View of Dausenau on the River Lahn – Nassau Castle Ruins loop from Bad Ems

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Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

Bad Ems

View of Dausenau on the River Lahn – Nassau Castle Ruins loop from Bad Ems

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View of Dausenau on the River Lahn – Nassau Castle Ruins loop from Bad Ems

07:04

23.1km

810m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Nassau

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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493 m

Bad Ems Spa Bridge

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Definitely not a "bridge over troubled water," to quote Simon and Garfunkel, but a flower-decorated crossing of the Lahn with a view of the fountain in the middle of the …

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3.76 km

View of Dausenau and its city walls

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Worth seeing is the St. Kastor Church, whose Romanesque tower was built around 1179; the early Gothic three-aisled staggered gallery hall church was built in the 2nd decade of the …

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4.16 km

View of Dausenau

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Dausenau is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Ems-Nassau. Dausenau is a state-approved resort.

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4.60 km

View of Dausenau on the River Lahn

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Interesting place with city wall, city gate, crooked tower and half-timbered houses worth a visit.

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10.1 km

Viewpoint

11.5 km

Seit dem 11. Jahrhundert nahm von Burg Nassau der europäische Hochadel die Welt in Besitz: Die deutschen Könige dieser Epoche stammten von hier, außerdem gingen das holländische sowie das luxemburgische …

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12.8 km

Stein'sches Schloss

Castle

15.3 km

Bench with a view of the Lahn Valley

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From this bank you have a wonderful view of the Lahn valley

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17.9 km

Cat Tower and City Wall

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On the northern part of the curtain wall is the Ratzenturm and the castle gate. There is a stream passage in the curtain wall that could be closed with a portcullis.

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20.2 km

Repselskopf

Peak

21.2 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 …

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23.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

5.54 km

3.54 km

1.30 km

959 m

501 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

3.69 km

3.24 km

2.68 km

2.17 km

562 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Thursday 5 November

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Comments

April 13, 2024,Lahnparty 😎

A La(H)n party in the fresh air. We walk from Nassau an der Lahn to Daussenau to the Italian restaurant 🇮🇹 and back again on the other side. Beautiful, original area with lots of places to sit and look around 😊

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January 28, 2024,Lahnwanderweg über Kuxlay, Steinsche Burgruine Nassau, Gickelsturm, Herrenlay, Damenlay, Runde von 🅿️Dausenau Bahnhof

In beautiful sunshine we walked the Lahn hiking trail from Dausenau over the Kuxlay and the Stein castle ruins to the beautiful old town of Nassau. On the opposite side of the Lahntal we went over the Lahnhöhenweg over the Gickelsturm, the Damen- and Herrenlay
back to Dausenau to still be there
walk around the circular wall.

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April 30, 2024,30.04.24 Weitermachen, immer weiter, immer weiter: Von Nassau nach Bad Ems

Weitermachen, immer weiter, immer weiter! - Ein Zitat nach Oliver Kahn. Auch wenn ich für seine Vereine nicht viel übrig habe, so habe ich während meiner Wanderung doch oft an diesen Spruch denken müssen. Es gab tolle Wege, schöne Aussichten und interessante Bauwerke zu sehen. Allerdings musste ich auch drei Anstiege bewältigen, und die sind im unteren Lahntal fast immer …

May 11, 2024,Dausenau Runde von Nassau (Lahn)

Wonderful tour with great views and beautiful climbs. Unfortunately there was no place to stop in Dausenau - a shame and definitely an opportunity for improvement. 👋🏻👋🏻

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April 4, 2023,Offener Wanderkreis "Misselblumen - Lahn"...🥾🥾

Today the final missel flower tour on the Lahn in fabulous weather. The meadow was in full bloom and yes, spring is finally here. 😎🌼🌾More about the missel flowers at... komoot.de/tour/1052331292?ref=aso

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March 3, 2024,LWW- Dausenau-Misselberg-Nassau

At some point I copied the lap from @Manuela 📸 and finally got around to running it 😉. In the most wonderful weather, twice as beautiful, from Dausenau steeply up to the Kuxlay, further to Misselberg and down to Nassau..after a delicious 🍨+☕️ via the Lahn hiking trail on the other side back to Dausenau 👌Very nice round..

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March 16, 2023,Lahn 🥾🥾 - "Misselblumentour"

Today with Iris and Edwin on a discovery tour for the planned day hike of the Open Hiking Circle in April. 🥾🥾
Tour from Dausenau with a steep climb towards Misselberg. 🌼🌼

A detour to the village is particularly worthwhile from March to April, because missel flowers, a dwarf form of wild yellow daffodils (Narcissus pseudo-narcissus), which are only very …

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May 6, 2023,Nassau - Bad Ems

Morning fog in the valley.
Took the train from Bad Ems to Nassau, walked back from there. In the sun, in the rain, with lots of fun in good company.

The data is not correct at all 🙈.
Only sorcerers' apprentices can hike 25km/h fast 😬

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