Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

icilio planned this outdoor adventure with komoot!

Discover your own fun with the #1 outdoor app.

icilio

Saved routes

Buntsandsteinfelsen – Blick auf Burg Nideggen Runde von Abenden

icilio

Saved routes

Buntsandsteinfelsen – Blick auf Burg Nideggen Runde von Abenden

icilio planned a hike

September 21, 2022

Buntsandsteinfelsen – Blick auf Burg Nideggen Runde von Abenden

Hard

05:05

16.4km

3.2km/h

570m

Embed

Comments

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

262 m

Half-timbered houses in Abenden

Highlight • Settlement

In the center of the village of Abenden there are several wayside crosses that differ in terms of form, expression and material. This one is on the facade of a …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.30 km

Buntsandstein sandstone cliffs in the Rur Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very beautiful rock formations!
The rust-red rock bastions along the valley slopes dominate the landscape in the Rur valley. But how did these impressive rock walls and towers come into …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.66 km

Nideggen Castle

Highlight • Castle

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

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.66 km

View of Nideggen Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are numerous vantage points of the castle and the surrounding area on this beautiful stretch of the route.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.98 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.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

11.8 km

Red sandstone cliffs in the Effels climbing area

Highlight • Natural Monument

For the most part, the red sandstone rocks are protected, and of course the path requirement applies there. However, in selected places it is expressly permitted to practice your climbing …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

11.9 km

View of Nideggen Castle from the Effels

Highlight • Viewpoint

You don't just walk past such a view, we had to climb a bit here. One of the Effels is easy to climb and from there you have this beautiful view

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

3.36 km

1.70 km

706 m

367 m

163 m

Surfaces

7.58 km

4.35 km

2.16 km

1.39 km

842 m

101 m

Route Details

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Comments

Want to know more?

Buntsandsteinfelsen – Blick auf Burg Nideggen Runde von Abenden

Half-timbered houses in Abenden

Buntsandstein sandstone cliffs in the Rur Valley

Nideggen Castle

View of Nideggen Castle

Rock formations and viewpoints at Glatte Wand

Red sandstone cliffs in the Effels climbing area

View of Nideggen Castle from the Effels

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️