Talsperre Nonnweiler [Reservoir]
www.nonnweiler.de The Nonnweiler Reservoir with the true-to-scale Planets Hiking Trail is situated in the richly forested Hochwald landscape; its circular route, 8 mi/12.8 km long, represents a paradise for cyclists, hikers, and friends of nature
PlanetenWanderweg [Planets Hiking Trail]
www.nonnweiler.de With an exemplary model of our solar system on a scale of 1:1 billion, the singular Planets Hiking Trail begins at the dam. All of the stations can be viewed on the 3.7 mi/5.9 km route along the lake trail.
Der Keltische Ringwall at Otzenhausen [Celtic hill fortifications]
www.keltenring-otzenhausen.de The circular wall is one of the most impressive Celtic fortifications in Europe. Built in the 1st century BC, the walls, 33 ft/10 m high, still bear witness to this colossal monument. The 10 stations on the archaeological trail elaborate on the interesting points of the monumental fortification.
Skulpturenweg "Cerda & Celtoi" [Sculpture Trail]
www.nonnweiler.de On the Sculpture Trail "Cerda & Celtoi" - Art and Celts - 18 sculptures greet the visitor. The Sculpture Trail runs through the former tribal territory of the Treveri, who constructed on the Dollberg the largest Celtic fortifications in Europe: the Wall in Otzenhausen.
Sommerrodelbahn Peterberg [summer tobogganing]
www.sommerrodelbahn-peterberg.de The Peterberg summer tobogganing slide, 3,300 ft/1,000 m long, in the leisure and winter sports center is just the thing for great sports adventure. One of the largest slides in the German southwest has been set up at the valley station of the leisure and winter sports center.
Freizeit- and Wintersportzentrum Peterberg [leisure and winter sports center]
www.sommerrodelbahn-peterberg.de The only winter sports area in Saarland will stir the blood of the ski and tobogganing fans. Besides the ski slope, 1,215 ft/ 370 m long, a sled track, 1,083 ft/330 m long, awaits visitors., In clear weather, a wonderful panoramic vista onto the forested Hochwald landscape is visible from the summit of the Peterberg mountain.
Sternwarte Peterberg [Observatory]
www.sternwarte-peterberg.de Astronomy is not only a modern hobby, it is also one of the oldest sciences. What does space really look like? The answer to this question lies at the Peterberg Observatory on the summit of the Peterberg mountain near Nonnweiler-Braunshausen.
Historische Nagelschmiede Sitzerath [Historical Nail Forge]
www.nonnweiler.de The Historical Nail Forge has a long tradition in the Hochwald. The earlier iron smelting produced more than sufficient raw material for nails. Everything necessary for smelting and processing iron was available in great quantity in the Hochwald.
Industrie-Kultur-Denkmal Mariahütte [Industrial and Cultural Monument]
www.nonnweiler.de Iron was processed and a pre-industrial technique in the Mariahütte Industrial and Cultural Monument around 1580. The unique feature is that the old manufacturing hall, the villa, the manor house, and the chapel with the fountain have been preserved from 1836.
Kath. Pfarrkirche "Hochwalddom" Nonnweiler [Catholic parish church "Hochwald Cathedral"]
www.nonnweiler.de St. Hubert's Church was built in neo-Gothic style in 1900-1902. The high altar, 36 ft/11 m high, depicts the story of salvation from the Old and New Testaments as well as the life of St. Hubert. The Hubert Horn and the Hubert Key (12th century) are preserved in a shrine.