Baybachklamm Waterfall – Heyweiler Farmers' Mill loop from Thörlingen

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Baybachklamm Waterfall – Heyweiler Farmers' Mill loop from Thörlingen

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Baybachklamm Waterfall – Heyweiler Farmers' Mill loop from Thörlingen

04:31

16.2km

270m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 6.23 km for 263 m

After 6.69 km for 12 m

After 9.70 km for 251 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.10 km

Baybach Below the Rabenlay Cliffs

Highlight (Segment) • River

It is hard to imagine - but a total of 33 mills stood along the 30 km long Baybach from Hausbay to its mouth in Burgen.

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6.59 km

Climbing section in the Baybach Gorge

Highlight • Climb

Nice dream loop with individual short climbing passages.
Wire ropes are available to help where you have to "climb" a bit. Not a via ferrata in the sense that you need via ferrata equipment!

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6.70 km

Baybachklamm Waterfall

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

In some places the Baybach's notch valley is only very narrowly cut through the slate rocks, so that the path following the stream has to overcome some rocky passages and is secured there with ropes.

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8.19 km

Schmausemühle

Highlight • Restaurant

Wonderful location to stop for a snack and a drink. Decorated with great attention to detail. A dreamy place.

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8.84 km

Baybachklamm Trail Climbing Passage

Highlight • Climb

The term via ferrata is heavily exaggerated. There are well-developed climbing aids in rocky terrain that offer safety on damp ground.

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9.10 km

Heyweiler Farmers' Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

The Heyweiler Bauernmühle functioned as the town's grain mill from 1893 to 1945.
After the business ceased, the building fell into disrepair and was sold in the early 1950s.
As …

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9.22 km

Baybach Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

A beautiful waterfall in the Babachtal is as much a part of it as it is with ropes secured paths over rocks.

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9.42 km

Tree trunk bench

Highlight • Rest Area

The work of a creative forest worker:
Instead of processing a giant tree that had fallen victim to the storm into small wood, it was converted into an oversized bench …

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16.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.24 km

7.21 km

724 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

1.43 km

240 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

August 16, 2025,Im Baybachtal- 3 Traumschleifen Hopping

This tour is especially recommended on warm days ☀️🥵 Park in Thörlingen and walk down through the forest into the upper Baybachtal valley, cross the Rabenlay dream loop, and then continue towards the Baybachklamm gorge. The trail is always along the stream, beautifully shaded. If you like, you can take a break at the Schmausenmühle mill or simply relax on …

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