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Hindenburg Gate – River Rur loop from Zerkall

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Nideggen

Hindenburg Gate – River Rur loop from Zerkall

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4.8

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2,191

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Hindenburg Gate – River Rur loop from Zerkall

02:31

8.69km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.66 km

Hindenburg Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Hindenburg Gate is a colorful sandstone rock. The rock was created in the Triassic during the period of Buntsandstein about 220 million years ago from rubble and sand. The …

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2.22 km

Rock formations and viewpoints at Glatte Wand

Highlight • Natural Monument

Along the way there are several imposing sandstone formations, some of which are as high as a house and are used as climbing areas, which can be easily recognized by the white magnesium powder stains and the embedded hooks.

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3.12 km

Large Sandstone Rock on the Unraspfad

Highlight • Natural Monument

The interesting formations formed by the red sandstone cliffs here are not man-made. Nature was the architect, piling up rocks here over the course of Earth's history and partially smoothing them down again through erosion—a perpetual process.

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4.10 km

Nideggen Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle ruins on Buntsandsteinfelsen high above the Rurtal is a real highlight of any tour to Nideggen.

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5.63 km

Brüderfelsen

Highlight • Natural Monument

7.80 km

River Rur

Highlight • River

beautiful surroundings and wonderful hiking trails

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8.69 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.47 km

2.65 km

1.95 km

358 m

243 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.86 km

1.79 km

1.50 km

1.39 km

1.13 km

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 26 June

36°C

21°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

May 24, 2025,Hindenburg Tor - Burg Nideggen

First tour in the Eifel
Simply awesome. So many tour suggestions here...
spoilt for choice, checking every day 👀 and unfortunately also checking the weather 😕

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November 24, 2024,Burg Nideggen – Felsenpassage Runde von Zerkall

🌬️ Adventure in the wind: circular hike from Zerkall via Nideggen Castle 🏞️🐾

Today, despite the stormy weather, we set off on a short but unforgettable 7 km tour! Lena and her husky Tyson, Jan, Asta 🐕 and I were there. The highlights of our tour:

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November 30, 2024,Photohike Felsen um Nideggen • Nordeifel • Spätherbst • Sonnenaufgang

What do you do in November if you want to combine photography and hiking? It is apparently not easy to find suitable motifs. Nature is slowly saying goodbye to the bright colors of autumn and turning into the gray-brown of winter, which unfortunately doesn't impress anyone without snow.

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September 20, 2023,Altstadt Nideggen und Burg Nideggen

The old town of Nideggen and its castle are worth seeing. The hiking trail was also great, especially along the slope. There were three great viewpoints on ledges, assuming you like the heights.
The lower path goes along the Rur. It's wide there with a lot of current.
A wonderful last day of vacation, which ended with a jump into …

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April 15, 2022,Hindenburgtor - Rundweg von Nideggen

Hello, everyone! Today we were out and about in the Eifel National Park and hiked the Buntsandsteinroute (or 27 Ruraue) from Nideggen (day ticket €4.50 I thought was okay). The tour is awesome! The old town center and Nideggen Castle are must-sees. It's mostly on narrow paths (which I love so much) along. There are many views and great rock …

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May 14, 2023,Nideggen mit Hindenburgtor und Burg

The starting point is the Danzley car park, which is subject to a fee.

The tour leads along beautiful paths through the NSG Buntsandstein, past numerous vantage points and the striking rocks.

After passing the Hindenburgtor, one approaches Castle Nideggen via the great paths of this area.

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December 14, 2025,Runde von Nideggen mit Hindenburgtor und Burg

I don't really care about the weather when I'm hiking, but Harald was determined to get some sun. Since that was possible today with a drive of almost 100 kilometers, he didn't have to persuade me for long. Luckily, the weather forecast was accurate, and so we enjoyed a beautiful hike near Nideggen in the afternoon ☀️😃

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May 8, 2022,Panoramawanderung: Buntsandsteinroute über die Christinenley-Felsen ab Nideggen

A wonderful panoramic circular hike with the whole family today for Mother's Day: the small town and the castle of Nideggen are simply a beautiful piece of the Rur-Eifel with a lot of history. The path first leads down to the Rur floodplains and then back up to the Buntsandsteinroute with the great rock formations and the panoramic views of …

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Hindenburg Gate – River Rur loop from Zerkall

Hindenburg Gate

Rock formations and viewpoints at Glatte Wand

Large Sandstone Rock on the Unraspfad

Nideggen Castle

Brüderfelsen

River Rur

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