On the one hand, the name "Black Man" is derived from wooden scaffolding, which served the Napoleonic surveyors as orientation and reference points and later became crooked due to decay and decay. From a distance, they then looked like dark figures (black men). Others see the origin of the name in the nearby historical mining or charcoal burning.

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September 8, 2020

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At 697.3m above sea level, the Black Man is the highest point in the North Eifel Nature Park and the third highest in the Eifel.
It is located in the west of the Eifel on the Schneifel ridge, near the border with Belgium.
This mountain range, which extends between Brandscheid and Ormont, in a longitudinal extension of 15 km, with an average width of about 2 km, has only slight height differences.

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June 6, 2021

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One of the most beautiful winter sports areas in the Eifel is located on the Schwarzen Mann. About 1.3 km (as the crow flies) northeast of its summit are the …

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1. Schneifel Moor Trail loop from Schlausenbach

15.1km

04:07

220m

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2. Alfbach Footbridge – Former Charcoal Burner's Site loop from Bleialf

21.4km

05:51

340m

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3. Westwallweg Bunker Remains – Ruins of Westwall Bunker loop from Sender Schnee-Eifel

7.14km

01:52

50m

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Schwarzer Mann 1, 54595 Gondenbrett (Koordinaten 50° 15′ 25″ N, 6° 21′ 36″ O)

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Schwarzer Mann Summit and Wooden Statue

1. Schneifel Moor Trail loop from Schlausenbach

2. Alfbach Footbridge – Former Charcoal Burner's Site loop from Bleialf

3. Westwallweg Bunker Remains – Ruins of Westwall Bunker loop from Sender Schnee-Eifel

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