Hofmanns Pond – Haidenweiher loop from Dreifelden

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Westerwaldkreis

Steinebach an der Wied

Hofmanns Pond – Haidenweiher loop from Dreifelden

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Hofmanns Pond – Haidenweiher loop from Dreifelden

01:48

6.87km

60m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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662 m

Trail from Dreifelder Weiher to Hofmannsweiher

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Ideal for hiking and biking

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1.09 km

Hofmanns Pond

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At the place of a much smaller forerunner, the Hofmannsweiher was created in its current size (16 ha) through construction work around the year 1668. Since the Dreifelder Weiher, which was once much higher dammed, repeatedly caused floods in the village of Dreifelden, a connecting canal was set up between Dreifelder Weiher and Dreifelden in 1744 Hofmannsweiher.

Through this “flood ditch”, water could flow out of the Dreifelder Weiher when snowmelt or heavy rainfall without having to operate the difficult-to-use drainage devices. The canal was filled in when the Dreifelder Weiher was lowered to its current limits around 1840.

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1.20 km

Swan Lake at Sieben Weiher

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A special, beautiful encounter

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1.72 km

Picnic Area in Westerwald

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nice place for a break

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2.75 km

Bench at the Forest Crossroads

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While there seems to be a bench every 100 meters at the pond, they are rarely found out in the woods, like at this crossroads.

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3.66 km

Westerwald Lake District

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the ww seenplatte ... a must for every outdoor lover

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5.80 km

View of Haidenweiher

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The Haidenweiher was first documented in 1691. With around 30 hectares of water, it is the second largest pond in the Westerwald lake district and is now used to raise fry. It is connected to the Dreifelder Weiher via its drainage ditch. The Haidenweiher has been a nature reserve since 1979.

The Haidenweiher was not always surrounded by closed forest areas. Its name refers to the state of the landscape at the time it was created. At that time and up until the 19th century, large areas of heathland adjoined the pond. They had developed on former woodland over the course of centuries of cattle grazing by the neighboring communities.

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5.81 km