Kleine Kyll Stream – Kleine Kyll River loop from Bettenfeld

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Bettenfeld

Kleine Kyll Stream – Kleine Kyll River loop from Bettenfeld

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Kleine Kyll Stream – Kleine Kyll River loop from Bettenfeld

03:00

10.8km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.75 km

View of Mosenberg

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Inconspicuous here. But a little later this changes.

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3.42 km

Scenic Field Path in Vulkaneifel Nature and Geopark

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You feel a bit like you're in The Shire

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4.37 km

Kleine Kyll Stream

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"... The Kleine Kyll (pronounced: "Kill") is a 23.9 km long, right-hand tributary of the Lieser. It flows roughly parallel to the Kyll, which runs around 10 km to the …

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Waterfalls on the Kleine Kyll

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The bridge was unfortunately destroyed by flooding - turn right beforehand, there is another upstream.

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A beautiful and very exciting way. It's definitely worth not taking the signposted shortcut back to the Heidsmühle, but rather climbing up the Wolfsschlucht - it's sure to be a lot of fun for little mountaineers too.

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5.71 km

Bridge Over the Kleine Kyll

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At this point you can shorten the Kleine Kyll mindfulness path and thus save yourself the climb through the Wolfsschlucht. But - to be honest - that would be a shame!

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5.79 km

Kleine Kyll River

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The Kleine Kyll stream valley is very beautiful, the Kleine Kyll mindfulness path leads through here, but also the Ville-Eifel-Weg and the VulkaMaar path and the Manderscheid GEO route,

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6.75 km

Heidsmühle Hotel & Restaurant

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Here I was with my parents for a Sunday trip 50 years ago. Many hiking trails, the Manderscheider castles nearby and a lot of volcanic Eifel all around.

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10.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.57 km

2.53 km

400 m

112 m

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.25 km

2.72 km

1.13 km

688 m

586 m

352 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

6°C

32 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

February 25, 2026,🥾🎒🦯Wolfsschlucht🏞🐕Kleine Kyll🚢Windsborn🌊🌋

Today, at 9 degrees Celsius and in fog, I started my hike at the parish church of St. John the Baptist in Bettenfeld, a Baroque building dating back to 1763.

The route initially follows the Volcano Trail through the village to the fishpond.

Next time, I would choose this as my starting point.

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July 2, 2026,Heidsmuehle - Kleine Kyll - Strudeltöpfe - Wolfsschlucht - Mosenberg - Windsborn-Krater-See

We park at the L16 on the outskirts of Bettenfeld in the direction of Manderscheid at the hiking parking lot between Windsborn Crater Lake and Hinkelsmaar. The first section of the path leads across open land past meadows.
After that, it goes slightly downhill through sparse forest (mainly old ash trees), in the direction of Heidsmuehle. Here you can normally …

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May 8, 2022,Manderscheid , Heidsmühle zum Bergkratersee und zurück

A fantastic tour through the valley of the small Kyll. Past streams, waterfalls and top vantage points. A few steep climbs in between. But it's worth it.

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April 23, 2022,Wanderwochenende mit Hund

This hike was undertaken in a large group... 14 dogs and almost 30 people. From the Heidsmühle, we first went on wide paths down the stream along the small Kyll, past the Marienhütte, which is slightly higher, to the second bridge, the Germanenbrücke, over the Kyll in the direction of the Wolfsschlucht. Smaller waterfalls and bubble stones enchant the Kyll …

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October 20, 2022,Durch das Tal der Kleinen Kyll zum Windsborn Kratersee

Today we went to the valley of the small Kyll. The starting point was at the Heidsmühle. In addition to the little Kyll, a good part of the mindfulness path accompanied us on our tour. The murmur of the creek was very soothing. The path continued through the wildly romantic Wolfsschlucht and the Hornbachgraben to Moseberg. Arrived here in the …

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October 20, 2022,Durch das Tal der Kleinen Kyll zum Windsborn Kratersee

At the end of our vacation, there was a slightly shorter tour today. A very successful and nice route up to the Windsborn crater lake. The observation tower on the Moseberg is reminiscent of a Sleeping Beauty tower. The tower is old and partly overgrown and very hidden. The view is also limited, but worth it. There was even a …

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February 12, 2022,Eifelklinik-Wolfsschlucht-Mosenberg Rundwanderung

In the best weather today starting point Eifelklinik in Manderscheid over parts of the mindfulness path to the Wolfsschlucht and over the Horngraben up to the Bettenfeld volcano adventure park. Here volcanic rock from all over the Eifel can be found. Educational boards provide information about the history of formation and volcanism. From there we went to the Moseberg, to …

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September 14, 2025,Bettenfeld - Maar - Vulkanerlebnispark

Starting in Manderscheid, the tour first led to Bettenfeld, where the barn market beckoned with regional flair and small discoveries. The tour continued to the crater lake, quietly nestled in the ancient volcanic landscape, before the volcano adventure park offered exciting insights into the region's fiery past. The return journey along the Kleine Kyll River finally brought peace and pure …

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