August 28, 2024,Der Höckerlinien-Weg

After I was there recently on my mountain bike and just had a quick look around (cycling is prohibited on the path!), I decided to take the short route.

ℹ️ The hump line in Orscholz was part of the West Wall as a concrete tank obstacle. This was built between 1938 and 1940 with bunkers, trenches and barriers to defend …

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August 27, 2024,Höckerlinienweg Orscholz

Short afternoon hike along the "Orscholzriegel" and to the ASV Orscholz fishing pond.

urlaub.saarland/Media/Touren/Der-Hoeckerlinien-Weg

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orscholzriegel#

On the "Cloefrunde" cycle path you pass the start of the hiking trail, or rather the Höckerlinie.

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Höcker Line Trail – Höcker Line Trail loop from Orscholz

Hump line of the Orscholz bar

Trench and Foxholes Along the Höckerlinie

Dragon’s teeth with a culvert

Anti-tank barrier and pond from above

Höcker Line Trail

Höckerlinie (Siegfried Line Tank Traps) in Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

Höcker Line Trail

Old Bunker Ruins in Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

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