Firzelsbachtal Stream Crossing loop from Schönsteiner Tunnel

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Firzelsbachtal Stream Crossing loop from Schönsteiner Tunnel

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Firzelsbachtal Stream Crossing loop from Schönsteiner Tunnel

01:15

4.43km

90m

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: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.29 km

Legolas Wooden Statue on the Auenlandweg

Highlight • Monument

One of the more beautiful figures on the Auenlandweg

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1.40 km

Wooden Eagle Sculpture at Auenlandweg

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The eagle as a carved wooden figure - entrance guard to the Auenlandweg

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2.05 km

Firzelsbachtal Stream Crossing

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Gandalf watches over the stream crossing here and the spider is already waiting on the other side. 😊

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2.06 km

Gandalf Wooden Sculpture on the Auenlandweg

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Very nicely carved with attention to detail! :)

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2.10 km

Spider Sculpture on the Auenlandweg

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No matter how big the ant in Siegen may be, the spider is scarier...
At least for me.
The Shire Trail is simply unique and comparisons are somehow unnecessary.
We …

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2.22 km

Steep Slope Along the Sieg River

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Beautiful path, there are beautiful sculpture carvings on the Auenlandweg.

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2.84 km

Gollum Wooden Sculpture on the Auenlandweg

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"Aaah, nasty hobbit" - Gollum is sitting here in a typical pose on a tree stump. If you turn around, you can literally hear him whispering behind you.

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3.15 km

Wooden Knight Statue on the Auenlandweg

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Worth seeing work of art that the artist carved out of a tree trunk

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4.43 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.40 km

1.26 km

1.09 km

583 m

Surfaces

1.78 km

910 m

877 m

758 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

6°C

97 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

October 9, 2024,🌄 Auenlandweg im Westerwald 🌧️

Small but nice: 👑 2nd place in "Germany's most beautiful hiking trail 2023", the *Shire Trail*!

📖 Anyone who knows Tolkien's stories will love this little trail!♥️ It is part of the larger route that I will hike on my next visit to the Westerwald :)

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April 7, 2024,Auenlandweg

nice little hiking trail, with beautiful wood carvings

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December 16, 2023,Auenlandweg

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April 16, 2022,Fantasy-Spazier-Runde von Wissen-Schönstein (Auenlandweg)

With the extended family we went on this short walk. My siblings, nieces and nephews didn't want to walk anymore, but they bravely went along this path 😂. And who would have thought that there were all sorts of fantasy characters, including Gandalf and Gollum, in the middle of the Westerwald. In addition, real horses, donkeys and goats, plus a …

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July 23, 2023,Auenlandweg im Westerwald plus 2 Extras

The Auenlandweg in the Westerwald - naturregion-sieg.de/auenlandweg - a small but nice hiking trail with numerous impressive wood carvings related to Lord of the Rings and Hobbit.

As the pictures show, we visited two more places in the Westerwald on the way back. Unfortunately, komoot is not willing to position the images on the map, not even manually, since these …

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May 29, 2023,Gandalf – Spinne Runde von Blickhauser Wald

Very nice hike with great impressions. There are benches to rest on

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April 15, 2023,Auenlandweg Erlebniswege Sieg

After we did the lap in Werkhausen, we spontaneously decided to take the Auenlandweg in Blickhausen with us as well. A really pretty little circular route 🫶

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