Discover Dommershausen

Dommershausen stretches along a ridge between the Baybach and Lützbachtal valleys. The village church was built in 1759 and is considered a historic landmark.

Museum, Archive and Churches

The Pies Museum and Archive preserves regional and family documents, deeds, maps and photographs, which are displayed in rotating public exhibitions. Since 1992, the Vorderhunsrück Museum/Pies Archive and a library for personal and local history have been housed in a historic rectory dating from 1837/38.

The chapel in Dorweiler is a Gothic hall church dedicated to Saint Willibrord; it was first mentioned in writing in 1569. The Veitskapelle in Eveshausen was built in 1763. These dates mark different historical reference points: 1569 is the first written mention of the Dorweiler chapel, while 1763 is the year the Veitskapelle was built.

Hiking in Hunsrück-Mittelrhein

The Hunsrück-Mittelrhein area has a dense network of certified premium trails of varying lengths and difficulty levels. The Ehrbach and Baybach valleys can be explored on foot in the direction of the Moselle. One specific circular route is the Traumschleife Baybachklamm: it is 10.46 kilometers long and includes 413 meters of ascent and descent. To assess the route profile, it is worth considering both elevation figures as well as the distance.

The Baybachklamm runs through a gorge cut deep into Hunsrück slate and includes sections secured with ropes. Near Heyweiler, views of Waldeck Castle are possible in good visibility. Towards the end of the route is the high viewpoint on the Barreterlay cliff. The viewpoints therefore differ in where they are located along the route and in the visibility conditions for views of the castle. Check route details before setting out; conditions can change seasonally.

The Saar-Hunsrück-Steig offers a different kind of route: it runs for 410 kilometers in 27 stages from the Moselle through Saar and the Hunsrück to the Rhine. The number of stages and the total distance make clear how it differs from the shorter Baybachklamm circular route, even though the two trails do not have to serve the same hiking purpose.

Cycling route through Sabershausen

The Hunsrück-Mosel cycle route passes through Sabershausen, a district of the municipality of Dommershausen. This means that, alongside hiking, there is also a specific cycling route connected with one of the municipality's districts. The different route formats can help you choose between hiking and cycling: the Baybachklamm is a circular hike, while the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig is a route in 27 stages.

The wider Rhein-Hunsrück region

As a broader travel destination, Rhein-Hunsrück includes extensive areas of the Hunsrück, which is part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains, as well as large parts of the Hunsrück plateau. The quartzite ridges to the south include the Soonwald; in the Middle Rhine Valley area, the Rhine also forms the district's eastern boundary. Parts of the Hunsrück-Mittelrhein collective municipality and the town of Boppard in the district are part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was recognized in 2002.

Another regional landmark is the Geierlay suspension bridge between Mörsdorf and Sosberg. It is 360 meters long and 100 meters high. Several circular trails, between 3 and 14 kilometers long, run around the bridge; they start and finish at the visitor center in Mörsdorf. The Traumschleife Geierlay is 6.6 kilometers long and has a moderate difficulty level. These details distinguish the bridge, the trails around it and the named Traumschleife as different aspects of the wider travel destination.

Discover more destinations: Dorweiler, Steffenshof, Buchholz, Riegenroth, Mengerschied, Frankweiler, Niederkumbd, Mannebach.

Go to the broader travel overview: Rhein-Hunsrück.