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Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Auw bei Prüm

Westwall Bunker Ruins in Schneifel

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Auw bei Prüm

Westwall Bunker Ruins in Schneifel

Recommended by 22 hikers out of 23

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Location: Auw bei Prüm, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Hiking loop from Schlausenbach

15.1km

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

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2. Former Charcoal Burner's Site – Hiking trail along the Alfbach loop from Bleialf

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Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Schneifel Trail – Westwallweg Bunker Remains loop from Schlausenbach

6.38km

01:46

120m

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

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 21, 2022

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"Before the Second World War, an impregnable bulwark was to be built west of the Rhine over a length of 630 km from Kleve to Basel. 8 million tons of cement, 1.2 million tons of iron and over 950,000 solid cubic meters of wood were needed for the "Siegfried" line 170 bunkers were built in the Schneifel area between 1938 and 1940, some only a hundred meters apart.

In the old district of Prüm there were more than 1,200 bunkers. In addition, there was a 13 m wide hump line over a length of 35 km, which could stop tanks up to 36 tons. The ruins of the Siegfried Line from World War II. The proud sum of 3.5 billion RM was installed. "Westwall workers" were billeted in almost every village in the Eifel, and their spending brought about a small economic upswing, but also unpleasant consequences such as an increase in crime."

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Location: Auw bei Prüm, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Westwall Bunker Ruins in Schneifel

1. Hiking loop from Schlausenbach

2. Former Charcoal Burner's Site – Hiking trail along the Alfbach loop from Bleialf

3. Schneifel Trail – Westwallweg Bunker Remains loop from Schlausenbach

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