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Wandeling Monschau

Wandeling Monschau

Smarel planned a hike

May 21, 2026

Wandeling Monschau

Moderate

02:11

7.54km

3.4km/h

170m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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841 m

Hindenburg Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Hindenburg Gate is a colorful sandstone rock. The rock was created in the Triassic during the period of Buntsandstein about 220 million years ago from rubble and sand. The …

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1.40 km

Rock formations and viewpoints at Glatte Wand

Highlight • Natural Monument

Along the way there are several imposing sandstone formations, some of which are as high as a house and are used as climbing areas, which can be easily recognized by the white magnesium powder stains and the embedded hooks.

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3.07 km

Dürener Gate Nideggen

Highlight • Historical Site

Southern gate of the old town with changeable history.
Served as a prison.

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3.25 km

Nytstor (Nideggen City Gate)

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful "entry" to the burg

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3.81 km

Rock trail below Nideggen Castle

Highlight • Gorge

The highlight is right on the hiking trail, so you can take shelter when it rains.

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4.25 km

Nideggen Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle ruins on Buntsandsteinfelsen high above the Rurtal is a real highlight of any tour to Nideggen.

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5.23 km

Large Sandstone Rock on the Unraspfad

Highlight • Natural Monument

The interesting formations formed by the red sandstone cliffs here are not man-made. Nature was the architect, piling up rocks here over the course of Earth's history and partially smoothing them down again through erosion—a perpetual process.

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5.65 km

Felsenweg Sandstone Cliffs and Views of the Rur Valley and Nideggen Castle

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Along the way there are several imposing sandstone formations, some of which are as high as a house and are used as climbing areas, which can be easily recognized by …

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7.54 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.46 km

1.49 km

940 m

554 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.98 km

1.17 km

909 m

830 m

617 m

Route Details

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Wandeling Monschau

Hindenburg Gate

Rock formations and viewpoints at Glatte Wand

Dürener Gate Nideggen

Nytstor (Nideggen City Gate)

Rock trail below Nideggen Castle

Nideggen Castle

Large Sandstone Rock on the Unraspfad

Felsenweg Sandstone Cliffs and Views of the Rur Valley and Nideggen Castle

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