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Erpel Old Town – Unkel's historic old town loop from Unkel

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Erpel Old Town – Unkel's historic old town loop from Unkel

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Erpel Old Town – Unkel's historic old town loop from Unkel

01:54

7.48km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. 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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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.70 km

Mariengrotte

Cave Entrance

3.17 km

Erpel Village Square

Highlight • Settlement

beautiful little village with lots of half-timbered houses, really cozy! There are of course a couple of very nice and rustic restaurants!

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3.20 km

Erpel Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Worth seeing old wine village with beautiful half-timbered houses in the center. Is absolutely worth a visit.

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4.46 km

View of St. Apollinaris Church in Remagen

Highlight • Viewpoint

When looking from Unkel on the right bank of the Rhine to the opposite side of the great "Father Rhine" to Remagen, the observer inevitably catches the eye of the …

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6.15 km

Unkel Prison Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice building directly on the Rhine promenade.

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6.37 km

Riverside Promenade in Unkel

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beautifully planted promenade with tree-lined avenues on the Rhine.

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6.43 km

Pützgasse, Unkel

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Cute little alley, very nice to look at.

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6.56 km

Unkel's historic old town

Highlight • Historical Site

Unkel has a beautiful old town and is located with its Rhine promenade directly on the beautiful Rhine. The Willy Brandt Forum was opened in Unkel in 2011 in honor …

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6.67 km

Willy Brandt Square, Unkel

Highlight • Monument

⭐️The old town is especially recommended with its beautiful, well-kept, and colorful half-timbered houses.

A quaint little town located at kilometer 636 of the Rhine invites you to visit.

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7.48 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.75 km

2.62 km

532 m

278 m

235 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.22 km

2.56 km

1.34 km

307 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 1 August

29°C

14°C

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Comments

November 2, 2025,Herbstliche Rundtour von Unkel nach Erpel

This Sunday, All Souls' Day, we took a trip to the surrounding area, to Unkel on the Rhine, enjoying the beautiful weather. A short train ride on the RB 27 from Menden/Rhineland to Unkel, and from the station we first went to Haus Rabenhorst, famous for its "Rotbäckchen" juices. A beautiful industrialist's villa from the Gründerzeit (late 19th-century boom period), …

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July 9, 2025,🔁🚶‍♂️‍➡️🚶‍♂️‍➡️Unkel am Rhein – Erpel

To round off our little break, we took another stroll through two beautiful Rhine towns today. Unkel and Erpel, with their lovely historic town centers, are worth a visit in themselves. We had already been to Unkel last year, but we hadn't heard of Erpel yet.
On the way from Unkel to Erpel, we passed the foot of Stuxberg Mountain …

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Erpel Old Town – Unkel's historic old town loop from Unkel

Erpel Village Square

Erpel Old Town

View of St. Apollinaris Church in Remagen

Unkel Prison Tower

Riverside Promenade in Unkel

Pützgasse, Unkel

Unkel's historic old town

Willy Brandt Square, Unkel

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