Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate · Germany
Hunsrückhöhenstraße
B327Emmelshausen to Morbach
The Hunsrückhöhenstraße is a high ridge road built along the spine of the Hunsrück, fast open running between Emmelshausen, Kastellaun and Morbach with long views across the wooded uplands of the Rhenish slate mountains.
Conceived in 1938-39 as a strategic highland route, the B327 follows the crest of the Hunsrück for much of its length, an unusually straight-and-fast road by German standards that strings together long sweepers and gentle crests with open panoramas over forest and farmland on either side. The renowned stretch runs from Emmelshausen through Kastellaun and on toward Morbach, a roughly fifty-kilometre ridge ride. It is more about flow and far horizons than hairpins, though side roads dropping into the Mosel and Nahe valleys add steeper options. Mind fast-moving overtaking traffic on the long straights, sudden hill-fog and crosswinds on the exposed ridge, and abrupt weather changes at altitude.
Where it runs37.3 mi · point to point
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Corners
busiest around mile 29Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%365.5 – 601.7 mFrom the road
Points of interest2 stops
- Wagengrab von Bell, Hügelgräberfelder „Fuchshohl“ und „Alter Markt“Landmark14 mi in
- MenhirgruppeLandmark33 mi in
Hazards
- Fast overtaking traffic on long straights
- Hill fog and crosswinds on the exposed ridge
- Sudden weather changes at altitude
Sources
“ein paar Kurven, die sich sehen lassen können – oder vielmehr fahren lassen”
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