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Victor-Neels Bridge – Mariawald Abbey loop from Morsbach

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Victor-Neels Bridge – Mariawald Abbey loop from Morsbach

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4.8

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346

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Victor-Neels Bridge – Mariawald Abbey loop from Morsbach

07:12

24.5km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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1.75 km

View from Kickley of Gemünd and the Urft Valley

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Great view of Gemünd and the countryside, it's worth a detour.

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3.99 km

Ordensburg Vogelsang

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This is a place steeped in history that also feels a little gloomy. But its transformation from the Nazi cadre forge, via a military training area inaccessible for decades, to …

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5.37 km

Victor-Neels Bridge

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The bridge, named after the last Belgian commander, Victor Neels, fits very well into the landscape. At the end you can expect a 16 percent gradient up to Vogelsang.

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8.55 km

Kermeter

Forest

10.5 km

Mariawald Abbey

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Unfortunately, Mariwawald Monastery will be closed during the year 2018. The ten monks who live here are now very old and can not operate the monastery without support. In addition, …

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10.8 km

View of Mariawald Abbey

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The foundation of the monastery goes back to the pilgrimage to "Our Lady in the Forest". Cistercian monks built a monastery here in 1480 instead of the chapel, but its …

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18.0 km

Urft Dam

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When the dam was built at the beginning of the 20th century, the Urftsee was the largest reservoir in Europe. The reservoir lies entirely within the Eifel National Park, where …

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21.1 km

St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen

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The church is the last remnant of the community of Wollseifen, which had to be vacated by the residents after the end of the Second World War.

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22.0 km

Dreiborn Plateau

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At different times of the year, a hike across the Dreiborn plateau is a completely different experience every time.

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24.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

8.99 km

2.73 km

437 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.43 km

5.73 km

5.46 km

3.97 km

1.61 km

301 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

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Tuesday 28 July

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Comments

June 15, 2025,Victor Neels Brug – Abdij Mariawald rondtocht vanuit Morsbach

Today I did a tour in the Eifel.
Around the area of the former German barracks Vogelsang (also the filming of Camp Koningsbrugge a while ago).
The only disadvantage of today was that the grass was up to armpit height in many places, with the rain in the morning the pants and socks were soaking wet.
Even wetter than last …

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August 21, 2021,Parkplatz Walberhof-Dreiborner Hochebene-Urftstaumauer-Kermeter-Victor Neelsbrücke

Once again a nice tour. The Dreiborn plateau is special. Actually, I didn't want to go to the Eifel at first because of the flood disaster, but I have to admit that my longing was stronger and so I drove off. The Dreiborn plateau, the Urft dam and the wild Kermeter beckoned me. I wandered over the plateau under the …

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April 11, 2025,Kloster Burg und Brücken

Attention, only for experienced hikers with stamina and no problems with ascents and descents.

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December 3, 2022,Vogelsang - Urftstausee - Kermeter #EnjoyWinterOutside

In frosty temperatures we went through the sometimes more sometimes less white powdered landscape of the North Eifel.
For the first time this autumn/winter, gloves and a hat really made sense to me and the thermos bottle with hot tea was also allowed to warm me up in between 😄
The start was in the former Ordensburg Vogelsang, from where …

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Victor-Neels Bridge – Mariawald Abbey loop from Morsbach

View from Kickley of Gemünd and the Urft Valley

Ordensburg Vogelsang

Victor-Neels Bridge

Mariawald Abbey

View of Mariawald Abbey

Urft Dam

St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen

Dreiborn Plateau

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