View of the Siebengebirge – Wiwelsberg Juniper Heath loop from St. Pankratius und Margarita

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View of the Siebengebirge – Wiwelsberg Juniper Heath loop from St. Pankratius und Margarita

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View of the Siebengebirge – Wiwelsberg Juniper Heath loop from St. Pankratius und Margarita

04:20

14.6km

440m

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 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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565 m

View of the Siebengebirge

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When the weather is good, the Petersberg is clearly visible in the Siebengebirge. You can even make out the power stations outside Cologne in the distance.
A view of the …

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3.63 km

View of the Eifel Hills

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When the weather is nice, you can enjoy wide and beautiful views from the Eifel heights...

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6.07 km

View of the Siebengebirge

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A continuously paved farm road between the towns of Cassel and Blasweiler with a view of the Siebengebirge on the other side of the Rhine. On the descent, you may …

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9.02 km

Historic Road – Juniper Trail Information Board 14

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Some of the heights offer beautiful panoramic views. Display boards along the route provide information about the creation of the heath and juniper landscape. One of the highlights of the route is certainly the juniper heaths on Wiwelsberg.

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9.02 km

Juniper Heath Beilstein

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Our rest was on tree trunks and only then did we see the refuge. But when the sun was shining in October it was nicer in the juniper heath and you could let your gaze wander.

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9.18 km

Wiwelsberg Juniper Heath

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Great view of the surroundings and a classic juniper landscape in the Eifel.

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9.39 km

Heath and Juniper Landscape at Wiwelsberg

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The heath is always beautiful, no matter what time of year. The heathland around Wiwelsberg was bought by the Bonn branch of the Eifel Association in 1913 and placed under …

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14.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

566 m

295 m

150 m

Surfaces

8.26 km

4.61 km

892 m

524 m

301 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

3°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

December 28, 2024,Die Sonne scheint - los los, auf ins Heckenbacher Ländchen

Heckenbach

What a dream day!

Good air, the sun did its best and I enjoyed being out and about again. Mostly on forest paths but that didn't bother me in the slightest. My aim was to be outside, to be in contact with nature, to give my eyes space and to feel my feet, I felt my heel in particular …

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November 24, 2024,Historische Straße - Wacholderweg im Heckenbacher Ländchen

This themed circular trail was opened in 2001. From Niederheckenbach it goes via Oberheckenbach up into the juniper heaths near Beilstein and the juniper heaths to the north on the Wiwelsberg, which, with an area of around 30 hectares, is one of the larger juniper conservation areas in the Eifel. As early as 1913, the Bonn local group of the …

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March 24, 2022,Wacholderweg Heckenbacher Ländchen

Immediately after Ahrbrück branches off to the left
down the Kesseling valley. After Kesseling and Staffel you reach Niederheckenbach. There at the church of St. Pankratius and Margareta the hiking trail "Alte Straße" starts up to the heights of Cassel.

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