Lahnwanderweg 11th stage upstream Braunfels - Wetzlar

Marktplatz → Eisenmarkt (35578 Wetzlar)

History and stories shape today's stage. It starts in Braunfels with its fairytale castle, old town, and the Herren garden. In the FFH and bird protection area Weinberg, nature and landscape lovers get their money’s worth. The protected area is home to many rare animal and plant species and is still grazed by sheep as in the past. Three to four times a year, a shepherd with more than 800 animals moves over the meadows. The Kalsmunt castle ruin once protected Wetzlar and the "Hohe Straße", a formerly very important trade route from Cologne to Frankfurt. From there, it goes down to Wetzlar with its picturesque old town.

Length: 13.0 km
Walking time: approx. 4:15 h
Ascent: 166 m
Descent: 242 m

Walking time as stated by the operator.

Elevation profile 150–291 m