Laubach: Slate Landscape and Hiking Trails

Laubach combines the slate landscape of the Kaulenbach Valley with several ways to explore the surrounding area on foot. If you are looking for a hotel in Laubach, you can shape your days around a specific question: Would you like to include the forest nature trail around Walscheid, or are you particularly interested in trails through the slate heaps? These two hiking options connect your choice of location to the landscape and offer different highlights.

Getting to Laubach

For travel by car, the A 48 is a useful landmark: Laubach is directly connected to the motorway. The directions for the Slate Quarry Hiking Trail recommend the Laubach exit. If you are planning to hike this trail, you can include the recommended exit in your route planning. This recommendation relates to access to this particular hiking trail.

Slate landscape and elevation

Laubach lies in the slate landscape of the Kaulenbach Valley at an elevation of approximately 485 to 550 metres. The elevation adds another specific point of reference to the description of the landscape. Together, the slate, the Kaulenbach Valley and the elevation range give a clear focus to guests who want to shape their stay around the landscape. The trails through the slate heaps connect with this setting; the forest nature trail around Walscheid offers a different side of the local hiking opportunities.

Forest nature trail and trails through slate heaps

The forest nature trail around Walscheid has benches and an observation tower. It therefore combines the forest theme with specific features along the trail: places to sit and a viewpoint. Other hiking trails lead through the slate heaps, bringing the slate landscape to the fore. When planning your day, you can distinguish between these options by their respective focus: a forest nature trail with benches and a tower, or trails through the heaps. These descriptions thus offer different local themes around which you can plan your outings.

In the wider Cochem-Zell destination

In the wider Cochem-Zell destination, Cochem Imperial Castle adds a historical and architectural highlight. The medieval castle was restored and rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style by Louis Ravené in the 19th century, during the Romantic era of castle restorations. The interior rooms open to visitors include the Knights’ Hall, dining room, hunting room and ladies’ chamber. The combination of a medieval structure, a Neo-Gothic reconstruction and named interior rooms offers a different focus from the landscape and hiking trails in Laubach.

The Jungferweiher and the Geierlay suspension bridge are also regional highlights in Cochem-Zell. The Jungferweiher is an important breeding and resting area for numerous bird species, especially during spring and autumn migration. The Geierlay is 360 metres long and runs 100 metres above the Mörsdorfer Bachtal between Sosberg in the Cochem-Zell district and Mörsdorf in the Rhein-Hunsrück district. In this wider context, wildlife observation, bridge engineering and castle history sit alongside the slate and forest themes that define Laubach itself.

Many tourist attractions in Cochem-Zell are well connected to the local public transport network. A visitor programme published in July 2025 lists the relevant bus or train routes for each attraction. Check the specific connection when planning your trip, as routes may change.

Discover more destinations: Illerich, Leienkaul, Landkern, Kaifenheim, Müllenbach

For the wider travel overview: Kaisersesch.