Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Mont Royal Fortress Ruins

Mont Royal Fortress Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Mont Royal Fortress Ruins

Recommended by 662 hikers out of 699

Save

Location: Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Mont Royal Fortress Ruins

4.8

(278)

982

hikers

1. View of the Moselle Valley loop from Kövenig

10.2km

02:54

230m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.7

(260)

869

hikers

2. View of Traben-Trarbach – Wolfer Kanzel Viewpoint loop from Traben-Trarbach

13.3km

03:42

250m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.7

(187)

719

hikers

3. Wolfer Kanzel Viewpoint – Fortress Wall of Mont Royal loop from Traben-Trarbach

5.57km

01:31

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

🐕‍🦺 Susi 🐾 und 👩 Bettina 🐌

November 11, 2019

Starting in 1687, the French Sun King Louis XIV had his brilliant builder Vauban build a gigantic fortress on the peninsula mountain high above Traben. This provided camp for 12,000 men and 3,000 horses.

But in 1698 it was destroyed again by the French themselves after the Peace of Rijswijck. Only in the last century, under the leadership of the local educator Dr. Ernst Willen Spies carried out excavations on Mont Royal using original plans from Paris archives. Today only a few remains of the huge walls, casemates and cellar vaults remain.

There are of course various ways to start the fortress tour - this one starts at the Nordhornwerk from the Landal Holiday Resort.

Translated by Google •

HWF

February 18, 2020

The exciting Mont Royal fortress:
mosel-zweinull.de/mont-royal-eifel-kletterwald
On the ridge of the Moselle river loop near Traben-Trarbach
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Royal_(Fortress Ruins)

Translated by Google •

Bruce

January 14, 2022

The Mont Royal fortress was built as part of the Reunion policy, i.e. the annexation policy of Louis The facility was built by up to 8,000 forced laborers at considerable financial expense and covered an area of 50 hectares, with a length of 1,600 meters and a width of up to 750 meters. The length of the wall was 2920 meters and a height of up to 20 meters. The citadel of the fortress was protected by five bastions. A crew of 8,450 soldiers and 3,000 cavalry horses was planned. The very large fortress on non-French territory placed a significant burden on the French national budget.

According to the terms of the Treaty of Rijswijk of October 30, 1697, demolition began before the construction was fully completed.

The remains of the fortress were excavated from 1929 to 1937, partly with the help of the Reich Labor Service. The political leadership at the time hoped that this action would have a propaganda effect against France. After the Second World War, with increasing tourism, the remains were reopened to visitors.

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 290 m

Weather

Thursday 11 December

8°C

4°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Ruins of the Monastery Church of Wolf

Narrow Cobblestone Street in Enkirch

Grevenburg Castle Ruins

Lebendige Moselweinberge Nature Trail

View of the Moselle River and Dam from Eulenwerk

View of Traben-Trarbach

View of Traben-Trarbach and Grevenburg Castle

Vineyards and View of the Moselle near Traben-Trarbach

Vaulted Cellars of Mont Royal Fortress

View of Wolf Monastery Ruins and Kröv

View of Enkirch

Starkenburger Pavilion View of the Moselle Valley and Traben-Trarbach

Mont Royal Fortress Ruins

1. View of the Moselle Valley loop from Kövenig

2. View of Traben-Trarbach – Wolfer Kanzel Viewpoint loop from Traben-Trarbach

3. Wolfer Kanzel Viewpoint – Fortress Wall of Mont Royal loop from Traben-Trarbach

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️