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    Horseback Trail Hinterhausen

    Easy
    7,1 km
    2:00 h
    199 m
    199 m
    526 m
    378 m

    Regional hiking trail

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    Startpoint

    Kapelle Hinterhausen, Hinterhausener Straße , 54568 Gerolstein-Hinterhausen

    Destinationpoint

    Kapelle Hinterhausen, Hinterhausener Straße , 54568 Gerolstein-Hinterhausen

    Start/ finish: Church in Hinterhausen, Hinterhausener Straße, length: 7. 1 km, duration: 2 hours

    This circular walk leads through the woods around the Hermesberg. Above the holiday village of Hinterhausen you have a magnificent panoramic view of Gerolstein and the Kyll valley.

    Hinterhausen is the highest village in the Gerolsteiner Land. 23 old houses are grouped in a ring around the old village centre and the small chapel. The entire village centre is now considered a cultural monument and is a listed building. From here you have a wide view over the wooded Eifel heights and the Kyll valley. Numerous hiking trails, including the signposted Pferdsheckweg, lead through the natural surroundings.  The circular trail is well signposted with the "Pferdsheckweg" (Horseback Trail) emblem. The Horseback Trail alone is about 7 km long. If you add the feeder roads to the holiday park, it is about 2 km longer. First the trail leads through deep and dark Eifel forests around the Hermesberg. Then you hike back up to the holiday park and look down on the Wöllersberg volcano and Gerolstein.

    The starting point of this hike is the small chapel in the centre of Hinterhausen, a district of Gerolstein. From here, the path leads us out of the centre of the village. We walk along green meadows past the Hinterhausen rest area. We follow the path markings through old forest stands and arrive at the forest holiday park. From here we head downhill, past the information board that explains the history of the horse changing station. Uphill, we reach the spot that opens up a magnificent panoramic view all the way to Gerolstein. We turn right onto the K31 district road, which leads us back to the starting point.

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    Horseback Trail Hinterhausen

    Pferdsheckweg Hinterhausen
    Hinterhausener Straße 14, 54568 Gerolstein

    www.gerolsteiner-land.de/
    touristinfo@gerolsteiner-land.de
    06591/ 13 3000
    06591/ 13 3100

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    The circular trail is well signposted with the "Pferdsheckweg" emblem. The Pferdsheckweg is approx. 7 km long.  From the chapel we walk uphill to the edge of the forest. There is a refuge here. Once we reach the forest, we turn right and follow the forest path through the dense pine forest until we reach the highest point of our tour. Now we walk downhill past some small streams until we reach the Treisbach stream. After leaving the forest, we hike up a steep hill on the right and come to the Hinterhausen holiday park.  We then turn left and follow the path downhill. From here onwards, the path only goes over open spaces, so that you always have beautiful panoramic views of the Vulkaneifel. The path describes a large curve and then joins the K 31, which leads back to Hinterhausen. Be careful, you have to cross the main road here. Once in the village, keep left and you will see the chapel.

    • With good preparation, hiking in the Eifel is great fun.
    • Wear appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes.
    • Carry a rucksack with drinks, provisions and a mobile phone.
    • For your own safety, please always stay on the designated paths and do not leave them.

    Lissingen Castle is well worth a visit. It is a former moated castle from the 13th century.

    Please use the navigation-enabled start address in the Parking section to enter it in your navigation device.

    Free parking spaces:

    • at the chapel or fire station, Hinterhausener Straße, 54568 Gerolstein-Hinterhausen
    • Hikers' car park at the refuge, 54568 Gerolstein-Hinterhausen
    • Hinterhausen holiday park, Hillenseifen 200, 54568 Gerolstein-Hinterhausen

    www.bahn.de

    www.vrt-info.de

    Bus route 532 from Gerolstein to Hinterhausen

    Wanderkarte:  Regionales Wanderwegenetz im Gerolsteiner Land

    Wanderkarte Nr. 19 vom Eifelverein, Vulkaneifel um Gerolstein

    The hiking trail logo shows a horse's head and a horseshoe with the words "Pferdsheckweg" (horse tail trail)

    Kapelle Hinterhausen, Hinterhausener Straße , 54568 Gerolstein-Hinterhausen

    Kapelle Hinterhausen, Hinterhausener Straße , 54568 Gerolstein-Hinterhausen

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