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Dream Loop Bear Creek Trail Baumholder (Traumschleife Bärenbachpfad)
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UngeheuersteinPhoto: Verbandsgemeinde Baumholder, Urlaubsregion Naheland
The silence of the forest and the tranquillity of nature invite you to linger and enjoy at many points along the trail, but there are also rest areas for barbecues and refreshments along the route or not far from it.
Guided hikes are offered with refreshments in the forest, e.g. the breakfast hike or the game hike. More information at www.vgv-baumholder.de
The German Hiking Institute rated the premium trail with 67 experience points!
Author’s recommendation
Don't forget your binoculars and enjoy the wide views!
Track types
Rest stops
Hotel-Restaurant „Zum Stern“Bäckerei Müller
Yomi Kitchen
Hotel-Restaurant Zum Stern
Hotel Westrich
Bistro Pierrot im Hotel Westrich
Barbecue Restaurant und Hotel "Zum Stadtkrug"
Bäckerei Ecker
Safety information
In winter, the trail is difficult to hike, so a hike between April and October is recommended.From the forst lodge to the Allee der verschwundenen Heimat there is no mobile network for about 4 kilometres.
Sturdy footwear and a sure footing.
Tips and hints
Information for dog owners and the perfect walk:- Difficulty: moderate, low tar content, many narrow paths, well suited for an extended walk over uneven terrain
- Distracting stimuli: Directly at the beginning a well-traveled road must be crossed, after about 1 km a country road. From then on, the Bear Creek Trail runs away from roads and road noise. Please note that the noise of the military training area can sometimes be very loud during training exercises. Please keep skittish dogs on a leash throughout. Toward the end of the trail, you will pass some horse and cattle paddocks. There is a moderate volume of hikers on the premium trail predominantly in the recommended direction of travel, so hiker encounters should be expected, but fewer oncoming hikers.
- Water/Shade: The Bear Creek Trail is mostly through wooded terrain. Halfway through, it parallels the Bear Creek for a few hundred yards, where dogs and hikers can refresh themselves. The town pond is located directly at the start/finish.
- Trash cans/cleanliness: On the Bärenbachpfad, the principle of "what comes along on the hiking trail, comes back home with you" is followed as much as possible. Therefore, trash cans are only available in isolated places. The remains of dogs and humans should not be left on/along the trail, so that the enjoyment of the hiking trail is preserved for everyone.
Tourist-Information office municipality Baumholder
Am Weiherdamm 1, 55774 Baumholder
Tel. 06783/ 8116
Tourenvorschläge und Wanderwege finden Sie auch online in der Rheinland-Pfalz.erleben- App
Start
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
We follow the path on small trails through the forest to the “Ungeheuerstein”. After about 1 km, we reach the forest lodge via the “Weg der Stille” (path of silence), past the environmental conservation site with its bumblebee hotel and viewing nest box. By prior arrangement, hikers have the opportunity to take a rest here and recover from the first kilometres of the trail. Here, below the forest lodge, we can enjoy the first beautiful view of the Palatinate. The trail leads us over varied paths to the “Wild Lady's Gate”. Such portals can be found again and again at the edge of the path: They characterise the “Bärenbachpfad” and always show the hiker the right way.
Unadulterated peace and nature now await the hiker at the Bärenbach stream. The path becomes a trail again here and runs parallel to the slope. We follow the course of the Bärenbach stream past the Wildfrauenloch. The trail continues to meander along the Bärenbach on newly laid paths until it reaches the Auersbach. The most strenuous part of the hike is the ascent to the Rothenberg and here we are accompanied by the Allee der verschwundenen Heimat. It shows the villages that had to make way for the military training area in the 1930s.
At Hubertusruh we are rewarded for the climb by a unique view over the military training area. Here we also get a small glimpse of the training area. A refuge invites you to rest and relax. We follow the markings until we reach the “badger trail”.
The Bärenbach trail leads us back into the forest. Here we can enjoy our second view over the Palatinate. Now we head across meadows and fields directly to the next highlight - a beautiful view of the Hunsrück with the 816 m high Erbeskopf. From there it is only a few hundred metres until we reach our viewpoint over the town of Baumholder again and cross meadows and fields to the town pond.
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Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Arrival by bus:Nearest bus stop to the town pond: Baumholder, Rauer Biehl
All timetables can be found in the RNN timetable information at www.rnn.info – ticket tips: Single or group day ticket!
Arrival by train:
Information and journey times can be found at vlexx.de or the German railways route planner
The station is only a few minutes' walk from the town pond. From the station, turn right into Ringstraße. Cross over at the traffic lights and continue walking along Ringstraße. At the roundabout, turn onto Weiherplatz and at the end of Weiherplatz, you will see the portal to the Bärenbachpfad dream loop. It is about a 7 minute walk.
The way to the start portal of the dream loop at Weiherplatz is signposted from the railway station.
Getting there
Arrival by car:You can reach Baumholder coming from Kusel via the L176. Turn left into Ringstraße. At the roundabout, turn right into Weiherplatz and at the end of Weiherplatz, you will see the portal to the Bärenbachpfad dream loop.
Coming from the Freisen motorway exit, you reach Baumholder via the L 348. Follow the first entry in the direction of Baumholder. At the traffic lights, turn right onto Ringstraße. Turn onto Weiherplatz at the roundabout. At the end of Weiherplatz, you can see the portal to the Bärenbachpfad dream loop.
Coming from Idar-Oberstein and Birkenfeld, you reach Baumholder via the L 169. At the traffic lights, turn right into Aulenbacherstraße. This changes to Ringstraße. Continue straight on at the next traffic lights. Turn onto Weiherplatz at the roundabout. At the end of Weiherplatz, you can see the portal to the Bärenbachpfad dream loop.
How to get there by bike:
You can reach Baumholder via a signposted access route from the Castle Cycle Path. The access road leads you to the town pond.
Continue to the E-bike charging station:
There you pass the building of the municipal administration and turn right in Bahnhofstraße. Follow Bahnhofstraße to its end and turn left onto Kennedyallee. Follow Kennedyallee for approx. 500m. On the right-hand side, directly next to the traffic lights, you will find the specialist bicycle shop The B-Site with its e-bike charging station.
Parking
Parking at the town pond – Ringstraße, 55774 Baumholder.Coordinates: Longitude 7° 20´ 24´´ / Latitude 49° 36´ 40´´
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