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The 10 Most Beautiful long-distance hikes in Rhineland-Palatinate
Long-Distance Hiking
Der Rheinsteig
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Difficulty
moderate
Multistage route
327.5 km
102:00 h
10,093 m
10,064 m
Auf abwechslungsreichen Pfaden führt der Rheinsteig durch die engen Täler des Rheins. Zwischen Bonn, Koblenz und Wiesbaden bieten sich spektakuläre Aussichten auf die Kultur und Landschaft des Rheintals.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Luxembourg
Auf dem Europäischen Fernwanderweg E3 durch Luxemburg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
220.9 km
60:00 h
5,665 m
5,505 m
Auf der Luxemburger Etappe des Europäischen Fernwanderwegs E3 wandert man von Perl/Schengen über Remichen, Grevenmacher, Echternach, Vianden, Clervaux und Wiltz nach Esch-sur-Sûre und entlang der Sauer nach Martelange an der belgischen Grenze.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ahrtal
AhrSteig Stage 5: Kreuzberg to Walporzheim (17.2 km)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
Open
14.5 km
5:05 h
561 m
620 m
This is the most spectacular and difficult stage with its fantastic views, natural paths and adventurous climbs. We wish you much pleasure!
Long-Distance Hiking
· Eifel
Eifelsteig Etappe 09: Hillesheim - Gerolstein
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 9
20.7 km
5:30 h
444 m
512 m
The path starts in Hillesheim, leading through the Bolsdorf Tälchen outdoor recreational area, past babbling brooks to the Eishöhle and Mühlsteinhöhle (ice caves and millstone caves) in Roth, before reaching the once mighty reef of the Gerolstein Dolomites.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Pfälzer Bergland und Donnersberg
Rathsweiler - St.Julian - Veldenz-Wanderweg - Stage 2 (Leading-Quality-Trail - Best of Europe)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 2
Open
12 km
3:44 h
397 m
409 m
The nature reserve "Mittagsfels" with its unusual flora (for example, the pasque flower) and its fantastic panoramic views overlooks the Steinalptal near Niederalben. Just to be up here is well worth doing the 2nd stage of the Veldenz-Wanderweg.
Another highlight of this tour is a visit to the historic oil mill of St. Julian, a true gem in the history of handicrafts – visits by appointment.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Moseltal
Moselsteig Trail Stage 03: Nittel – Konz
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 3
22.5 km
6:30 h
570 m
575 m
Rocks and fields between the Saar and Moselle.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Pfalz
Vier-Länder-Weg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
closed
160.8 km
43:00 h
2,914 m
3,421 m
Dier Vier-Länder-Weg von Donnersberg nach Wertheim ist ein abwechslungsreicher Fernwanderweg durch die Regionen Rheinhessen, Bergstraße und Odenwald, die vier Bundesländer Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen, Bayern und Baden-Württemberg sowie die drei Weinbaugebiete Rheinhessen, Bergstraße und Franken.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Rheinhessen
Kleiner Mainzer Höhenweg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multistage route
30.9 km
8:00 h
380 m
370 m
Der Kleine Mainzer Höhenweg ist mit seiner rund 31 km langen Wegstrecke mehr als nur der kleine Bruder des bekannten alpinen Mainzer Höhenweges in den Pitztaler Alpen.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Eifel
Eifelsteig Etappe 07: Blankenheim - Mirbach
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 7
17.7 km
5:30 h
362 m
373 m
The woodland sections and valley crossings on this stage allow hikers to experience Nature at first hand! Viewpoints, like the "Kalvarienberg" (lit. Calvary Hill) near Alendorf, one of the "Eifel viewpoints", offer a stunning vista over the unspoiled Eifel countryside with its orchid and juniper heaths. Walking on through the wild and romantic Lamperts Valley, a 650-hectare juniper nature reserve, you finally reach Mirbach with its "miniature cathedral", adorned with glistening mosaics and a famous organ.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Pfälzer Bergland und Donnersberg
Reichenbach-Steegen - Pfälzer Musikantenweg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Open
28.4 km
8:00 h
640 m
671 m
Wandermusikanten - ein ehemaliger Berufszweig im Westen der Pfalz.
Entlang des „Pfälzer Musikantenweges“ lernt man das Leben und Wirken der Wandermusikanten kennen.
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Eifelsteig Etappe 13: Kloster Himmerod - Bruch by Rolf
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When did you do this route? February 12, 2022
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Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal Etappe 1 Bingen - Trechtingshausen by Klaus
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Morgenlicht
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Die Hängeseilbrücke
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Die Murmelbahn
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Der Mäuseturm
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Bahnübergang
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Bahnübergang
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Wachturm vor Burg Rheinstein
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Burg Rheinstein
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Burg Rheinstein
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Burg Rheinstein
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Ein interessantes Teilstück
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Der Mäuseturm
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Eifelsteig Etappe 15: Kordel - Trier by Christiane
June 02, 2022
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