Gerolstein: Dolomiten - Kasselburg

Circular walk, 8 km

Route: Gerolstein: Dolomiten - Kasselburg

You walk from the spring water town of Gerolstein to the Munterley, a steep protruding rock. There you have a wide view of Gerolstein and the surrounding area. Then you walk through a landscape of cliffs, rocks and forests to the Buchenlochhöhle, a 36 meter long karst cave. The walk continues along the Papenkaule, a dry crater of a volcano that was active about 10,000 years ago. Then you walk along the Juddekirchhof, a Celtic-Roman temple (124). A little further you will see the Kasselburg (1291). From there you walk back to the starting point via the Hustley.

shape
loop
length
8 km 140
location
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
start / arrival
Unter den Dolomiten, Gerolstein
path
path:91%  road:9% 
elevation
rise: 330m / fall: -330m
lowest: 386m / highest: 510m
 
Photo: Panorama Munterley: Gerolstein
Panorama Munterley: Gerolstein
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Points of interest

  • Juddekirchhof (124)
  • Kasselburg (1291), Pelm
  • B410, Gerolstein
  • Unter den Dolomieten, Gerolstein
  • Buchenlochhöhle
  • Dietzenley (618m)
  • Heiligenstein (506m)
  • Hustley
  • Papenkaule (480m)
  • Munterley (520m)
  • Kuhdorn (532m)
  • Kreuzkaul (520m)
  • Hahn (539m)

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘Rother Wanderführer: Eifel’ of Dieter Siegers / Maria Reitz / Winand Reitz, published by Bergverlag Rother Gmbh in 2015.

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