Karl May Information Boards – Ruhbach Valley Nature Reserve loop from Sulzbach/Saar

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Germany

Saarland

Regionalverband Saarbrücken

Sulzbach/Saar

Karl May Information Boards – Ruhbach Valley Nature Reserve loop from Sulzbach/Saar

Moderate

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Karl May Information Boards – Ruhbach Valley Nature Reserve loop from Sulzbach/Saar

02:35

9.53km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.42 km

Karl May 'Old Surehand' Information Sign

Highlight • Monument

Karl May wasn't just an author—he became a character in his own novel. With his hat, his imagination, and claims like "speaking 40 languages," he became a pop star of his time—complete with myths, fans, and pranks.

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5.73 km

Karl May Information Boards

Highlight • Monument

Anyone who is a Karl May fan has the short version of the books here

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6.46 km

Totem Poles on the Karl May Trail

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beautifully painted torture posts on the tour

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6.70 km

Ruhbach Valley Nature Reserve

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7.40 km

The Slave Caravan

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one of Karl May's books

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7.46 km

Forest Shelter by the Stream

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Nice snack corner by the secluded stream

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7.55 km

Ruhbach Valley stream and wooden bridge

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beautiful idyllic natural valley

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8.84 km

Karl May Trail Information Signs

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the Karl May Way is presented here

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9.53 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.17 km

2.72 km

1.60 km

Surfaces

3.77 km

2.61 km

2.18 km

874 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

30 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

June 2, 2024,Auf fremden Pfaden/Karl-May-Weg etwas abgekürzt

Today it was the Karl May Trail's turn. Since it's about 100 m away from me as the crow flies, I took a shortcut. I think the Ruhbach Valley is particularly beautiful.

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July 17, 2024,Karl-May-Weg - Sulzbacher Schleife verkürzt

The path leads from the car park past the Bayrisch Zell inn (unfortunately closed at the moment) into the Ruhbach valley. After that, the path climbs for a long time. In places it is narrow and the prickly hedges pinch us. At the top you can hear the motorway for a long time. That is annoying. After that there is …

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March 12, 2023,Schnappach 🥾PW kleine Runde auf den Spuren 👣von Karl May📚

A few days of vacation 🧳 in Saarlouis with a stopover in Schappach to 🥾 run to the nice car via Karl May. There are 2 routes of the PW (7 and 13 km) and the Karl May way! Since the weather was pretty damp today 🌧️☔️ foggy 🌫️ and uncomfortably cold, we decided on the 7 km car! This …

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October 1, 2023,Wanderung

The first thing we noticed, as on all our hikes, was that around 80% of the restaurants mentioned were closed, including today the Gasthof Bayrisch Zell, which is not open. The tour itself is very nice, but could be signposted a little more precisely. In our opinion, the claim that it is the most beautiful premium hiking trail in Germany …

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