A richly diverse, picturesque hiking trail close to nature is in store for hikers on the "Dhron Valley Quartzite Tour". Hikers can enjoy a grandiose vista into the distance across the Dhron Valley and further across the singular Hunsrück landscape, all the way to the highest point in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Erbeskopf (2,677 ft/816 m). No one is alone for long: imposing "Wacken" (boulders) and rock formations accompany hikers. Discover a fantastic landscape. Enjoy and experience the force of nature.
The trail was assessed with 53 adventure points by the German Hiking Institute.

Gräfendhron village square, Gemeindehaus Haupstrasse 10, about 820 ft/ 165 ft/165. ft/50 m to the trail
(For navigation: Kapellenweg 15, 54426 Gräfendhron)
Family and conference hotel Haus Hochwald, beyond Horath.
The trail runs through the parking area (for navigation: Haus Hochwald,
St. Georg Strasse 1, 54497 Horath)
Landhaus Krackesmühle, with game preserve, directly on the trail
Telefon: 06504/950900
Landhaus Gräfendhron, at the Gräfendhron start, Telefon: 06504/954990
Haus Hochwald, Horath, at the Horath start: Biergarten Cafe and Restaurant
Telefon: 06504/9190
| Length: | 8.1 mi/13 km |
| Profile: | Medium difficult due to some ascents |
| Time: | 4 hours |
| Season: | year round |