View of the Manderscheid castles – Manderscheid Upper Castle loop from Manderscheid

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View of the Manderscheid castles – Manderscheid Upper Castle loop from Manderscheid

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View of the Manderscheid castles – Manderscheid Upper Castle loop from Manderscheid

00:56

2.36km

70m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that are highly dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 918 m for 240 m

After 1.50 km for 276 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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381 m

View of the Manderscheid castles

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From the Burgenstieg you have a beautiful view of the Niederburg and parts of the via ferrata

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691 m

Manderscheid Castle Via Ferrata — Practice Route

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Great little opportunity to practice using the via ferrata set

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788 m

Public Restroom at Tunierwiese

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Public toilet Public toilet, no one has to use the bushes or paths as a toilet!

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1.15 km

Summit Cross at Burgen Klettersteig

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Summit cross at the end of stage 3

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1.42 km

Manderscheid Upper Castle

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The Upper Castle and the Lower Castle rise up in the Lieser valley near Manderscheid. The Upper Castle was once a state castle of the Archbishops of Trier, while the …

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1.56 km

View of the Oberburg and Niederburg castles

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Here, after the second stage of the via ferrata, you have a beautiful panoramic view of the Oberburg and Niederburg and parts of the via ferrata

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1.57 km

Oberburg Section – Castles Via Ferrata

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Beautiful and relatively vertical wall which, due to its shortness, is also suitable for people with less stamina but can also be easily bypassed.

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1.79 km

Einstieg Etappe 2 BurgenKletterSteig - Oberburg 🌄❤️📯

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The shortest and actually easiest stage (possibly also good for "practice" before you tackle stage 1 (long stage + C/D points) and stage 3 (strenuous, as there are many crossings and C/D + D points) - have fun !

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2.36 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.32 km

517 m

212 m

179 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.42 km

517 m

299 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

July 5, 2025,Manderscheid zum Zweiten

Today's itinerary included the climbs I'd skipped last time.
Since it was my companions' first time ever, we started with the Lieser Steig, which is mostly A/B but also has a few C and D sections. In between, you walk a short distance to recover before moving on to the next section.
After a short break, we continued with the …

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