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Arensberg Hollowed Volcano – The Crime House Hillesheim loop from Hillesheim

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Arensberg Hollowed Volcano – The Crime House Hillesheim loop from Hillesheim

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Arensberg Hollowed Volcano – The Crime House Hillesheim loop from Hillesheim

03:41

13.4km

210m

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 6, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.09 km

Auf dem großen Scheid bei Berndorf

Nature Reserve

6.97 km

Forest trail at the Arensberg Volcano

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The most beautiful section of the trail on our hike to the Arensberg volcano

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7.18 km

Freedom Labyrinth in the Vulkaneifel Crater

Highlight • Structure

Great hard work made of basalt stones invites you to relax while using it.

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7.34 km

Tunnel Entrance to the Volcano Crater

Highlight • Volcano

A little north of the two villages of Walsdorf and Zilsdorf is a highlight that every visitor to the Eifel with at least a little geological interest should have on their wish list: The Arensberg volcano. Since this is created separately (and unfortunately, multiple times in the komoot system), here is only the access, a tunnel of non-natural origin. A covered passage has been created to protect visitors from possible falling rocks.

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7.42 km

Arensberg Volcanic Crater and Stone Labyrinth

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The Arensberg, also called Arnulphusberg, is a 561.3 m above sea level mountain in the Vulkaneifel. The former volcano is located near Zilsdorf in the Vulkaneifel district of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The two proven eruption phases of the tertiary stratovolcano took place around 24 to 32 million years ago. In modern times, the mountain was used as a quarry, and during mining, finds from Roman and medieval times were discovered. It was possible to enter the interior of the quarry through a short tunnel, which lies in the former crater of the volcano.
ATTENTION: Since the tunnel collapsed in 2018, the passage of the old quarry has been closed. It should be open again by May, but as of today - May 22, 2019 - nothing has been repaired.

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7.55 km

Arensberg Hollowed Volcano

Highlight • Volcano

Here you can drive through a short tunnel into the volcanic crater and discover interesting things there.

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7.70 km

Arnulphus Chapel (Heiligenhäuschen) near Walsdorf and Zilsdorf

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For a long time the Arnulphus Chapel stood high up on the mountain, visible from afar in a barren landscape. It was a place of faith for pilgrims who prayed for the health of their cattle and at the same time parish church for the villages of Walsdorf, Zilsdorf, Loogh, Stroheich and Orendorf. It was consecrated to Saint Arnulphus, the patron saint of millers and brewers. At the beginning of the 19th century the chapel fell into disrepair. Soon all the stones were removed and the bones of the deceased in the cemetery in Walsdorf were reburied. There is now a deep hole at the site of the former church. The mountain has given way to a basalt mine, which nature is now taking back after the work has ended.

The only reminder of the church was a processional cross on the way up. But in 1988 a saint's house was built next to it, again dedicated to Arnulphus, as a place of refuge for prayers and as a reminder of the former parish church.
Text: Tim Becker, source: eifelbildverlag.de/die-arnulphuskapelle-bei-walsdorf-und-zilsdorf

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8.32 km

Bench with a view of the Vulkaneifel Geopark

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This place invites you to linger.

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13.2 km

The Crime House Hillesheim

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Hillesheim is the center of the Eifel crime thriller

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13.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

1.68 km

975 m

190 m

166 m

Surfaces

4.57 km

4.36 km

2.70 km

1.03 km

701 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

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September 14, 2021,3 Tag 14.09.2021 Hillesheim – Kleine Kapelle Runde von Hillesheim

Today we started early again, first through the city therefore also the back and forth on the map.
After we left the city we passed an earthquake measuring station.

Behind the measuring station should be the Schwedenschanze bunker, but as it turned out, all the bunkers were blown up by the Allies in 1948. There are only a few bits …

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Arensberg Hollowed Volcano – The Crime House Hillesheim loop from Hillesheim

Forest trail at the Arensberg Volcano

Freedom Labyrinth in the Vulkaneifel Crater

Tunnel Entrance to the Volcano Crater

Arensberg Volcanic Crater and Stone Labyrinth

Arensberg Hollowed Volcano

Arnulphus Chapel (Heiligenhäuschen) near Walsdorf and Zilsdorf

Bench with a view of the Vulkaneifel Geopark

The Crime House Hillesheim

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