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Taurus Cattle at Habichtsweide – Taurus Cattle Pasture loop from Wahlschied

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Germany
Saarland

Taurus Cattle at Habichtsweide – Taurus Cattle Pasture loop from Wahlschied

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279

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Taurus Cattle at Habichtsweide – Taurus Cattle Pasture loop from Wahlschied

02:14

8.30km

110m

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: July 22, 2026

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1.64 km

Taurus Cattle at Habichtsweide

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Taurus cattle on the Habichtweide north of the Hahnwies Absinkweiher.

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1.96 km

Absinkweiher the pit Göttelborn

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2.42 km

View of the Lake

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2.52 km

Just a very nice piece of earth 🌏

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3.02 km

From here you have a beautiful view over the pond and the nature reserve

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3.97 km

Taurus Cattle Pasture

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Breeding to replicate the extinct aurochs:

Crossbreeding Heck cattle with old cattle breeds to replicate the extinct aurochs.

These cattle have special significance in nature conservation.

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8.30 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.30 km

544 m

448 m

Surfaces

3.70 km

2.53 km

877 m

644 m

544 m

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Tuesday 28 July

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March 3, 2024,Rundwanderweg Oberes Merchtal
regionneunkirchen.de/erleben/sehenswertes/habichtsweiden-saarengeti
Since I had an appointment at lunchtime, I went to the Hahnwiesweiher in the morning, wearing rubber boots of course. You also need them at the moment if you want to walk past the pond. Bina and Timmi had fun in the water

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My appointment with the orthopedist isn't until December. But I can still manage the pain for 5-6 km, a good opportunity to explore some smaller hiking areas or trails 👍😅.

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With what can you make Bina very happy?? With water.....at least from below😉
So off to the pond and Madame could let herself go again. After that, a short dangling to run dry, even if that doesn't help with the dense fur. When I passed the ponies there was a sign saying that the bridge over the merch would be …

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September 8, 2024,"Saarengeti", Merchweiler
Today's tour 🥾
"Saarengeti" in Merchweiler
It was actually supposed to be about 8 km, but unfortunately one section was closed due to construction.
This tour wasn't anything special, but it's worth doing.
Afterwards we stopped off at Martinis in Göttelborn, it was very tasty 😋, but not exactly cheap.

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After a night of dancing, today was just going to be a short hike. I also didn't want to go through the forest so I could get as much winter sun as possible while it was there 😉. The Saarengeti was on my way to Christmas dinner anyway, so the decision was easy!
The long circular route was partially closed …

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I shared my last walk in the Habichtweiden on Facebook in the hiking group.
As she was interested in coming along, I created an event for an afternoon walk for the Saarland hiking friends today.
Six of us and two dogs set off from the hiking car park on Grabenstraße, Merchweiler, shortly after 5 p.m.
My wish from this morning …

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