Hesse View – Holzbach Gorge loop from Seck

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Hesse View – Holzbach Gorge loop from Seck

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Hesse View – Holzbach Gorge loop from Seck

02:16

8.32km

120m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Holzbachdurchbruch

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20 m

Hofgut Dapprich Farm Café

Highlight • Cafe

It's worth taking a break here. You can sit comfortably outside and enjoy an ice cream, coffee, cake or even a beer.

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1.81 km

St. Michael-Joseph's Chapel Beilstein

Highlight • Religious Site

Pretty, small chapel from whose hill you can enjoy a wonderful view down to Seck.

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2.00 km

Basalt Cliffs at Beilstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

And suddenly these rock formations stand out between the trees

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5.26 km

Hesse View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here is a guestbook

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5.51 km

Hessenblick Viewpoint (Hoher Hahnscheid Basalt Hill)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful path through nature

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7.18 km

Holzbach Gorge

Highlight • Bridge

Very beautiful hiking trail along the Holzbach. Especially in summer when it's hot, it's still very pleasant and refreshing because of the dense foliage of the trees and the proximity …

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7.25 km

Holzbach Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Great tour even with a bit worse weather. Finally, a visit to the nearby cafe worthwhile, but you should inform yourself in advance about the opening times

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7.99 km

Schneider family cemetery at the entrance to the Holzbach gorge

Highlight • Historical Site

Cemetery of the Schneider family who have been running the Dappricher Hof at the entrance to the Holzbach Gorge for more than 150 years, today with a café-restaurant.

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8.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.11 km

1.66 km

278 m

276 m

Surfaces

3.23 km

3.07 km

1.47 km

522 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

8°C

91 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

October 18, 2021,Holzbachschlucht und Hessenblick (Wäller Tour Hohe Hahnscheid)🌿🌊☁️👨‍👦‍👦

The Holzbach Gorge is a great experience. A wild rushing brook and its babbling accompanies you permanently on the hike through this romantic gorge, which is densely populated with deciduous trees. Today, the view of Hessen cannot really reward you when visibility is poor. We shorten the route minimally in order to stay below the psychologically important 10km mark for …

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October 8, 2023,Wällertour Hohe Hahnscheid 🥾🥾🌳🌿🍂☀️

Today we decided on the Hohe Hahnscheid Wällertour and are totally thrilled. On the way we passed a few basalt rocks that were missing yesterday 😉. The path led us through a lot of greenery, over lush meadows, where we walked through long silvery threads of Indian summer.
The absolute highlight was the path above the Holzbachschlucht (so that I …

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October 5, 2024,Holzbachschlucht 🍂🌿🐾👣 🍃🍁 Runde von Gemünden

Today we started from the Holzbachschlucht hiking car park when the temperature was still mild🐾👣🍂🌿.

But the 🌞 sun came out very quickly, so it warmed up quite quickly.

The tour went over wide meadows🐴🐄 with wonderful views, sometimes over hill and dale and through narrow little forest paths😍👌🏻.

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