The Cross in the Heath – Spitzhütte loop from Westernohe

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The Cross in the Heath – Spitzhütte loop from Westernohe

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The Cross in the Heath – Spitzhütte loop from Westernohe

01:45

6.44km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wacholderheide Westernohe

Waypoints

Start point

Hostel

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45 m

Arena Westernohe

Highlight • Rest Area

Central meeting point for Scouts in the Federal Center of the DPSG

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410 m

Wendelinus Chapel and chestnut tree

Highlight • Religious Site

North of Westernohe, near the Krummbach spring and about 1 km from the Wacholderheide nature reserve, there is a chapel dedicated to Saint Wendelinus, which was built by Johannes Gerz …

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3.04 km

The Cross in the Heath

Highlight • Monument

Memorial to a treacherous murder.

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5.17 km

Juniper Heath Nature Reserve near Westernohe

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Wacholderheide near Westernohe is a nature reserve in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate. The 14-hectare area is located in the northeast of the municipality Westernohe, which belongs to the municipality Rennerod.

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5.48 km

Spitzhütte

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice idea but a bit old.

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6.07 km

Memorial to the Victims of the 1995 Tug-of-War Accident in Westerwald

Highlight • Monument

In 1995 a tragic accident occurred here when some young people lost their lives in a tug of war. The memorial stone reminds of this.

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6.44 km

End point

Hostel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.15 km

210 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.83 km

1.14 km

1.01 km

443 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

8°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

January 21, 2024,Wanderung zur Wacholderheide in Westernohe

Today was probably the last day for a nice snow hike. According to the weather forecast, a thaw with rain has been forecast from tomorrow.
From the scout camp in Westernohe we walked towards Hochheide.
After just a few hundred meters we were knee-deep in snow.
The hiking trails were hardly cleared and we hardly saw any hikers. We only …

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