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View of Bad Ems – Concordia Tower, Bad Ems loop from Bad Ems

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Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

Bad Ems

View of Bad Ems – Concordia Tower, Bad Ems loop from Bad Ems

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4.7

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222

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View of Bad Ems – Concordia Tower, Bad Ems loop from Bad Ems

05:26

17.5km

660m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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2.37 km

Viewpoint

4.68 km

View of Bad Ems

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Past the Schweizerhaus, which has not been able to live up to its former glory since the Malbergbahn was closed, a serpentine path leads up and down and offers numerous views of Bad Ems.

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6.26 km

View of Bad Ems and the Lahn Valley from the Malberg bench

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At the exposed bend in the path on the Malberg there is still an old bench from the former spa hiking trail.
Today it is used more as a party location by polluters who have the strength to drag the grill, grilled food and drinks up the mountain, but later cannot take the rubbish with them despite having refreshments.

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6.50 km

Abandoned Malbergbahn summit station

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The history of the Malbergbahn goes back to the founding of the “Malbergbahn Actien-Gesellschaft” in 1886. Only seven months later, on June 5th, 1887, the Malbergbahn and the hotel at the mountain station that was built at the same time went into operation. With a gradient of a maximum of 54.5 percent, it was considered the steepest funicular in Germany and was the epitome of German engineering. The drive principle was very simple: Depending on the number of passengers, the upper wagon was additionally loaded with water in order to pull the lower wagon upwards due to the increased dead weight. The water came from an artificial pond specially created on the mountain, which was fed by pumps from the Lahn.

Up to 400 people a day were transported to the mountain station who visited the mountain area as a local recreation area. The Malbergbahn became a tourist attraction and was a landmark of Bad Ems until it was closed in 1979; most recently over 70,000 passengers were counted. Unfortunately, the city did not have the means to meet the requirements of the TÜV and so it came to the cessation of driving, which had been completely accident-free until then.

In 1981 the Malbergbahn, together with the mountain and valley stations, was listed as an industrial monument.

Due to its remote location, the mountain station has unfortunately been badly destroyed by vandalism, the barriers have been reinforced and renewed, but are not up to the urge to destroy.

Read more: malbergbahn.de

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7.86 km

Malberg viewpoint

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At this beautiful place you can recover from the exertions of the ascent / descent on the Malberg and enjoy the great view. 😎

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11.7 km

View over Bad Ems and the Lahn Valley

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the view is always great

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15.4 km

Concordia Tower, Bad Ems

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Climbing the inner spiral staircase of the tower is rewarded with a fantastic view and the attached restaurant invites you to linger and enjoy. Wonderful!

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15.6 km

View over Bad Ems and the Lahn Valley

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To use a phrase that may sound a bit trite, but which truly applies here: the river and the city lie at the hiker's feet. For example, to the right of the river, one can see the sophisticated casino and hotels, and to the left, the golden dome of the Orthodox church.

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16.0 km

Mooshütte Pavilion — View over Bad Ems

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Very nice view of Bad Ems

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17.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.07 km

5.84 km

2.82 km

1.02 km

914 m

805 m

Surfaces

5.47 km

3.64 km

3.48 km

2.87 km

1.56 km

446 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Monday 10 August

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Comments

May 20, 2023,Bad Ems : Vier-Türme-Tour

Fantastic tour with a lot of history, history, great views, over all the towers of Bad Ems. Crunchy, strenuous with corresponding altitude meters, but great paths, it went to many prominent historical points of Bad Ems. The "Lost Place" of the Mahlbergbahn mountain station was also a highlight and a piece of industrial history. Even then, the water ballast track …

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May 24, 2025,4-Türme-Wanderung Bad Ems

Off to the 4 Towers Tour around Bad Ems.
Four viewpoints on the slopes around Bad Ems must be climbed on this circular hike (you should already have a taste for serpentine paths). It's quite a strenuous tour, as the 17km route involves four "up and down" climbs, covering around 630 meters in elevation.
Bad Ems is nestled in the …

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January 17, 2023,"Vier-Türme-Tour" Bad Ems (var.) 17.01.2023

Deviation from the original route due to strays and an alternative route required due to flooding.

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April 20, 2024,3 Türme Weg

Today I was actually supposed to do the 4 Towers Trail, but because of the weather (hail) I had to stop after 3 towers. The trail is varied and easy to walk. It offers some beautiful views of Bad Ems. I'm sure I walked a few kilometers too many because the trail is very poorly signposted in places.

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February 11, 2022,Bad Emser Türme-Quartett

The Four Towers Tour is another premium hiking trail from Bad Ems and is originally designed like a cloverleaf 🍀.
From the central market square at the train station you can hike up four towers and thus also mountains and heights that lie around the new (since 07.2021) Unesco World Heritage Site.

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January 21, 2023,Vier Türme Tour - Bad Ems

wonderful hiking tour on great trails, especially due to the previous snowfall.

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October 28, 2022,Lahn 🥾🥾 Bad Ems - "Vier Türme Tour"

Actually, today I wanted to do something the easy way. 😚
Climb up to the Malberg and down again with the Malbergbahn. I then realized at the top that I was hiking to a "Lost Place" 🙈.
Has not driven for at least 40 years. 😂
So again the entire route on Schusters....🥾🥾 Nothing, despite, I like the Bad Emser …

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View of Bad Ems – Concordia Tower, Bad Ems loop from Bad Ems

View of Bad Ems

View of Bad Ems and the Lahn Valley from the Malberg bench

Abandoned Malbergbahn summit station

Malberg viewpoint

View over Bad Ems and the Lahn Valley

Concordia Tower, Bad Ems

View over Bad Ems and the Lahn Valley

Mooshütte Pavilion — View over Bad Ems

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