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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

Easy

4.8

(113)

411

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Höcker Line Trail – Höcker Line Trail loop from Orscholz

01:07

4.14km

50m

Hiking

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: March 20, 2026

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Saar-Hunsrück

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1.80 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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2

1.83 km

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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3

1.83 km

Here the futility of a war becomes clear.

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4

2.87 km

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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2.98 km

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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3.69 km

Very impressive what was installed here.

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3.78 km

Höcker Line Trail

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4.14 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.79 km

1.65 km

336 m

331 m

Surfaces

1.63 km

1.15 km

667 m

657 m

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Lowest point (360 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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