Lahnwanderweg stage 10 Rodheim-Bieber - Wetzlar
Author’s recommendation
Safety information
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Tips, hints and links
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Tourist-Information Wetzlar
Domplatz 8, 35578 Wetzlar
Tel. 06441/99-7755
tourist-info@wetzlar.de, www.wetzlar-tourismus.de
Lahntal Tourismus Verband e.V.
Brückenstraße 2, 35576 Wetzlar
Tel. 06441/30998-0, Fax 03212/1239508
Start
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
The trail continues to the "Frauenkreuz" shelter, where you have the opportunity to rest when the ascent is done. The cross, once erected to observe the peace of God, reminds people to be at peace with themselves and with creation. Afterwards, the markings will lead you past the Königsstuhl and through the beautiful deciduous forest. Above Waldgirmes you will leave the forest and a fantastic view opens up over the Lahnhöhen. Even the stage destination Wetzlar can be seen.
The Haustädter Mühle welcomes you for a stop by. Afterwards you should definitely make a short detour to the site of the Römerforum. You can see the reconstructed Roman equestrian monument from far away. Here once, the oldest Roman town in Germania north of the Alps and east of the river Rhine was located.
Now you walk leisurely in the valley through the fields towards Naunheim. Across the Lahnbrücke you will reach the idyllic Lahn meadows where you can watch the gliders when the weather is good. We will accompany the Lahn for a while and then underpass the railway line and the route B49. In the village of Garbenheim the tour continues from "Am Eselsberg" uphill to the Garbenheimer Warte, whose medieval watchtower was converted into the Bismarckturm in 1901 (currently closed).
Turn left at the Lahnwanderweg trail signpost towards Wetzlar. Through the floral splendor of the park of the Ilmenau Anlage and feeling exhilarated you will walk down the Lottehaus and on to the Wetzlarer Dom. Now all that remains is to enjoy the picturesque old town of Wetzlar, the Goethe and optics city. His experiences in Wetzlar were the inspiration for Goethe's novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther".
Note
Public transport
Public transport friendly
By train to Wetzlar or Gießen, www.bahn.comContinue by bus to Rodheim-Bieber (Bus stop Pfarrgasse)
Getting there
B3 exit Lollar, A480 and L3286 to Rodheim-Bieber, B49 to Wetzlar,Parking
In Wetzlar at "Lahnufer" or railway staiton (north side). Center of Rodheim-BieberCoordinates
Book recommendation by the author
- Hikeline Lahnwanderweg, 14,90 €, 1. Auflage 2014 ISBN: 978-3-85000-535-7
- Rother Wanderführer Lahnwanderweg, 14,90 €, 1. Auflage 2016 ISBN: 978-3-7633-4492-5
Author’s map recommendations
Equipment
Ordinary hiking equipment required. Take backpack vespers and drinks with you.Questions and answers
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Zuweg Lahnwanderweg Gießen
Natürlich heißt es Karl-Benz-Straße. Es hat sich der Fehlerteufel eingeschlichen...
Armin Feulner
Zentrales Wegemanagement LAWA
Zuweg Lahnwanderweg Gießen:
Infolge von Brückenarbeiten in Gießen ist der Durchgang zwischen Schlachthofstraße und Gewerbegebiet West (Kalt-Brnz-Straße) und damit die reguläre Zuwegung des Lahnwanderweges vom Bahnhof Richtung Oberer Hardthof nicht mehr möglich. Die Brückenarbeiten dauern voraussichtlich bis zum 10.11.2017. Eine Umleitung wird derzeit eingerichtet. Es kann aber zu Behinderungen kommen.
Wir geben Bescheid, wenn die Brückenarbeiten beendet sind.
Wir bitten um Verständnis
Dr. Armin Feulner
Zentrales Wegemanagement LAWA