Hähnerbach Valley – Kasbach Valley loop from Unkel

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Hähnerbach Valley – Kasbach Valley loop from Unkel

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Hähnerbach Valley – Kasbach Valley loop from Unkel

03:56

13.6km

340m

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 18, 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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976 m

Rheinsteig at Stuxhof

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Class signposted and great paths on the Rheinsteig

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1.51 km

Swinging Bench in the Unkel Hiking Region

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Just let your legs dangle and look down into the valley.

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1.86 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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5.30 km

Kasbach Valley

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the Kasbach valley is exciting

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5.46 km

Kasbachtalbahn Stone Arch Bridge

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Very nice underpass on the Kasbachtalbahn.

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8.94 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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9.04 km

Erpeler Ley information board

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Thanks to the very well designed information board, it is possible to spot many sights in the distance from this spot.

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9.11 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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13.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.04 km

3.76 km

1.46 km

121 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.51 km

4.37 km

2.40 km

641 m

495 m

121 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

48 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 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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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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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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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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October 1, 2024,Erpeler Ley Runde von Kasbach mit Dirk

Having escaped the rain, we had a great hike without rain and even sunshine at the end (...and a delicious Bienenstich in the Nelles bakery in Unkel). The hike is really recommended. The paths are sometimes adventurous and also strenuous when going up the mountain.

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March 16, 2025,Graf Zeppelin Aussicht – Erpeler Ley Runde von Kasbach

Beautiful tour around the Erpeler Ley with a stop at the Steffens brewery.

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April 30, 2024,Erpeler Lay 30.4.24 Variante 2

Super nice tour with a lot of forest, absolutely recommended even for hot days

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April 2, 2025,Von Unkel nach Erpel

I had a day off today and used the afternoon for a trip to the Rhine, as I wanted to explore a route for our family reunion in three weeks.
I took the train to Unkel and hiked south out of town. Unkel is a small town with 5,000 inhabitants, located on the Rhine River in the north of the …

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