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Himmelsleiter Trail – View of Rheineck Castle loop from Bad Breisig

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Bad Breisig

Himmelsleiter Trail – View of Rheineck Castle loop from Bad Breisig

Moderate

4.8

(171)

564

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Himmelsleiter Trail – View of Rheineck Castle loop from Bad Breisig

04:37

15.4km

460m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.51 km

Schloss Brohleck

Castle

5.57 km

Beautiful Trail 2

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Always my pleasure. It's worth it

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5.90 km

Boltersdorf Weir

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Well worth it for an afternoon

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5.94 km

Himmelsleiter Trail

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A great, narrow path with quite an uphill or downhill gradient. Surefootedness is essential. Sometimes the ground is also quite slippery. But it's worth it.

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8.63 km

Leilenkopf cinder cone volcano

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The quarry was closed in 1980 and the vegetation has been reclaiming the area since then.

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11.7 km

Viewpoint

12.5 km

View over Brohl-Lützing and the Rhine

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From here you can see the town of Brohl-Lützing.

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13.0 km

Here, the Rhine Valley shows its best side:

The viewpoint is high above the Rhine 🌊 and offers a fantastic panorama 🎨🖌.

🏰Rheineck Castle🏰
On a hill near Bad Breisig 🧭 rests a formidable structure dating back to the 11th century. The Counts Palatine, who initially ruled from the 187-meter-high hill, had a perfect vantage point overlooking the Rhine and its banks.

The well-preserved Rheineck Castle is still inhabited today, but not open to the public 🛡⚔️🏰.

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13.3 km

View of the Rhine Valley and Rheineck Castle from the Reutersley viewpoint

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Here the Rhine Valley shows itself from its best side: The Reutersley vantage point is high above the river and you can enjoy a fantastic panorama. To the north you can see Rheineck Castle particularly well. Today it is privately owned and can no longer be visited. But the view of the castle and valley is much nicer anyway.

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13.6 km

Reutersley Trail with a View of Are Castle

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Very nice path but only with "good shoes" wet caution

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15.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.11 km

4.34 km

3.82 km

Surfaces

5.39 km

3.08 km

2.62 km

2.22 km

1.97 km

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Tuesday 7 July

24°C

18°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 9, 2024,Himmelsleiter & Die wilden Weiber

"Finally MEN!" a group of female hikers shouted at us today on Vaddertach, who we were fortunately able to put on the trail of a group of men we had already passed 🤣

The round with @Manggongjai starts at the fish ponds and follows a mill ditch, then climbs up the tough Himmelsleiter to the Leylerkopf, which has been largely …

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May 9, 2024,Himmelsleiterweg Brohl- Lützing

Starting point: Brohl (on the Rhine)
Parking: Schützenhaus parking lot
(This is actually not open to free parking, as the shooting range has apparently been looking for a new owner for a long time, so we parked there!)
Highlights:
The Himmelleiter, a steep climb of around 2500m in length, which repeatedly offers distant views.
Leylerkopf slag volcano/lava pit
And a …

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September 20, 2024,Himmelsleiter (inspiriert durch Hunsbuckel) 20.09.2024

Yeah, no, of course, if I was travelling at over 14km/h, then of course I could do the round in 51 minutes 😂
The right choice for this wonderful late summer day ☀️☀️☀️

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August 30, 2023,Himmelsleiterweg Brohl-Lützing

After-work tour, on the Himmelsleiter above the Rhine with fantastic views and beautiful hiking trails.

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May 14, 2024,🥾 Himmelsleiterweg bei Brohl***

Very beautiful and varied route with always great views.

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April 5, 2025,Schlackenvulkan Leilenkopf – Reutersley Runde von Brohl

A beautiful hiking trail with many viewpoints. It takes in the Brohl Valley, the Rhine, and a slag volcano mining area. The trail is very varied.

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April 14, 2023,Himmelsleiterweg Brohl-Lützing

We also like to do this pretty scenic hike again and again. 🤗
The "Himmelsleiter" starts at the port of Brohl. Through the village you can reach the fish ponds in the Brohltal. Here the hiking trail runs along the Mühlenkanal. Very idyllic 👍🌼.

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May 12, 2024,Auf dem Himmelsleiter Weg

Super nice route on the Himmelsleiter path.
It's very varied and goes over narrow, steep paths, through green forests, and past meadows. Incredible views of the beautiful Rhine included. There are also lots of benches along the way.

At the starting point there is a car park and also a small beer garden/restaurant on the Rhine for refreshments after the …

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Himmelsleiter Trail – View of Rheineck Castle loop from Bad Breisig

Beautiful Trail 2

Boltersdorf Weir

Himmelsleiter Trail

Leilenkopf cinder cone volcano

View over Brohl-Lützing and the Rhine

View of Rheineck Castle

View of the Rhine Valley and Rheineck Castle from the Reutersley viewpoint

Reutersley Trail with a View of Are Castle

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