Dream Loops in the region around the Saar-Hunsrück Climb:

40Gräfin Loretta Weg [Countess Loretta Trail], Baumholder Consolidated Community

Countess Loretta is a Dream Loop offering places steeped in history on either side of the Nahe, deep, quiet brook valleys, enchanted clearings, and repeated grandiose vistas into valleys and into the distance. The trail leads mostly through varied forest formations over the heights but also with brief open areas, where numerous opportunities for rest stops, also with grilling facilities, invite hikers to stay a while.

The trail was assessed with 66 adventure points by the German Hiking Institute.

Starting point:

Hikers' parking on the banks of the Nahe in the direction of the Frauenburg castle ruin
(For navigation: Bahnhofstr. 1, 55776 Frauenberg, Burgschänke, to 165 ft/50 m Wanderparking)

Refreshment stops:

Hotel Restaurant "Zum Stern", Baumholder, Telephone: 06783/5877
Shelter hut Oberbrombach of the Angling and Nature Protective Association, Telephone: 06787/8596, by arrangement

Other refreshment stops:

Guesthouse "Burgschänke" Frauenberg, Telephone: 06787/9709880
Sportheim FC Lauretta, Telephone: 06787/8170, nach Absprache
Vereinsheim des Verschönerungsvereins Hammerstein, nach Absprache, Telephone: 06781/23707 oder 28196
Hotel Restaurant Landhaus Sonne, Oberbrombach, Tel. 0170/7693380

Additional info: www.vgv-baumholder.de

Countess Loretta Trail

Length:7.1 mi/11.5 km
Profile:Medium due to some ascents
Time:3.5 to 5 hours
Season:year round