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Richelsley Cross

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Richelsley Cross

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Richelsley Cross

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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Location: Waimes, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. Wild Rur below Ehrensteinsley – Rur Riverside Trail loop from Höfen

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2. Reichenstein Monastery Pond – Norbertus Chapel, Monschau loop from Kalterherberg

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3. Richelsley Cross – Norbertus Chapel, Monschau loop from Küchelscheid

9.41km

02:36

160m

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

March 9, 2022

The Richelsley, also spelled Richel Ley, is an 80-meter-long and up to 12-meter-high Devonian conglomerate rock whose rock was originally deposited as gravel-like sediment on the seabed not far from the then coast over 400 million years ago. The rock is said to have received its name in the 12th century from Richwin, the founder of Richwinstein Castle, today's Reichenstein Monastery. It is mistakenly referred to as a megalith in various writings. However, it is a natural rock formation that has survived the weathering and erosion of the surrounding rock and has remained in its present form and size. The Richelsley is famous, among other things, for a mighty 6-meter-high cross weighing approximately 1.4 tons, which stands firmly anchored in the rock on the crest of the rock. 31 steps lead up to the cross, which is carved with cruciform ornamentation. The novel Das Kreuz im Venn by Clara Viebig, published around 1908, made Richelsley, located in the middle of the forest, and the cross known beyond the Eifel region.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

July 13, 2021

Very beautiful, contemplative place. Should definitely be included in a hike. A highlight of hikes in the Rur valley near Monschau. From the Ravel path, the footpath leads slightly uphill, over partly stony ground. This path is not recommended for people with walking difficulties.
Alternatively, the access path from the direction of the Ruitzhof exclave is unproblematic for people with limited mobility.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

January 7, 2024

The Mother of God Mary has her place in a rock niche. The burning candles and the fresh flowers are evidence of the many pilgrims who still go up to Richelsley today to find peace, comfort and new courage in the silence. On September 12, 1894, the image of the Madonna was erected by the Kalterherberg community on the occasion of Pastor Arnoldy's silver jubilee as a priest. On a plaque on a huge old beech tree in front of the grotto you can read "Here lives peace". Beautiful benches from the Kalterherberg Eifel Association invite you to take a rest.
Source: eifelverein-kalterherberg.de/kulturwanderweg.pdf

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Location: Waimes, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Richelsley Cross

1. Wild Rur below Ehrensteinsley – Rur Riverside Trail loop from Höfen

2. Reichenstein Monastery Pond – Norbertus Chapel, Monschau loop from Kalterherberg

3. Richelsley Cross – Norbertus Chapel, Monschau loop from Küchelscheid

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