Afelskreuz and Chapel – XXL Bench, Vulkaneifel loop from Sarmersbach
Afelskreuz and Chapel – XXL Bench, Vulkaneifel loop from Sarmersbach
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Afelskreuz and Chapel – XXL Bench, Vulkaneifel loop from Sarmersbach
02:12
29.5km
400m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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2.61 km
Liesertal Bridge
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7.13 km
Burghof Restaurant & Beer Garden
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17.2 km
The largest bench in Rhineland-Palatinate
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17.2 km
Panorama bench with a view of the Sarmersbach Valley
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You can easily reach the bench via a wooden walkway – no climbing required! However, enter at your own risk.
Anyone who takes a break here will be rewarded with a magnificent view.
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17.6 km
Afelskreuz and Chapel
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The height of the Afelskreuz is a stately 3.30 meters. The crossbeam, in which the name of the cross is inscribed in large Latin letters, and on the right and left of which the Savior's marks of suffering, on the right the crown of thorns and three nails, on the left the whistle with the vinegar sponge and lance, is 1.80 meters high. Above the crossbeam we read the year 1231, under the bar the year 1931. The chalice with the holy host elaborated as a relief on the upper end of the shaft within a rectangle commemorates the Last Supper. The heart with a flame sign and a cross under the number 1931, also in a rectangle, symbolizes the sacrificial love of Jesus to the people.
The year 1231 is legendary. But it is a symbol of many centuries of the history of our homeland. The number 1931 indicates the year in which the present cross was built. It takes the place of a previously decayed cross whose name "AFELSKREUZ" lives on today's cross.The cross erected in 1931 is a foundation of Dr. Joseph Esten, who for many years worked as a physician in Kelberg It was repaired by the brothers Johann and Peter Michels from Kelberg during a period of forty-five years, but after a thorough, very successful restoration, it has been firmly anchored by concrete and iron since the Good Friday of this year (1976) again worthy of his place, who was given a special embellishment by a wooden fence and shrub plantings.
In the area of the Afelskreuz there is a chapel and a way of the cross.
For centuries the pilgrims from the Bonn-Cologne area pilgrimage on this way to the tomb of the apostle Matthias to Trier.
In the vernacular this path therefore also called Pilgerstraße. However, there is another name: until the thirties of our century farmers and traders drove cattle and pigs past the Afelskreuz to the markets in Kelberg and Mehren. The path owes its second name to this fact: Ferkelstraße.
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19.6 km
Kelberg Observation Platform
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22.8 km
Fountain with bronze sculptures on Kelberg Market Square
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Today you will find some information boards here about the history route that starts here, the Eifelsteig and other hiking and cycling routes as well as general information about the Kelberger Land.
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26.8 km
XXL Bench, Vulkaneifel
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29.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.1 km
9.15 km
4.58 km
2.07 km
562 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
18.9 km
8.53 km
1.70 km
306 m
137 m
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Highest point (600 m)
Lowest point (400 m)
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Wednesday 19 August
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13°C
29 %
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