Dream loop "Between the woods"

We start the hike at the Allenbach Pond and walk through the idyllic village along the German Gemstone Road past the historic grain mill, Allenbach Castle and the church. We leave the houses behind us and walk above the Hohlbach stream past paddocks towards the forest. After crossing the L162 we approach the "Eva-Loch-Schlucht" (Eva Hole Gorge). We cross the gorge on winding, narrow paths uphill and reach the open field at the top. A wonderful view and the inviting sensory bench are rewarding for the ascent. Along the edge of the forest we walk to the sports field of Wirschweiler - another entry point of the dream loop. Now the path leads again on narrow paths through forest sections, past another sensory bench, until we finally hit the open field again. Here the view opens up to the impressive landscape of the region. The trail now heads downhill towards the Krahloch Geopark. On the left hand side you can see the community of Sensweiler before you cross the Deutsche Edelsteinstraße / L162. Part of the way leads over the Saar-Hunsrück Climb. A bat cave and another sensory bench also await us on this section.The Krahloch Geopark with its stone exhibits and display boards provides vivid information about geology, rocks, mining and the natural environment. We pass the roofing slate mine and the construction of fox and badger.Then we turn right over open meadows into the forest. On narrow paths the path now leads through dense branches until we leave the forest again. We cross the road towards Wirschweiler and walk on a section of the "Naturpfad Idarbach" towards Allenbach. The splashing of the Idarbach follows us to the first houses in Allenbach. In Allenbach the dream loop leads us once across the village towards the pond, where the hike comes to a crowning end. The Allenbacher Weiher invites the hikers to linger and while treading water in the treading pool, tired feet can recover from the impressive hike.