Montclair Castle – Richteiche St. Gangolf loop from Nohn

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

Montclair Castle – Richteiche St. Gangolf loop from Nohn

Moderate

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342

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Montclair Castle – Richteiche St. Gangolf loop from Nohn

02:55

10.5km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 463 m for 261 m

After 10.1 km for 261 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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152 m

Saarschleife

Highlight • Viewpoint

Also from the shore path the view of the Saarschleife is really nice. On the opposite bank you can see high above the trees the observation tower of the treetop path.

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3.11 km

Montclair Castle

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Montclair Castle has a small snack bar (in the courtyard) where you can enjoy coffee and cake. There's also a restroom and plenty of seating and tables where you can …

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4.91 km

The Old Oak

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the flattened way I personally do not find beautiful

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5.41 km

Richteiche St. Gangolf

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The tree is absolutely awesome. The child is almost through with me and I wanted to crawl in ... laugh. I find it fascinating that this tree, as hollow as …

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6.71 km

View of the Saar River

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Beautiful views of the Saar plain. We took the path toward Monclair Castle.

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10.4 km

View of the Cloef Observation Tower from the Saar River

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The Treetop Walk Saarschleife is a 1,250 meter long canopy walkway in the Orscholz area of Mettlach, Germany. Built atop a rocky vantage point known as the "Cloef", it offers …

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10.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.84 km

1.76 km

1.31 km

499 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.62 km

1.31 km

766 m

541 m

129 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

5°C

86 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 6, 2022,Wanderung zur Burg Montclair

Hike to Montclair Castle, back through the Saar Valley.

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April 21, 2025,Wanderung von der Kirche St.-Gangolf zurück nach Mettlach

After Easter Mass in St. Gangolf ended, I made a mistake on my phone and had to restart, so one hike turned into two Komoot tours. From the church, I headed to the Saar, following the Saar riverbank path to the ferry landing at the Saarschleife, where I took a long break on the waiting bench. After a short stretch …

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February 17, 2024,erst zur Burg Montclair dann hinunter zur saarschleife 😉🌤

Today we went to Mettlach up to Montclair Castle 😃a beautiful hiking trail.. right next to it we go along a section of the table tour to the Saar loop.. we continue along the Saar.. I discovered an old bunker there.. then it went slightly uphill along the old oak tree...

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March 5, 2023,St.Gangolf - Saarschleife - Burg Montclair

This morning I went to the Montclair Castle hiking car park again and from here I did a tour similar to the one I did in 2021.
But this time I'm already on the way there straight to the St. Gangolf church, further past the Hofgut down to the Saar, which we followed to the top of the loop and …

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March 9, 2025,Burg Montclair 🥾mit Saarschleife Tafeltour

Wow, what a beautiful tour to finally get rid of the winter blues. The weather, the hiking route and so on... it was just perfect 😁. I was also able to inaugurate my new pilgrim's staff (a gift from my dear colleagues) on the section of the Way of St. James 🥾😘.

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July 17, 2022,Saarschleife von Besseringen

Thank you @Wo ist Andreas 😊, we discovered the tour with you and we really liked it! We were surprised by the castle 🏰 Montclair, which has been very well renovated and is also worth a break 🍻
The church ⛪️ St. Gangolf and its courtyard with the oak tree 🌳 (650 years old) were another highlight 🤩

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October 10, 2021,Saarschleife Tafeltour

Unfortunately we had to reschedule the tour due to the failure of the ferry. But the reward was the magnificent view from the St. Ganggolf church towards the Saar!

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March 12, 2023,Saarschleife von Besseringen 12.3.23

I had seen this tour at Andreas Bell's and wanted to extend it today. But then there was an invitation for coffee and cake and I even had to cut it short. No matter.....then I have to go there again

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