Fairytale paths for castle romantics
Hiking tips to castles and palaces
Copyright: Eifel Tourismus, Dominik Ketz
Copyright: Eifel Tourismus, Dominik Ketz

Hiking tips to castles and palaces

One step - and you are standing between centuries. In the Eifel, castles and palaces bear witness to a rich, eventful past. If you set off on one of the hiking routes, you will not only hike through varied landscapes, but also through time.

The trails lead you through sparse forests, along old trade routes and along hidden paths to places where noblemen resided, knights fought and legends were born. Sometimes hidden on a rocky spur, sometimes openly enthroned above the valley - each castle has its own history for you to discover. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and the castles of Manderscheid or Pyrmont Castle... they all appear as remote as they were centuries ago.

Hiking trails to castles and palaces

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Malberg Castle on a hill, surrounded by blossoming trees and houses in the foreground. — Copyright: Tourist-Information Bitburger Land_Monika Mayer

3.0 km 1:30 h Medium

A detour has been set up. The family-friendly circular route leads through the "Mühlenwald" past Malberg Castle.

Forest nature trail in the forest of Burgau Castle — Copyright: Sophia Eckerle

2.5 km 0:40 h Easy

The forest nature trail in the forest at Burgau Castle is a special nature experience for families with kindergarten and school children. Here they can learn all kinds of interesting facts about the forest habitat at various stations.

Landscape with yellow flowers in the foreground and green fields in the background. — Copyright: Nordeifel Tourismus

13.7 km 4:00 h Medium

Follow in the footsteps of the counts who set out to discover the region around Hellenthal, Blumenthal and Reifferscheid on the approx. 14-kilometre hiking trail and visit the ruins of the old Reifferscheid Castle along the way.