Wayside Cross Near Hersdorf – Schalkenbach Creek Bed loop from Hersdorf

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Hersdorf

Wayside Cross Near Hersdorf – Schalkenbach Creek Bed loop from Hersdorf

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Wayside Cross Near Hersdorf – Schalkenbach Creek Bed loop from Hersdorf

01:39

6.06km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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835 m

Wayside Cross Near Hersdorf

Highlight • Monument

This beautiful crossroads is just before the village Hersdorf / Eifel. A few more meters and you have a good view of the little Eifel village.

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1.70 km

Stream Crossing in Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

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The stream doesn't always have water! Only after the snow melts or when it has rained for a long time.

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2.17 km

Shelter in the wild garlic forest

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here you can still find a refuge and in April and May lots of wild garlic

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2.66 km

Spring Snowflake Bloom in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.97 km

Wild Garlic Fields in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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"Slightly downhill, the soon to be natural slope leads us to Schönecker Schweiz.
We were just amazed at the wild garlic blossom, now it really knocks us off the pedestal: …

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3.42 km

Path Along the Stream in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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3.50 km

Schalkenbach Creek Bed

Highlight • River

When we visited today, the creek bed was unfortunately completely dry. But here, too, you can still clearly see the traces of the flooding of 14/15. July 2021.

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4.58 km

Historic Wayside Cross of Saint Anthony

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful wayside cross carved out of sandstone, which is over 250 years old. The cross is in very good condition.

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6.06 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.09 km

1.11 km

862 m

Surfaces

3.47 km

1.52 km

951 m

116 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

10°C

5°C

91 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

August 4, 2025,Abendrunde

After dinner 😋 🥗, another cozy round to relax in the Schönecker Schweiz 🥾🐾🌳🪨🌲🌺👍

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June 9, 2022,Schneifelpfad🦋 bei Hersdorf zur Hohl-Ley 🦇

Since the rain stopped and we didn't have anything planned for the afternoon, we decided to run a second lap today. Namely in Schönecker Switzerland. The round shouldn't be too big, so we started up in Hersdorf (no parking lot) and made our way to the cave. But it is not a stalactite cave (as advertised in komoot). You can't …

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