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Rest Area at Flying Frogs Pond – The Regulated Garden Gnomes loop from Elzerath

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Rest Area at Flying Frogs Pond – The Regulated Garden Gnomes loop from Elzerath

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Rest Area at Flying Frogs Pond – The Regulated Garden Gnomes loop from Elzerath

03:12

11.4km

240m

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: May 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.75 km

Heinzerath Waterworks

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Hundred years of the Heinzerath waterworks (1913-2013)

For centuries the water supply in Heinzerath was decentralized; many houses had their own wells and there were public watering places in several …

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4.47 km

Rest Area at Flying Frogs Pond

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You stand in front of the modest remnants of a huge artificial lake landscape, which was created at the instigation of Jakob Maria Mierscheid for a unique purpose: the improvement …

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4.94 km

View of the Hunsrück countryside and wind turbines

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5.16 km

Graue Lei Quartz Rock Formation

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The quartz rock "Graue Lei" between Heinzerath and Gonzerath is one of the most imposing natural monuments in the region and forms part of a large quartz corridor that begins …

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6.38 km

Jakob Maria Mierscheid Rest Area

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Rest area - From tailor to politician (board)
Jakob Maria Mierscheid comes from a rather modest background. His parents, the social democratic sewer worker Karl Mierscheid and his wife Petra, …

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8.16 km

The Regulated Garden Gnomes

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On December 5, 1985, Jakob Mierscheid wrote to the chairman of the SPD parliamentary group at the time, Dr. Hans-Jochen Vogel:

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8.78 km

Ausonius Way – Roman Road to Trier

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9.79 km

Jakob-Maria-Mierscheid-Weg Shelter

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The newly built hut offers a wide view over Morbach to the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park, a picnic bench, a guest book and a first-aid kit that is regularly checked.

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10.4 km

Viewpoint

11.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

3.29 km

698 m

692 m

Surfaces

6.46 km

1.67 km

1.50 km

1.30 km

239 m

229 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

23°C

9°C

0 %

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Rest Area at Flying Frogs Pond – The Regulated Garden Gnomes loop from Elzerath

Heinzerath Waterworks

Rest Area at Flying Frogs Pond

View of the Hunsrück countryside and wind turbines

Graue Lei Quartz Rock Formation

Jakob Maria Mierscheid Rest Area

The Regulated Garden Gnomes

Ausonius Way – Roman Road to Trier

Jakob-Maria-Mierscheid-Weg Shelter

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