Legs
The Saar-Hunsrück Climb offers a challenging profile mostly over paths and unpaved, natural ways through an exciting landscape in a low mountain range (highest summit 2,677 ft/816 m). Therefore hikers, in order to really enjoy the trail, should plan no more than 1.8 to 2.4 mi/3 to 4 km per hour on the route. We suggest the following 12 legs, all of which guarantee total hiking pleasure. But that is only a suggestion.
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Leg 1:
Orscholz (Saar bend) -
Mettlach - Britten
Length: 18 km
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Leg 2:
Britten - Stausee Losheim -
Scheiden
Length: 18 km
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Leg 3:
Scheiden - Waldhölzbach -
Weiskirchen
Length: 14 km
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Leg 4:
Weiskirchen - Reidelbach -
Grimburgerhof
Length: 17 km
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Leg 5:
Grimburgerhof - Hermeskeil -
Nonnweiler
Length: 21 km
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Leg 6:
Nonnweiler - Erbeskopf bei
Thalfang
Length: 22 km
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Leg 7:
Erbeskopf bei Thalfang -
Morbach
Length: 14 km
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Leg 8:
Morbach - Langweiler -
Kempfeld
Length: 16 km
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Leg 9:
Kempfeld - Idar-Oberstein
Length: 14 km
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Leg 10:
Hermeskeil - Kell am See
Length: 20 km
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Leg 11:
Kell am See - Riveris
Length: 14 km
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Leg 12:
Riveris - Kasel - Trier
Length: 15 km
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