Ways to the Geierlay Geierlayschleife / Rabenlay-Runde Bergkreuz-Runde / Kleine Dachskaul-Runde 4-Bäche-Runde / Schieferhöhlen-Runde Große Dachskaul-Runde

P4 Name: Geierlayschleife Name: Bergkreuz-Runde Name: 4-Bäche-Runde Name: Große Dachskaul-Runde Start/Finish: Mörsdorf, Visitor Centre Start/Finish: Mörsdorf, Visitor Centre Start/Finish: Mörsdorf, Visitor Centre Start/Finish: Mörsdorf, Visitor Centre Distance: 6.4 km Distance: 5.4 km Distance: 8.7 km Distance: 14.5 km Tr tplatz Spor eis-Kard Ascent/Descent: 259 m Ascent/Descent: 144 m Ascent/Descent: 220 m Ascent/Descent: 369 m P3 Hiking time: 2 hours 30 minutes Hiking time: 2 hours Hiking time: 2 hours 45 minutes Hiking time: 4 hours 45 minutes P2 Windor fer Visitor Difficulty: intermediate Difficulty: moderately difficult Straße e Difficulty: easy Difficulty: difficult & challenging n Centre i P1 Buc Po her

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More information can be found at www.geierlay.de Name: Rabenlay-Runde Name: Kleine Dachskaul-Runde Name: Schieferhöhlen-Runde Start/Finish: Mörsdorf, Visitor Centre Start/Finish: Mörsdorf, Visitor Centre Start/Finish: Mörsdorf, Visitor Centre Distance: 4.8 km Distance: 8.4 km Distance: 14.4 km Mörsdorfer Ascent/Descent: 113 m Ascent/Descent: 169 m Ascent/Descent: 504 m Fünf-Wege Brückenkopf Platz Hiking time: 1 hour 30 minutes Hiking time: 2 hours 30 minutes Hiking time: 5 hours Difficulty: moderately difficult Difficulty: easy Difficulty: difficult Mörsdorf

suspension bridge Sosberger Bach Brückenkopf er Kastellaun Holiday Region Tourist Information Office Marktstraße 16 · 56288 Kastellaun Tel. +49 (0)6762 401-698 or -873 [email protected] · www.kastellaun.de ’s most beautiful rope www.facebook.com/kastellaun Opening hours suspension bridge May-October: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm · Sat 9.30am-1pm

November-April: Mon-Thu 9am-5pm · Fri 9-1pm Kappest 05.20 | 5.0 wmd agentur-etcetera.de Bildquellen: Klaus-Peter – in the middle of the Hunsrück 0 1 km D L202 ü n The path to the bridge n b Key to Mörsdorf Hiking Trails Please note that the bridge cannot be approached by car. a L108 c It is only possible to approach the bridge on foot or by bike. Fla h u L m ü The shortest distance between a car park and the bridge tzb 1 km Symbols: is between the P1 car park and the bridge and is 1.7 km one b ac a h i way. From the P2 and P3 car parks, the distances are 2.2 km Große Dachskaul Information Point Public toilets c Runde Lahr and 3 km respectively (one way). h Peters- L204 The path between the car parks via Bucher Weg is tarmacked häuserhof Visitor Centre Accessible public Dünnbach- and is therefore also suitable for pushchairs, scooters and pfad toilets

wheelchairs. Kleine Dachskaul Refreshments Runde Rabenlay M Runde i ö Mörsdorf Information Point r Parking Accommodation Rope suspension bridge s L108 Attached to the Visitor Centre (Kastellauner Straße 23, 56290 d In Mörsdorf there are a total of four car parks available, all of which o Layensteig r 4-Bäche- Zils- are signposted and subject to charges. Mörsdorf) is the Mörsdorf Information Point, a branch of Runde Parking Access paths Strimmiger Berg B f the Kastellaun Holiday Region Tourist Information Office. a e i Car park P1 (Kastellauner Str. 23, 56290 Mörsdorf) is located Pure adrenaline! c r hausen Germany´s most beautiful rope suspension bridge for pedes- Here, you can find all of the information you need about the h directly at the Visitor Centre and Information Point. Bus stop Tarmacked path/ trians is 360 m long and stands at an altitude of 100 m above Geierlay Rope Suspension Bridge and the Kastellaun Holiday L202 Car park P2 (Windorfer Str., 56290 Mörsdorf) can be used by cars footpath to the Bergkreuz Mörsdorf and camper vans. the Mörsdorfer Bachtal, linking Mörsdorf and . Region. Runde Camper van Geierlay In addition to free leaflets and brochures, you can also find Car park P3 (Sportplatz, 56290 Mörsdorf) and Car park P4 (Wan- Schieferhöhlen derparkplatz an der L204) are exclusively for cars. Opening hours hiking maps of the region, regional products as well as Gei- Mittel- Runde The bridge is accessible free of charge at any time. Temporary erlay merchandise. Mörz Buses can pick up or drop off passengers at the short-term parking closure is possible during extreme weather conditions (e.g. Here it is also possible to book guided hikes for individual strimmig Geierlayschleife area in front of the Visitor Centre. Parking is available for buses on Premium Hiking Trails: Local Hiking Trails: hurricanes, bad storms) and during maintenance work. travelers and groups. rope suspension a gravelled area next to a wind turbine along the L204 heading in bridge the direction of Treis-Karden. Parking for buses is free in this area. L204 Saar-Hunsrück-Steig Große Dachskaul Kleine Dachskaul Interesting Facts about the Geierlay Information Point opening hours Motorbikes can park in the P1 car park for a charge. There are also Runde Runde • 360 m long • 100 m high • 85 cm wide footpath March-October: 10am-4pm daily lockers available here for the storage of helmets etc. L203 • Bridge weighs 57 tonnes • Bridge has a carrying November-March: Thu-Sun 10.30am-3pm, Mon-Wed closed L200 Traumschleifen capacity of 50 tonnes (which is roughly equiva- Getting here by local public transport Schieferhöhlen Rabenlay Sosberg Runde Runde lent to 600 people weighing 80 kg on average) You can telephone the Information Point on There is a good bus link between Kastellaun and Mörsdorf. Further • Bridge took 6 months to build +49 (0)6762-9034080. details can be found at www.vrminfo.de Dünnbach- Layensteig Masdascher • Construction cost € 1.2 million Buch pfad Strimmiger Berg Burgherrenweg E-bikes 4-Bäche- Bergkreuz • Date opened: 03.10.2015 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Runde Runde • According to static calculation, Masters- At the Information Point in Mörsdorf there are five e-bikes availa- You enter the bridge at your own risk! W the bridge can withstand At its narrowest point, the bridge is only 85 cm wide. Push- L202 hausen ohn ble for hire during opening hours. More information can be found Masdascher rother at www.geierlay.de wind speeds of up to chairs, walking frames and wheelchairs should be less than Burgherrenweg Geierlayschleife B Geierlayschleife 200 km/h. It rarely 85 cm wide to allow pedestrians coming the other way to ach swings. pass. Bicycles must be pushed over the bridge, please Fla Toilets um ensure that dogs are kept on a lead. ba Public pay toilet facilities (token system) are located at the Visitor ch Wohnroth Centre (Kastellauner Str. 23). Another pay WC is located in the P2 car park. As the machines do not exchange money, please have change ready.