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Alte Lahn Bridge (Wetzlar) – Iron Market, Wetzlar loop from Wetzlar

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Alte Lahn Bridge (Wetzlar) – Iron Market, Wetzlar loop from Wetzlar

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Alte Lahn Bridge (Wetzlar) – Iron Market, Wetzlar loop from Wetzlar

01:17

4.87km

40m

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: July 18, 2026

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After 3.23 km for 50 m

Open: • April-October (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.38 km

Alte Lahn Bridge (Wetzlar)

Highlight • Bridge

A very nice old sight. From here you have a good overview of the Dom, Lahn and Dill and the water organ.

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1.53 km

View of the Old Lahn Bridge in Wetzlar

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There is also a water organ on the bridge.
The water and light organ offers a show every full hour from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., accompanied by two pieces …

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1.56 km

Bridge Over the Mühlgraben

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This little sister of the "Old Bridge" is especially worth a visit in the evening. Then countless bats chase across the water in the Mühlgraben on both sides of the bridge.

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1.95 km

Wetzlar Cathedral (Wetzlarer Dom)

Highlight • Religious Site

The Wetzlar Cathedral is a landmark of the city and can be seen from afar. The ascent through the old town is worthwhile.

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2.27 km

Main Guardhouse

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The Hauptwache is opposite the cathedral and is a late classicist building from the Prussian era that was erected in 1861 and served as a guard station for the 8th …

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2.40 km

Wetzlar Old Town

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In the summer of 1772, Goethe lived in a small apartment in the house of the Chamber Court Prosecutor Georg Wilhelm von Ludolf.
His roommate was Jakob Heinrich von Born …

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2.73 km

Wetzlar Fish Market

Highlight • Historical Site

Historic square with restaurants and cafes to stay in the middle of the beautiful half-timbered buildings of Wetzlar's old town

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2.85 km

There are also many small restaurants and cafés at the Eisenmarkt in Wetzlar that invite you to linger. When the weather is nice you can sit outside and enjoy the historic facades of the half-timbered houses.

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4.87 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.72 km

1.66 km

967 m

462 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

1.48 km

334 m

204 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 31 July

27°C

17°C

44 %

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Comments

September 23, 2024,Wetzlar 🚶🏽‍♂️

.. and the attempt to shop. Failed ❌
because I think I'm too tall, no shoes in size 47 🙄

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September 7, 2024,Stadtbesichtigung Wetzlar mit Futtersuche und 🍦

Wetzlar has a very beautiful old town with beautiful buildings, half-timbered houses, small alleys with delicious restaurants. Impressive impressions even at dusk.

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October 14, 2025,Vom Regen nicht in die Traufe..neee, neee da wo die Sonne scheint 😂🌞🍁🚴🏻‍♀️

When I left, there was a fair amount of drizzle 🌨️ the closer I got to today's destination, it became friendlier and brighter... yay, the sun is shining for me in Wetzlar. After checking in, I had a short and lovely stroll through the old town. I couldn't pass Schillerplatz...😉 I just treated myself to a scoop of pistachio ice …

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May 29, 2025,Die Wetzlar Stadtrundgang Tour

The Colchester complex in Wetzlar is a magnet for conviviality and socializing.

The green complex with various beer and wine gardens is located directly on the Lahn River and borders Wetzlar's beautiful old town.

It couldn't be more idyllic.

Happy Father's Day @all...

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March 22, 2025,Wetzlar Lahn-Dill-Kreis Ortserkundung 🚶‍♀️🚶

Wetzlar is a city in central Hesse and a former imperial city. It is the twelfth-largest city in Hesse with 54,164 inhabitants. Wetzlar is the district capital of the Lahn-Dill district and—like six other larger medium-sized cities in the state of Hesse—a city with special status.

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Alte Lahn Bridge (Wetzlar) – Iron Market, Wetzlar loop from Wetzlar

Alte Lahn Bridge (Wetzlar)

View of the Old Lahn Bridge in Wetzlar

Bridge Over the Mühlgraben

Wetzlar Cathedral (Wetzlarer Dom)

Main Guardhouse

Wetzlar Old Town

Wetzlar Fish Market

Iron Market, Wetzlar

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