Baybachklamm Caves – Hiking trail along the Baybach loop from Heyweiler

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Baybachklamm Caves – Hiking trail along the Baybach loop from Heyweiler

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Baybachklamm Caves – Hiking trail along the Baybach loop from Heyweiler

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3.12km

40m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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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 1.45 km for 21 m

After 1.74 km for 21 m

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23 m

Schmause Mill Hotel & Restaurant

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This picturesque, seasonally open hotel on the Baybachklamm hiking trail is based on a converted mill from the 16th century.
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244 m

Small Waterfall in Hunsrück

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463 m

Baybachklamm Caves

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Lead ore and slate were extracted in some of the tunnels. In the caves and old tunnels, the residents took shelter during the bombing of the Second World War. Peter …

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482 m

Baybachtal Bat Cave (Slate Tunnel)

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In the past, several roof slate pits were operated in the Baybachtal, below the Schmausemühle you can still find spoil heaps and tunnel entrances that were driven a few hundred …

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687 m

Baybachtal Bat Cave (Former Slate Mine)

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Like most of the numerous former mining tunnels in the Hunsrück, it is barred for safety reasons and to protect the bat population.

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779 m

Hiking trail along the Baybach

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A beautiful cool valley, the path by the water, with short climbing sections.

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1.35 km

Charcoal Burning Site in Baybachtal

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Charcoal burning is an ancient craft that is now – almost – extinct, but in the past it was a decisive factor in the industrialization of entire regions: the blast …

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