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Diez Old Town – Lahnhöhenweg at Franzosenlay loop from Altendiez

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Diez Old Town – Lahnhöhenweg at Franzosenlay loop from Altendiez

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Diez Old Town – Lahnhöhenweg at Franzosenlay loop from Altendiez

05:46

20.0km

480m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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2.68 km

Diez Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

There is no shortage of ice cream parlors and the way up to the castle is easy to walk. Nice corner, you can also sit and relax down by the old Lahn Bridge.

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7.49 km

Lahnhöhenweg near Birlenbach

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The Lahnhöhenweg is a beautiful path through the forest that grows on the Lahn slopes. The Lahn repeatedly squints through the trees.

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7.78 km

Lahnhöhenweg at Franzosenlay

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Beautiful path through the forest, now and then with a view of the Lahn.

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7.83 km

Lahn hiking trail below Cramberg

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wonderful hiking trail above the Lahn

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8.20 km

Fantasieweg Gazebo and Stamp Station (Lahnwanderweg Stage 16)

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On the Lahnwanderweg there is the possibility to collect up to 19 stamps in the hiking pass. You will find the stamp points on all stages in red wooden boxes. …

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10.2 km

Balduinstein

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A great place with lots of little details to discover. Just keep your eyes open. There is also really delicious ice cream on the banks of the Lahn.

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11.9 km

Franzosenlay Viewpoint and Stamp Station

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A stop on the Lahnhöhenweg, here you can get your hiking book stamped. You also have a beautiful view of the Lahn valley while you take a break here.

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17.1 km

Diez Counts' Castle

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Diez Castle is impressive and unusually different. Be sure to also take a look at the old town around it.

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20.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

6.24 km

5.09 km

1.05 km

621 m

479 m

Surfaces

6.84 km

5.46 km

3.88 km

3.58 km

205 m

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Friday 4 September

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Comments

March 3, 2024,Lahnhöhen bei Birlenbach – Lahnhöhenweg beim Franzosenlay Runde von Diez

Very nice hike. Two sections are closed due to wind breaks. But you can pass the path at your own risk. There are some trees lying across. When touring via Hausen you should definitely use the well-signposted detour.

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October 7, 2024,⭕️ Diez: Lahnwanderweg über Fachingen bis Balduinstein

Today we set off in drizzle in Diez and took the Lahn hiking trail past Fachingen to the castle ruins in Balduinstein. The hiking trail is closed between Birlenbach and Balduinstein due to snow damage, unfortunately only from the direction of Balduinstein. So we happily climbed over numerous trees that had fallen onto the path and ignored the sign at …

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February 8, 2026,Lahnhöhenweg an der Franzosenlay – Diezer Altstadt Runde von Balduinstein🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🥾🚶🏻

Sometimes you just have to escape winter. While the dogs have been enjoying life in deep snow at home for over a month, my bones finally gave out after 20 cm of continuous snow. Every trek feels like a marathon in slow motion.

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July 5, 2023,2023 H Expedition in Dietz 👍😎👍, Lahnwanderweg und andere geheimnisvolle Wege mit schmalen und alpinen Pfaden↗️✅↘️, Steinbruch ⛔😀 und Waldwege, und ein bisschen Lahnradweg zurück, trotzdem affe 🐒 geil 👍16 km

Expedition on the Lahn, near Dietz, exploring unknown paths and paths, almost everything was there, small alpine area ✅, narrowest paths that required surefootedness 👍, and agility, crawling over and under trees 😁😄 and also ↘️↗️↘️↗️ that Game. It was nice, saw something new, my hat and scarf were also in use, it was pretty windy 😅😃😎✅ and now ☕🍪☕ …

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January 20, 2025,AnnaLahn>Burg Balduinstein&🏰Schaumburg

Nice hike. Balduinstein ruins & Schaumburg Castle 🚷 not accessible...didn't matter 😄.
I hiked freely🤗

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February 15, 2026,Lahnhöhenweg an der Franzosenlay – Balduinstein

Today, under beautiful sunshine, we started from Fachingen and, as the title already suggests, had to change our plans no fewer than three times to avoid the Lahn River's high water level.

I had looked at pictures of the towpath and hoped it would be a bit higher than the Lahn's flood level.

Unfortunately, I was wrong.

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April 12, 2022,Lahn Wanderung Balduinstein/Diez

In Balduinstein no possibility to stop and also no public toilet, not even at the train station. There was a snack bar, but no sanitary facilities... So, stop in Diez. We really liked Café Rath's, although surprisingly it is spelled with an apostrophe.

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March 6, 2023,Stück vom Lahnwanderweg, Fachingen-Balduinstein-Diez

We are in Limburg an der Lahn. From here we took the train to Fachingen and from there we walked along the Lahnwanderweg to Balduinstein. A really nice natural way to walk well. We had to climb a little to get to the top. Arrived in Balduinstein we then walked back on the Lahnradweg to Diez. There to the train …

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Diez Old Town – Lahnhöhenweg at Franzosenlay loop from Altendiez

Diez Old Town

Lahnhöhenweg near Birlenbach

Lahnhöhenweg at Franzosenlay

Lahn hiking trail below Cramberg

Fantasieweg Gazebo and Stamp Station (Lahnwanderweg Stage 16)

Balduinstein

Franzosenlay Viewpoint and Stamp Station

Diez Counts' Castle

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