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Rhineland-Palatinate

Ernstberg – Ernstberg Summit and Cave loop from Landkreis Vulkaneifel

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Ernstberg – Ernstberg Summit and Cave loop from Landkreis Vulkaneifel

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4.4

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28

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Ernstberg – Ernstberg Summit and Cave loop from Landkreis Vulkaneifel

00:43

2.44km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

109 m

Ernstberg hiking hut with outdoor seating

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Pretty cottage just before the wind farm "In der Boos".

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588 m

View of the Vulkaneifel from the Ernstberg

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The Ernstberg is a stratovolcano and, at 699 meters high, is the second highest mountain in the Eifel.

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981 m

Smiling tree stump on Ernstberg

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4

1.08 km

Ernstberg

Highlight • Volcano

The almost 700 meters high Ernstberg is not only the highest volcano in the Western Eifel, but also the second highest mountain in the Eifel - only the Hohe Acht …

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1.10 km

Ernstberg Summit and Cave

Highlight • Summit

The Ernstberg in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate is at 699.8m above sea level the highest of the West Eifel volcanoes and after the Hohe Acht 746.9m above sea level …

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6

1.21 km

Caves and natural rock arch on the Ernstberg summit

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Here you will find a natural bridge and small caves on the Ernstberg.

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7

1.71 km

Martinswand Basalt Cliff

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Martinswand is an imposing basalt wall at the foot of the Ernstberg.

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8

1.86 km

View of wind turbines in Vulkaneifel Geopark

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Always visible from afar, now very close!

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2.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.93 km

419 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.24 km

724 m

383 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 7 June

18°C

8°C

54 %

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