Lahn Valley

North Rhine-Westphalia

• NetphenThe Lahn spring is located in Lahnhof, a district of the city of Netphen. Its spring pond once served as a fire water pond and is also known as Lahntopf.

Hesse

• Biedenkopf

• Lahntal

• CölbeInflow of river Ohm

• Inflow of river Weil

Rhineland-Palatinate

• DiezInflow of river Aar

Bordered to the north by the Westerwald and the south by the Taunus, the river Lahn flows into the Rhine.

The roads the follow the river are collectively signed as the Lahn-Ferien-Straße.
The Lahntalbahn rail link runs from Koblenz to Wetzlar
The lower section is navigable for river ships with locks along the way. A large part can be traveled by small motor boats.

As well as the stunning scenery there are 300 castles, fortresses, churches and other fortified building.

The valley is a popular place for hiking, cycling and canoeing. The lower and middle sections of the river can also be used by small motor boats.

• LahnhöhenwegA 295km hiking route that runs above both sides of the river valley. The left bank route is also part of the Lahn-Camino pilgrim way a section of the Camino de Santiago (Jakobsweg, Way of St. James) pilgrimage route through Europe.

• Lahnwanderweg65km long marker walking route

• Lahntalradweg278km marked cycle route

• Lahn-Dill-Berglandpfad

• RuppertsklammA fun scrabble up rocks in a narrow ravine.

Events

Lahtotal, Sunday in July when the roads are car free.

The local Lahntal wines are Lahntal as Middle Rhine wines.

As wells as hotels in towns there are a number of camping and caravan sites next to the river along the valley.

• Campingplatz Runkel

  phone: +49 2621 8822
  address: Auf Ahl 1, near Lahnstein

• Camping Wolfsmühle

  phone: +49 2621 2589
  address: Hohenrhein 79, 56112 Lahnstein

• Middle Rhine Valley