Birgel Wanderweg LB 4

The hiking trail is marked LB 4 throughout and from the car park we turn onto the main road and can already see the Hubertus Chapel on the right-hand side. We continue along the main road and turn onto An der Ley at the petrol station. We follow this road until we reach the sports field, circle it and keep left. Soon after, the path turns off into the forest and we walk past the Schwarzkreuz and Hubertuseiche. On leaving the forest, we turn left onto a tarmac path and follow it through the fields until we reach the viewpoint above the sports field. At the end of the Hardtweg, we keep right and reach the village road via the road by the pond. At the end of Dorfstraße, keep right and after a few steps you will see the Birgel community centre on the right-hand side.

Hiking in the Eifel is a lot of fun if you are well prepared. Wear clothing suitable for the weather and sturdy footwear. Take provisions, drinks and a mobile phone with you. Take care! Especially in autumn, leaves lying on the ground can cover uneven surfaces and pose a risk of slipping.

Wear sturdy shoes and clothing suitable for the weather.

St Hubert's Chapel in Birgel from the 16th century.

Birgel mill centre, with a restored, fully functional corn mill.

• Coming from Cologne, take the A1 motorway to the Blankenheim exit (end of the motorway). Continue on the B 51 in the direction of Trier/Bitburg until the Stadtkyll exit. From there, follow the B 421 in the direction of Gerolstein, Daun, Koblenz as far as Birgel/Lissendorf (approx. 8 km).
• Coming from Aachen, take the B 258 to Blankenheim. From there, follow the B 51 to Stadtkyll. Here you change to the B 421 in the direction of Gerolstein, Daun, Koblenz to Birgel/Lissendorf (approx. 8 km).
• From Trier, take the A 1 / A 48 motorway to the Gerolstein exit. From there, drive to Dreis, then take the B 421 via Hillesheim to Birgel/Lissendorf
• Coming from Koblenz, leave the A 48 at the Vulkaneifel motorway junction onto the A 1 and take the Gerolstein exit. From there, drive to Dreis, then take the B 421 via Hillesheim to Birgel/Lissendorf.

Free parking at the Birgel community centre.

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Travelling to Lissendorf, station with the RB 22 on the Cologne - Trier railway line

• WK Stadtkyll, 2019 edition, 1: 20,000
• WK Eifelverein No. 15, Upper Kyll Valley 1: 25,000

available from the TI Stadtkyll, Hillesheim and Gerolstein

Eifelverein logo and lettering ‘Birgel Lissendorf 4’

Car park at the Birgel community centre, Wiesbaumer Str. 1, 54587 Birgel

Car park at the Birgel community centre, Wiesbaumer Str. 1, 54587 Birgel