Bismarck Tower Altenkirchen – View from Bismarck Tower loop from Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

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Altenkirchen

Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Bismarck Tower Altenkirchen – View from Bismarck Tower loop from Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Moderate

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Bismarck Tower Altenkirchen – View from Bismarck Tower loop from Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

02:31

9.26km

140m

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: October 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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859 m

Tunnel under the Altenkirchen–Hachenburg railway

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You must not be taller than 1.68 cm
otherwise you will have to cross in the Watchelgang

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1.06 km

Wiesental Valley

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a wonderful hike through the Wiesental
you should enjoy it

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1.23 km

Rest area

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the trees give shade

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2.54 km

Wied Bridge Michelbach

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one of the many bridges on the tour

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5.98 km

Bridge Over the Almersbach

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At this point, the path leads over a new bridge that crosses the stream. More hiking trails in Altenkirchen can be found at wanderbares.altenkirchen.de

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7.41 km

Bismarck Tower Altenkirchen

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a beautiful tower unfortunately closed

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7.48 km

View from Bismarck Tower

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Great view of the landscape. It's worth climbing the tower.

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8.12 km

View of Altenkirchen

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from here you have a great view of Altenkirchen

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9.26 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

1.86 km

1.61 km

551 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.26 km

1.64 km

1.51 km

1.37 km

1.29 km

201 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

12°C

4°C

30 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

February 15, 2026,Holzbrücke über die Wied – Bismarckturm Altenkirchen Runde von Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Between kilometer 3.25 and 3.75 the route was impassable - trees were down.

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April 27, 2022,von Altenkirchen auf den Spuren des Wiedwegs

Today we were out and about in Altenkirchen. Did a nice valley hike in the Wiesental along the Wied. Then turned away and it went gently uphill past a badly damaged piece of forest, should have gone up to the left at the end of the piece, but Komoot led us through a small piece of jungle where we had …

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March 9, 2025,Tunnel unter den Bahngleisen – Holzbrücke über die Wied Runde von Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

In the forest before crossing the Hohe Straße, the path is not passable due to fallen trees and vegetation, we had to fight our way through the undergrowth

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