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

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Ahrweiler

Remagen

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

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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: August 3, 2026

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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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760 m

View of Drachenfels Castle (Bad Honnef)

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Bad Honnef with Drachenfels Castle

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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

Lower Archway of the Former Rolandseck Castle

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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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1.74 km

View of the Rhine, the Siebengebirge and Bad Honnef

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wonderful view of the Rhine Valley

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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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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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2.20 km

Humboldt Tower (Rath Tower) Rolandswerth

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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

Stunning panoramic view with a bench

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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

7.61 km

1.94 km

1.38 km

716 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.04 km

3.09 km

2.55 km

1.50 km

468 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 17 September

19°C

12°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

April 13, 2025,Kirschblüte auch in Oberwinter🌸

Since we didn't want to join the crowds in Bonn to admire the cherry blossoms, we decided to do it in Oberwinter. Even though there aren't as many cherry trees there as in Bonn. We didn't regret it.
Combined with a hike via Rolandseck to Rolandsbogen and back over the hill to Oberwinter.
Thankfully, the weather was mostly on our …

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March 31, 2024,Bahnhof Rolandseck bis Bahnhof Oberwinter

I actually wanted to walk the entire first stage of the Rheinburgenweg to Remagen, but the path was so muddy throughout that it just wasn't fun anymore. Even with sturdy shoes it was a constant sinking in the mud. Maybe again in the summer...

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