Hähnerbach Valley – Kasbachtal Railway loop from Unkel

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Hähnerbach Valley – Kasbachtal Railway loop from Unkel

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Hähnerbach Valley – Kasbachtal Railway loop from Unkel

05:18

17.6km

550m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.72 km

Unkel Waterfall

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Nice little waterfall with a resting place ideal to linger. There is a small parking lot opposite.

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2.14 km

Hähnerbach Valley

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Starting from the "Kaskade", a waterfall at the mill that used to be here, of which no structural remains have been preserved due to the road expansion, a beautiful path, …

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7.86 km

Kasbachtal Railway

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A beautiful hiking area. A pleasure in every season.

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8.39 km

Kasbach Valley

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the Kasbach valley is exciting

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12.0 km

View of the Rhine and Remagen from the Erpeler Ley

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Willy Weis/Hildegard Funk
"... Das für den 2. August 1909 in der Presse angekündigte historische Ereignis über die erste Ankunft eines 136 Meter lenkbaren Luftschiffes mit der Typenbezeichnung LZ 5, …

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12.1 km

View from Erpeler Ley

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On the Erpler Ley

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12.4 km

View of the Rhine Valley from the Erpeler Ley

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As with many (view)points whose name contains the component „Ley“, the naming points to slate as the underlying rock.

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12.8 km

Serpentine Trail to Erpeler Ley

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Beautiful, entertaining ascent to the Erpeler Ley

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17.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.83 km

6.82 km

1.71 km

103 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.49 km

4.71 km

2.61 km

1.38 km

748 m

704 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Saturday 31 October

11°C

6°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2024,Hähnerbach, Kasbachtal und Erpeler Ley

The tour runs along the Hähnerbachtal on a beautiful path with an artificial waterfall. Once you reach the top, you then briefly walk on field paths and asphalt paths, then continue through the Kasbachtal and on the Rheinsteig to the Erpeler Ley lookout point and finally over forest and meadow paths and past the Stuxberg to the starting point of …

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November 10, 2023,Unkel: Tour 21 - Hähnerbach, Kasbachtal & Erpeler Ley

With the very moody and unpredictable weather lately, I was lucky today that this hike didn't rain. ⛅️😮‍💨👍

A special highlight for me on this tour was the old brewery in Kasbachtal.
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Unfortunately, I passed there outside of opening hours, but the external impression alone made me decide to stop by there on another occasion and on another tour! …

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January 26, 2025,Alte Brauerei im Kasbachtal - Erpeler Ley - Runde von Kasbach

Today we went on a tour along the Rhine for the first time in a long time.
Starting at the cascade in Unkel, we went over the hill near Bruchhausen, down into the Kasbachtal (we had planned to have a coffee in the Alte Brauerei, but unfortunately it's closed until February 27th😔) and over the Erpeler Ley. The view from …

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April 14, 2024,Unkel - Drei Täler & ein Weg

Beautiful hike along the Rhine. We started in Unkel via the Hähnerbachtal, through the Kasbachtal with a stop at the Steffi brewery. Then slowly back to Unkel via the Erpeler Ley. There we stopped at the wine house "Im Lämmlein". I can only recommend it. 🍷

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June 9, 2025,Kasbachtalbahn, Burg Ockenfels, Erpeler Ley

Last day, last round.
First, forest paths with overgrown views, then the descent to the Kasbachtalbahn was supposed to be. Unfortunately, it was overgrown. With blackberries and nettles. So, we looked for another route, which fortunately wasn't far.
Along the railway line and the Kasbach stream, constantly changing sides of the railway embankment through small underpasses and crossing bridges, we …

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