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Wayside Cross in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Wayside Cross in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Wayside Cross in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Name: Wayside Cross in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel
Rating: 2

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of the Ermberg Nature Reserve – Kronenburger Gasse loop from Dahlem (Eifel)

22.5km

06:11

350m

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

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2. Kronenburger Gasse – View of the Ermberg Nature Reserve loop from Kronenburg

21.4km

05:51

330m

340m

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

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(28)

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3. Simmelerbach – Rest Area at Böckersbach loop from Dahlem (Eifel)

18.6km

05:04

270m

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

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SantiagoFreundeKöln

September 13, 2022

The Eifelverein Dahlem obviously maintains the wayside and memorial crosses and has attached small explanatory text boards there. Here it says: "The meaning of this cross is historically incomprehensible. The wooden cross that used to be in the immediate vicinity was replaced by a stone cross after the route was built."

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JakobusPilger

September 12, 2022

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus.
So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.”
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: "Crossroads... small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")

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Elevation 540 m

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Thursday 18 December

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Wayside Cross in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

1. View of the Ermberg Nature Reserve – Kronenburger Gasse loop from Dahlem (Eifel)

2. Kronenburger Gasse – View of the Ermberg Nature Reserve loop from Kronenburg

3. Simmelerbach – Rest Area at Böckersbach loop from Dahlem (Eifel)

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