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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Ahrweiler
Remagen

Roland's Arch – Stunning panoramic view with a bench loop from Rolandseck

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Ahrweiler
Remagen

Roland's Arch – Stunning panoramic view with a bench loop from Rolandseck

Moderate

4.2

(30)

114

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Roland's Arch – Stunning panoramic view with a bench loop from Rolandseck

03:23

11.7km

280m

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: November 6, 2025

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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

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760 m

View of Drachenfels Castle Ruins

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It's most beautiful on the Rhine...and also a nice beer garden

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2

1.46 km

Freiligrath Monument

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His name is closely linked to the "Roland's Arch," one of the most famous architectural achievements of 19th-century Rhine Romanticism. Therefore, it is entirely justified to commemorate the German poet Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 to 1876) with this monument.

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1.63 km

A nice little round to the Roland arch. The old bridge lets you travel a little bit into the past. Too bad, there was a closed party up at the Rolandsbogen and it was closed from the viewing platform.

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4

1.74 km

wonderful view of the Rhine Valley

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5

1.80 km

Roland's Arch

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A legend tells of Roland, Charlemagne's vassal. When news reached him after a battle in Spain that Roland had fallen, his beloved, Hildegunde, fled to the Nonnenwerth Monastery. Roland survived …

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6

1.97 km

Exposed Beech Tree Roots Near Rolandsbogen

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An imposing root system just before the Rolandsbogen

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7

2.20 km

On the RheinBurgenWeg you pass this residential castle from the 19th century. It was built in 1848 as a neo-Gothic quarry stone building in a romantic, idealized style.

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6.96 km

beautiful view over the hills and valleys towards Bandorf

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11.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.62 km

1.94 km

1.38 km

716 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.04 km

3.09 km

2.54 km

1.50 km

468 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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