Walk to the "Pionier-Tempel"

Today's Sunday excursion took us to the "Pionier-Tempel," a five-minute walk from the train station.  The iron structure, earlier nicknamed the "omnibus" or "tram temple," was built in 1889 by the 2nd company of the "pionier" (engineer) battalion XI from Mainz-Kastel.

The forest path between the Eppstein train station and Wildsachsen was cut by the army engineers for the transport of timber.  Amazingly, 500 men did the job in four days. 

When they finished, in keeping with the late 18th century English tradition of landscape gardens dotted by gazebos and observation points, they built this scenic overlook. 

Walk to all the overlooks kept up by Eppstein's beautification society, most of them built over a century ago during the flowering of Eppstein as a "Luftkurort" (climatic spa town).