Old bunker near Höhn – Fehl-Ritzhausen Shelter loop from Fehl-Ritzhausen

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Old bunker near Höhn – Fehl-Ritzhausen Shelter loop from Fehl-Ritzhausen

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Old bunker near Höhn – Fehl-Ritzhausen Shelter loop from Fehl-Ritzhausen

01:26

5.28km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

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987 m

Alexandria Lignite Mine Spoil Heap

Highlight • Structure

Here one wonders as a hiker or cyclist, why suddenly in this valley a mountain is. It is the waste dump of the former brown coal mine "Alexandria". The villages of Fehl-Ritzhausen, Stockhausen-Illfurth, Nisterau-Bach and also Höhn are covered by tunnels that collapse even today. So had e.g. Recently in Höhn a family misses their compost pile one morning. Looking, they realized he had disappeared in the dried-up tunnel.

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2.08 km

Westerwald Forest Shelter

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Nice little hut to take a break.

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2.92 km

Wooden Steps Trail Along the Creek (Westerwald)

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Unfortunately, the path is currently (January 2024) not accessible due to storm damage (fallen trees). In addition, the bridge is severely damaged and closed as it continues. Hopefully this will be repaired soon as it is a beautiful path.

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2.93 km

Old bunker near Höhn

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Difficult to find but really great

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3.72 km

Old Railway Bridge Between Höhn and Fehl-Ritzhausen

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Great bridge in the forest

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3.98 km

Fish-belly girder bridge Fehl-Ritzhausen

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Excerpt from a message from the "Interessengemeinschaft Westerwald-Querbahn (IWQ) e.V.":
"The steel lattice bridge near Fehl-Ritzhausen is a particularly interesting example of a so-called fish-belly girder bridge, technical term "parabolic steel truss bridge".
It consists of two differently sized abutments made of local blue basalt with a steel lattice girder suspended between them.
The arched girder hangs downwards, which is why it is commonly referred to as a "fish-belly girder bridge". Traditionally, bridges were built with their latticework up. Only in rare cases, i.e. where there was enough height, was the support structure moved downwards on railways. In addition, the reason whether a profile restriction had to be accepted for a route or not was also decisive. The bridge at Fehl-Ritzhausen is today the only bridge in the Westerwald area that was built in 1906 as a so-called "Fischbauchträgerbrücke".
Technical specifications:
The south abutment is approx. 5 m long, the north abutment approx. 15 m. Round iron railings are attached to both abutments. The bridge girder is approx. 30 m long. The height above the stream bed is about 18 m. The railing is made of angle steel."

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4.42 km