View of Spessart Village – View of Olbrück Castle loop from Brenk

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View of Spessart Village – View of Olbrück Castle loop from Brenk

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4.4

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View of Spessart Village – View of Olbrück Castle loop from Brenk

03:35

12.6km

280m

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 28, 2026

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Waypoints

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Steinrausch Adventure Forest — Nature Discovery Trail

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Cathedral of Thoughts (Steinrausch Adventure Forest)

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View of the Eastern Eifel from the Forest Edge

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View of Olbrück Castle

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The towering tower of the Olbrück castle ruins, one of the landmarks of the Brohl valley, is visible from afar.

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9.43 km

Lounger With View of the Hocheifel

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10.5 km

Wayside cross with bench and millstone (Engeln, Eifel)

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About halfway between the Eifel town of Engeln and the train station (the terminus of the Brohltalbahn / Vulkan-Express), this small sacred monument with a bench stands on the edge …

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12.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.66 km

3.15 km

917 m

892 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

2.93 km

2.07 km

1.62 km

461 m

310 m

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

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Comments

June 23, 2024,Erlebniswald Steinrausch – Osteifel-Panorama vom Waldrand Runde von Spessart

We went on a somewhat longer tour today.
Once again with changes to the original hiking route because two of the paths were completely overgrown. All in all, the hike was really nice.
This was the last tour before our vacation 😊, we're leaving in 10 days.

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February 11, 2024,Eifelleiter: Rund um den Bahnhof Engeln

A beautiful, varied tour with wide views, although the first third is somewhat affected by noise due to the proximity to the B412 and the L83.

The section through Kempenich was funny - there was a lot of carnival celebrations there!

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June 15, 2025,Bahnhof Engeln, angepasst (Eifelleiter-Extratour)

In 2021, we hiked the Eifel Ladder and the associated extra tours. For some reason, we missed the loop at Engeln station, which we only noticed when reviewing our hikes. Of course, this shortcoming had to be corrected 😉

The Brohltalbahn (Vulcano Express) railway line begins and ends in Engeln. The meter-gauge narrow-gauge railway between Brohl and Engeln is operated …

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