Wanderen in the Lahn River Valley

On Sunday Kevin and I wanted to participate in a Volksmarch, 5, 10, and 20 K organized Nordic fitness walk. Taking place in forested mountains, along rivers, or through picturesque farmland, Volksmarches are a way for us to see places in Germany that we otherwise wouldn't.

Kevin and I went to a bunch of Volkmarches in the fall, but haven't been to one for a while so our stash of fliers announced old events. We found a list of events on the Stars and Stripes Website (a news outlet catering to American Service Personal stationed in Germany) and picked an event in Villmar.

Villmar is in Hessen, a German state to the east of us. All of our road trips so far have been to the west and/or south, and this seemed like a great opportunity to see a new part of the country. However, when we got to the town, no Volkmarch was to be found. (That's why I didn't include a link to the events on Stars and Stripes.)

Instead we parked the car near the river and found an awesome path that seemed to go on forever. Turns out that Villmar is one of a number of towns along the Lahn River connected by a nearly 150 mile path that runs from Feudingen in the East to Lahnstein near Koblenz. Bikers frequent this trail and riding the entire thing usually takes about 4 days.