Hallgartener Zange is a hill situated in the mountains of Rheingau. To be precise, this is a hill situated on 580 meter hight in Rhine Valley. At the top there is a small restaurant and a tower. From this tower, you get a beautiful view to Rheinhessen. In good weather you can see not only Ingelheim, Gau-Algesheim and Mainz, but also the skyline of Frankfurt.
This hill has also a historical significance. It is thought that the Kaiser Karl der Grosse maintained here a hunting lodge. There is also a legend. It tells that a blacksmith shod a horse for the devil and received a magical pliers as a reward. These pliers transformed each object, with whom she came into contact, into gold. The tongs brought for the blacksmith only woe so he killed himself.
I live in the vicinity of Hallgarten, on the other side of the Rhine and do often walks with my bicycle through the woods, to the top. The way to the top takes in about 3 hours. It is quite tiring, but the nature there is so fascinating that despite all the difficulties I often repeat this path.
Here are some photos that I made yesterday at the increase:
