Lahnwanderweg stage 06 Caldern - Marburg

Marburg, St. Elizabeth's Church

The stage takes off from "Calantra". At the beginning of the 9th century, the small town of Caldern in the upper Lahn valley was already mentioned by this name in the documents of the monastery of Fulda. From the centre of the village, first take the direction of the railway station. Turn right behind the Lahn bridge and you will walk through the beautiful Lahnknie nature reserve. The floodplain forest, grassland and fallow land as well as the hedges provide habitats for a variety of endangered animal and plant species. In Sterzhausen, first of all go to the level crossing and then, reaching the sports field you have to move to the other side of the river Lahn.

You now ascend through the pleasant hilly landscape. Soon the houses of Michelbach will come into view. A zigzag course leads to the wind turbines. The citizens’ initiative “Windkraft für Michelbach” is the owner of two wind tubines. Walking along the edge of the forest, the Lahnwanderweg trail takes you to a bench with a magnificent view. Simply put down your rucksack and enjoy the sun! Pretty soon you can see Wehrda in the distance. After a short descent, the trail it branches off to the Weißenstein ruin. The light sandstone on the wooded hilltop gave the castle as well as the mountain their names.

The short detour to the ruins will be worth it since you will find a beautiful view and a place to take a break – at the right moment! Afterwards, the trail returns to the branch and continues downhill passing a refuge with a barbecue area. Wehrda is just touched right at its outskirts and you follow the markings to a small staircase uphill to Marienhäuschen. From here, the Lahnwanderweg trail runs through the forest on beautiful ways before suddenly and unexpectedly the Behring mausoleum appears on the right-hand side. Now you leisurely stroll down to Marburg, admire the St. Michaelskapelle that is known as the "Michelchen” among the locals. You will finally be in front of the gigantic Elisabethkirche. It is the first Gothic church in Germany. Remaining task of the day: discover and marvel at Marburg.