Idar Forest
The Idar Forest is part of the Hunsrück low mountain range in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The Idar Forest lies in the districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich and Birkenfeld in the northeast of the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park. It lies more or less in the triangle formed by the villages of Morbach, Rhaunen and Idar-Oberstein, but apart from Morbach – does not extend as far as these places.The underlying rocks are primarily made up of Lower Devonian quartzites.
Mountains
Amongst the highest mountains in the Idar Forest are:- An den zwei Steinen
- Kahlheid
- Steingerüttelkopf
- Ruppelstein
- Idarkopf - crowned by the Idarkopf Tower
- Usarkopf
Bodies of water
Streams
The following streams rise in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest:- Dhron
- Idarbach - rises between Erbeskopf and Kahlheid
- Idarbach - rises north of the Idarkopf near Hochscheid
- Rhaunelbach
- Steinbach
Lakes and reservoirs
- Steinbach Reservoir on the Steinbach