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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Ahrweiler
Burgbrohl

Trass caves – View of Rheineck Castle loop from Burgbrohl

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Ahrweiler
Burgbrohl

Trass caves – View of Rheineck Castle loop from Burgbrohl

Hard

4.6

(39)

158

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Trass caves – View of Rheineck Castle loop from Burgbrohl

07:31

25.0km

720m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.22 km for 107 m

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1.84 km

Trass Cliffs of Niederzissen

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Slag ejection from the eruption of the Laacher See volcano.

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2

2.12 km

Trass caves

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"The sky in the Brohl Valley darkened as the Laacher See volcano erupted just five kilometers away. A blazing-hot mixture of lava particles and gases shot into the atmosphere at …

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2.88 km

Viewpoint

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4

5.95 km

Steinbergskopf Viewpoint

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Great panoramic view from the hills of the Eastern Eifel over the Rhine Valley to the Siebengebirge.

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13.8 km

View of Rheineck Castle

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Here, the Rhine Valley shows its best side:

The viewpoint is high above the Rhine 🌊 and offers a fantastic panorama 🎨🖌.

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14.1 km

Here the Rhine Valley shows itself from its best side: The Reutersley vantage point is high above the river and you can enjoy a fantastic panorama. To the north you …

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16.7 km

Schloss Brohleck

Castle

8

17.8 km

Beautiful Trail 2

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Always my pleasure. It's worth it

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9

22.1 km

Brohltal Viewpoint

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A beautiful place for a rest. ❤

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23.0 km

A relic of past centuries, nestled in a moss-covered path and surrounded by a rushing stream.

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25.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

6.15 km

3.53 km

1.38 km

768 m

430 m

Surfaces

8.76 km

8.75 km

2.23 km

2.18 km

2.08 km

1.05 km

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

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Comments

November 10, 2024,Höhlen, eine Quelle, eine Himmelsleiter und ganz viel Nebel.
I started this morning in Burgbrohl, a little through the town and then a bit along the volcano and panorama path, a very nice path, but the fog meant that the panorama was rather bad 😂. I came to the first Trass caves relatively quickly, which were impressive and very interesting if you read up a bit on the formation …

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The Quellenweg is an extremely beautiful circular tour from Bad Breisig. The length is also great for a day trip with a journey. Often narrow paths, very varied and nothing going on even on Sundays. Maybe it's because it's good uphill and downhill. 🤔
In this version, the first and last piece is missing because the start and finish point …

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A varied tour, on the Quellenweg and Vulkan-Panoramaweg we went to the Trass caves. Many small paths in the shady forest were ideal at the temperatures. 🙂 Due to the sometimes high vegetation, I recommend long pants.

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The tour (based on a template at Komoot) leads from Kell on the Rhine to Bad Breisig and back. It follows mostly well-known hiking trails - at the beginning the cave and gorge trail, the Katharinaweg, the Himmelsleiterweg, the RheinBurgenWeg and above all the Quellenweg Bad Breisig.
The highlight is the Reutersley vantage point with a magnificent view of the …

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