Simmer Lake – Simmerbach Floodplain loop from Simmern
Simmer Lake – Simmerbach Floodplain loop from Simmern
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Simmer Lake – Simmerbach Floodplain loop from Simmern
01:34
14.4km
140m
Running
Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 16, 2026
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Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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128 m
Simmern Castle
Highlight • Castle
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315 m
Zementgretchen Statue (Margarete Scherschlicht)
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On October 7, 1951 at around 6:00 p.m., the brakes of a truck loaded with cement failed and it sped unbraked into the Hotel Hirsch. Margarete Scherschlicht was buried under the cement load. She received a small accident pension and from that day on became more and more whimsical.
Therefore she was also called cement Gretchen or Gretchen.
On August 26, 1994, the Birk family had the bronze statue of the cement Gretchen erected in front of their optics shop in Simmern.
Source: de.pluspedia.org
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412 m
Kirchgasse–Simmerbach Steps
Highlight (Segment) • Structure
Tip: A few meters further on Mühlengasse, an entire row of houses was demolished in recent years, and the medieval city wall was exposed and reconstructed. A long staircase now leads to the Römerberg Bastion and thus to the Old Town.
Update 2024/2025: The staircase has since been completely rebuilt, and the surrounding buildings have been demolished. As a result, the staircase is now integrated into the exposed structure of the historic city wall.
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1.80 km
Low Tunnel Under L230 (Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe)
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2.21 km
Simmer Lake
Highlight • Lake
simmern.de/tourismus/freizeit-erholung/simmersee
In the adjacent guest house "Domain on the lake" you can eat well and cheaply (clear menu and delicious) and stay overnight.
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7.92 km
Brühlberg Shelter and Grill Area
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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12.2 km
Simmerbach Floodplain
Highlight (Segment) • Natural
The intersection with the busy road (Ziefer-Spange) should be avoided, here drives NO the prescribed 50 km / h. Instead, it is better to cross it through a small, low tunnel.
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14.0 km
St. Stephen's Church, Simmern
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The foundation stone was laid in 1486 during the reign of Duke Johann I (1480-1509). This is an extension of an older facility, the remains of which can still be found under the tower. The St. Anna chapel with the grave monuments of the Simmern dukes is located on the southern aisle.
Other funerary monuments are located in the chancel of the church. They are among the most famous examples of Renaissance culture between Mainz and Trier. The sculptors are attributed to Jacob Kerre (around 1520) from Koblenz, Johann von Trarbach (1530-1586) and a still unknown master from Simmern. Under the bell tower is another crypt with the coffins of the last Simmern princely couple (Duke Ludwig Heinrich 1673 and Maria von Oranien 1688).
The organ comes from the workshop of the organ builder family Stumm from Sulzbach.
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14.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.6 km
1.82 km
496 m
323 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.56 km
3.18 km
2.95 km
2.58 km
1.91 km
192 m
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