Elgert: Hiking and Village Life

Elgert combines a strong focus on hiking with aspects of village life. “Around Elgert” provides specific information on distance, approximate duration and scenery to help you choose a route; the Wild Boar Hiking Trail passes a lovingly restored Backes (traditional bakehouse). The village fair and wetland biotope add local community life and nature conservation to this picture.

Hiking in Elgert

The moderately difficult “Around Elgert” circular hiking trail is 15.84 kilometres long and takes about 3 hours and 56 minutes. It starts at the cemetery car park in Elgert and ends there. The duration, given as “about,” provides a time estimate for planning your day.

The route passes through the Wienauer Bachtal valley and wooded sections along streams, offers views of the Siebengebirge hills and goes past a forest nature trail. It reaches the Seeweiher pond via a footbridge over the Grenzbach stream. A July 2020 SWR report also described “Around Elgert” as a trail that runs along the municipality of Elgert and offers views of Elgert.

The Wild Boar Hiking Trail offers a different focus: in Elgert, it passes a lovingly restored Backes (traditional bakehouse). By contrast, “Around Elgert” focuses on distance, approximate duration and landscape; the Backes is the specific point of interest along the Wild Boar Hiking Trail.

Village life and local highlights

The Elgert Volunteer Fire Brigade Support Association organises the village fair. Volunteers created a wetland biotope in Elgert, contributing to nature conservation. The two topics represent different forms of local engagement: a community celebration and a voluntary initiative focused on nature conservation.

A July 2020 SWR report described a large equestrian facility on the edge of the forest in Elgert, with a cross-country course and numerous show jumps.

In the wider destination of Dierdorf

The Evangelical Church in Dierdorf took on its present form between 1903 and 1904; it was built partly from rubble stone from the castle destroyed in 1902. St. Clemens Church in Dierdorf was completed in 1805. The dates refer to different historical milestones: for the Evangelical Church, they mark its present form; for St. Clemens, they mark the year it was completed.

Dierdorf’s castle park is ideal for walks, and you can go boating on the pond in the park. The Dierdorf Trail starts at the Schloßweiher pond; its starting point is the Schlossweiher car park on Neuwieder Straße in Dierdorf.

Markets are held in Dierdorf in spring, in September and during Advent. The programme includes musical and cultural performances on stage; the exact dates vary. If you would like to plan your trip around a market, check the specific date in advance.

The blue water slide at Aquafit Dierdorf is 85 metres long. Thus, the wider destination of Dierdorf offers a range of topics, including church history and markets as well as walks, boating and a specific leisure facility.

The information answers different questions about timing: the circular route in Elgert has an approximate duration, while the Dierdorf markets are announced for recurring periods and each has a specific date.

Discover more destinations: Neuwied, Wallau, Dierdorf, Bauscheid, Rheinbrohl, Döttesfeld, Ehlscheid, Waldbreitbach

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