Best moderate trails in Rhineland-Palatine

Family-friendly premium hiking trail in the Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate This relaxed loop is a certified premium hiking trail and partly follows the Saar-Hunsrück Climb. The route, which is also easy to manage for children, leads from the visitor center in Mörsdorf over the impressive Geierlay suspension bridge. "Germany's most beautiful hanging rope bridge" is 360 m long and around 100 m high - a head for heights is a great advantage here. The hike is well signposted and there are plenty...

Family-friendly loop in the Südeifel Nature Park, Rhineland-Palatinate A nature experience is guaranteed on this varied loop. Where there was still a sea millions of years ago, you can now find the boulders, towers and rock crevices of the Ferschweiler Plateau, which were given their bizarre shapes today during the last ice age. One of the best-known of these fantastic rock formations is the Teufelsschlucht, which is accessible all year round and is hiked through on this route. There are...

Family-friendly loop hiking trail in the North Palatinate Uplands, Rhineland-Palatinate This easy but varied hike leads from Landstuhl to the ruins of Nanstein Castle and the Roman ruins of Heidenfelsen. Starting from Landstuhl, the stairs at the community center are the starting point, from where it goes through the Landstuhler Bruch to Nanstein Castle, the landmark of the Sickingen town of Landstuhl, which can be seen from afar. On the way, the route passes the "Herrengärtchen" viewpoint,...

Certified, historical premium hiking trail in the Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate. On this route hikers can expect a path with many geological and historical sights. The loop leads over bridges, ladders and footbridges through the Butzerbach valley to a Roman copper mine, red sandstone rocks and legendary caves. It continues on narrow paths and at the end of this beautiful premium hiking trail is the landmark of the Kylltal, Ramstein Castle and parts of the Roman long walls. On the way are the...

Popular premium hiking trail in the Rhein-Mosel-Eifel-Land, Rhineland-Palatinate The Eltzer Burgpanorama dream path is a certified premium hiking trail that was named "Germany's most beautiful hiking trail" by the hiking magazine Wandermagazin in 2013. The route, starting in Wierschem, offers everything you could expect from a hike in the premium hiking region "Traumpfadeland Rhein-Mosel-Eifel": wonderful views from the high plateaux of the Moselle plateau, a lot of peace and quiet in the...

Idyllic premium hiking trail through the Ehrbachsklamm gorge near Morshausen, Rhineland-Palatinate There is no traffic noise - the only dominant sound in the silence of the forest is the roar of the Ehrbach, which swells upwards from the depths of the gorge, especially on the high Peterslay with a view of Rauschenburg Castle. As early as the Middle Ages, the Ehrbach valley was recognized as a side valley to the Moselle and as a strategic and attractive location to Boppard on the...

Family-friendly hike in the Elztal, Rhineland-Palatinate. This route starts at the Ringelsteiner Mühle and follows the Elzbach with a slight incline through the Eltzer Forest nature reserve to Eltz Castle. The 12th-century hilltop castle is one of the most well-known German castles and a protected cultural monument that is partially open to visitors during the summer months. This is an easy hike for the whole family, with lots of great views of the castle. Attention: When it rains, the...

Tour 32 from the "ADAC Eifel" hiking guide. This circular hiking trail starts at the Gemündener Maar parking lot in Daun-Gemünden. Along the entire route, there is only one slightly steeper ascent on the way to the Dronketurm tower, from where you have a magnificent view of the surrounding volcanic landscape of the Daun maars. At the end of this tour, we recommend a detour to the Daun Wildlife Park. Highlights of the hike: - War memorial - Gemünden maar - Weinfeld church - Weinfeld maar...

Popular loop in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate The Morgenbachtal loop is located in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a region that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The round, which connects the popular "Soonwaldsteig" and "Rheinburgenweg" routes and partly follows the well-known premium hiking trail "Baumgeister-Tour", begins and ends at Rheinstein Castle (alternative starting point: Forsthaus Jägerhaus in the Binger Forest). Depending on your preference, the path can also...

Popular premium hiking trail in the Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate. The Dahner Felsenpfad is one of the Palatinate Felsenland tours and is a certified premium hiking trail. It leads through dense forests and offers great views of the surrounding landscape of the premium hiking region "Dahner Felsenland". On mostly narrow paths, the path leads past imposing rock formations with sonorous names such as "bride and groom". With the car park at the Felsenland and the car park "Am...