Wirftbach-Schleife (Kirmutscheid – Barweiler – Kirmutscheid)

Hiking trails & Routes

Wirftbach-Schleife (Kirmutscheid – Barweiler – Kirmutscheid)

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Wirftbach-Schleife (Kirmutscheid – Barweiler – Kirmutscheid)

03:55

14.0km

270m

Hiking

The unspoken star of this tour is the major Upper Ahr-Hocheifel nature conservation project. The views of this idyllic Eifel region will continually surprise you. Through forests and meadows, and along the estuary of the Wirftbach stream, you'll enjoy a concentrated dose of nature.

Pilgrimage routes and the pilgrimage site…

by Ahrtal-Tourismus Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

Last updated: June 21, 2025

Tips

Includes an off-grid segment

Navigation instructions may be limited.

After 9.56 km for 421 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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79 m

St. Wendelinus Parish Church, Kirmutscheid

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The Catholic parish church of St. Wendelinus in Kirmutscheid, a district of the municipality of Wirft in the Ahrweiler district of Rhineland-Palatinate, was built in the Middle Ages. The church, …

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View of St. Wendelinus Church, Kirmutscheid

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In Kirmutscheid, a river bend and administrative boundaries converged in the Middle Ages, a fact still evident in the place name. From here, you have a beautiful view of the picturesque village.

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12.1 km

Bench with a view of the Hocheifel

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Beautifully situated bench with a view of the Hocheifel landscape.

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End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

1.62 km

978 m

552 m

353 m

Surfaces

4.12 km

3.54 km

2.94 km

1.68 km

1.38 km

371 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

52 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

May 9, 2024,04-2024 Wirftbach-Schleife nahe Ahrtal

Forest and meadow paths, trails and some steep sections are part of this typical Eifel route. The starting point is the parish church of St. Wendelinus on the rocky spur in Kirmutscheid.
From here the path leads steadily uphill before leaving the Wirftbach valley in the area of the Dreimüllerhof property and leading to the high-altitude town of Hoffeld. Back …

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April 22, 2025

The unspoken star of this tour is the major Upper Ahr-Hocheifel nature conservation project. The views of this idyllic Eifel region will continually surprise you. Through forests and meadows, and along the estuary of the Wirftbach stream, you'll enjoy a concentrated dose of nature.
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