Stage
Westerwald-Steig Stage 11: Marienthal Abbey - Weyerbusch (East - West)
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/ Fachwerkhaus in MarienthalPhoto: Westerwald Touristik-Service -
/ Raiffeisenturm auf dem BeulskopfPhoto: Westerwald Touristik-Service
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/ Kloster MarienthalPhoto: Westerwald Touristik-Service
From Marienthal Abbey, the trail follows the Stations of the Cross, and the old coal road to the viewing tower on the 389m high Beulskopf and into Raiffeisen country, before ending at Weyerbusch.
moderate
15.5 km
5:30 h
333 m
306 m
From Marienthal Abbey, the trail winds its way up to the Stations of the Cross, with its stone grottos, and leads through dense pine forests to Hilgenroth. A short ascent leads up to the 389m high Beulskopf, with its viewing tower. On the old coal road the trail soon changes from a wide forest track into a path which leads to Oberirsen. It gradually makes its way across zigzagging paths through fields and meadows past Marenbach to Weyerbusch, whose tall church spire is visible from quite a distance.
Author’s recommendation
For great views: the wooden Raiffeisen Tower on the 389m high Beulskopf mountain
Author
Michael Sterr
Updated: October 02, 2020
Quality route according to "Wanderbares Deutschland"
Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
372 m
Lowest point
229 m
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Rest Stop
Monastery gastronomy MarienthalRomantik-Hotel Alte Vogtei
Hotel & Ferienwohnung Im Heisterholz
Safety information
- Tragen Sie festes Schuhwerk sowie witterungsangepasste, zweckmäßige Kleidung, die Sie vor Kälte und Nässe bzw. Hitze und Sonne schützt.
- Nehmen Sie ausreichend Flüssigkeit mit. Es sind nicht überall Einkehrmöglichkeiten vorhanden.
- Bitte ziehen Sie dem Weg angemessene Wanderschuhe an, welche Ihnen ausreichend Halt auch auf schlüpfrigen und steilen bzw. felsigen und unebenen Wegen geben.
- Sollten Sie bei bestimmten Wegeabschnitten der Meinung sein, dass diese für Sie nicht begehbar sind, dann sollten Sie diese umgehen. Gerade bei widrigen Wetterverhältnissen kann es bei naturnahen Wegen zu matschigen und rutschigen Passagen kommen.
- Besonders im Herbst ist auch darauf zu achten, dass das am Boden liegende Laub Unebenheiten, Wurzeln, Steine oder Löcher im Weg verdecken kann. Mit Wegebeeinträchtigungen dieser Art müssen Sie rechnen, wenn Sie eine Wanderung unternehmen.
- Obwohl der Weg durchgehend sehr gut markiert ist, sollten Sie aus Sicherheitsgründen immer eine geeignete Wanderkarte dabei haben.
Tips, hints and links
www.vg-altenkirchen.deStart
Marienthal Abbey (262 m)
Coordinates:
DD
50.736854, 7.673507
DMS
50°44'12.7"N 7°40'24.6"E
UTM
32U 406396 5621401
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Destination
Weyerbusch
Turn-by-turn directions
Marienthal Abbey and its church with the Baroque high altar, which was brought to the church in the Westerwald in 1968 from Windorf (near Passau), is today headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cologne's centre for education in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. On its way from Marienthal to Weyerbusch, the Westerwald-Steig trail goes over the Beulskopf mountain, with its Raiffeisen Tower and magnificent view, which stretches as far as the Siebengebirge, Bergisches Land and Rothaargebirge mountain ranges. Weyerbusch first became important just before the Thirty Years' War, when the Thurn-und-Taxis-Post company established a post office and a horse-changing station there. After the Vienna Congress in 1815, the lands of the Sayn family, to which Weyerbusch belonged, fell to the Rhine province and therefore to Prussia. In 1817, the village became the seat of the mayor of Weyerbusch, within the newly formed district of Altenkirchen. From this point on, the village began to flourish steadily. Another important figure in Weyerbusch was Friedrich-Wilhelm Raiffeisen, who was elected as mayor in 1845. During the famine in the winter of 1846/47 he established the 'Weyerbuscher Brodverein' to help the starving residents of the village and thus founded the cooperative system.
Access paths (marking: green W on a yellow background)
Access paths (marking: green W on a yellow background)
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Oberwesterwaldbahn train from Au-Limburg to Marienthal Abbey (request stop)Return journey from Weyerbusch to Marienthal Abbey: with bus no. 523 to Altenkirchen and from there with the Oberwesterwaldbahn from Au-Limburg to Marienthal Abbey (request stop)
www.vectus-online.de
www.mb-bus.de
Getting there
From Hachenburg: B414 to Ingelbach train station, continue on the L290 and B256 towards Hamm (Sieg) until exit K51From Altenkirchen: L267 (towards Heupelzen, Kettenhausen, Marienthal/Hilgenroth) and then follow the signs to Marienthal
Parking
Marienthal AbbeyCoordinates
DD
50.736854, 7.673507
DMS
50°44'12.7"N 7°40'24.6"E
UTM
32U 406396 5621401
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Book recommendation by the author
- Abenteuer Westerwald-Steig, hiking guide with detailed route outlines and elevation profile, 224 pages, ISBN 978-3-93569-064-5, €12.80
- Westerwald-Steig, Schöneres Wandern Pocket, 17 half-day and full-day walks in a pocket-size map, publisher: ideemedia-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-934342-25-5, €10.95
- Rother Wanderführer Westerwald-Steig, publisher: Bergverlag Rother GmbH, from Herborn to Bad Hönningen, 112 pages with 58 colour illustrations, 16 elevation profiles, 16 1:50 000 scale hiking maps, 6 street maps, one small-scale map, ISBN 978-3-7633-4376-8, €10.90
Author’s map recommendations
- Wanderkarte-Leporello Westerwald-Steig, hiking map with GPS data and tips for day trips, rest stops and leisure activities, map size (w x h): 18 x 20 cm, 39 pages in total, including 29 pages of maps, ISBN 978-3-89920-461-2, €8.95
- Official WesterWaldSteig trail map for hikers and holidaymakers, 1:50 000 scale map, LVermGeo Rheinland-Pfalz, ISBN 978-3-89637-406-6, €8.50
Equipment
Hiking boots/shoesSuitable weatherproof clothing
Rucksack with provisions
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