Olbrück Castle – Rodder Maar loop from Brohltal

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Olbrück Castle – Rodder Maar loop from Brohltal

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Olbrück Castle – Rodder Maar loop from Brohltal

04:31

15.7km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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175 m

Olbrück Castle

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"Located northwest of Koblenz, the castle towers over the Brohl valley and is visible from afar. The castle was probably built at the end of the 11th century..."
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357 m

XXL bench with a view of the Eastern Eifel

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Great view over the landscape of the Eastern Eifel. The giant seat is also something unusual.

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2.35 km

Oberzissen Railway Viaduct

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Above Oberzissen begins the 5.5 km long steep section with a significant inclination of 1:20 (5%), which was operated until 1934 even as a cog railway.

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8.70 km

Water Lily Pond at Rodder Maar

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Beautiful place with volcanic origin

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9.10 km

Rodder Maar

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Beautiful area, very easy to walk, even with a stroller and wheelchair. From there there are plenty of opportunities to explore other paths - depending on your condition - good …

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9.62 km

Swing with a view of Burg Olbrück

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Rest area with great views u.a. overlooking the keep of the ruin Olbrück.

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11.3 km

Rest area with mining carts

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Interesting story behind it! It is worthwhile to hike to the Königsee so that you can get an idea of what has been dismantled there.

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13.5 km

Niederdürenbach Tensioning Station — Monument and View of Olbrück Castle

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The stones broken in Oberdürenbach were transported by cable car to Oberzissen. T. crushed to gravel and transported to Brohl by Brohltalbahn. From there, the building materials for road construction, …

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15.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

4.24 km

1.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.27 km

3.31 km

2.79 km

2.52 km

1.43 km

331 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

4°C

88 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

February 28, 2026,🇩🇪 Vulkaneifel 👍 Burg Olbrück – Rodder Maar

Let's go from Niederzissen 👍🇩🇪
Beautiful Volcanic Eifel region. Unfortunately, not much sun ☀️ and lots of wind 💨
Nevertheless, a lovely tour. A trip is worthwhile. And definitely worth visiting Olbrück Castle 👍💪

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