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Raphael went for a hike
Yesterday at 07:44
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Raphael went for a hike
October 15, 2026 at 08:00
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2 days ago
I am using my last two vacation days this week, which I still had to plan, to shorten my work week. Today I used my day off to take the train to Altenahr once again. Since I've had the Rotweinwanderweg on my radar for a while, I thought I would hike this trail over these two weekdays. For this reason
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Raphael went for a hike
October 11, 2026 at 11:43
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6 days ago
Today, for the first time in a long time, I went to the Eifel for a rather simple tour. The Wehrer Kesselweg is well signposted and, with some detours, partly nicely laid out. However, on one section, I found the noise from the A61 quite disturbing. I am aware that in densely populated Central Europe
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Raphael went for a hike
October 10, 2026 at 07:47
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7 days ago
Although I walked the Herrnlei-Steig almost a month ago, today I went back to Dausenau to do the Lahn-Westerwald-Runde. Personally, I found this circular trail varied. However, this trail once again belongs to the category: poorly to not at all signposted in some places. For this reason, you should not
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Raphael went for a hike
October 9, 2026 at 11:24
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October 9, 2026
Since I had a small errand to run near the village of Wolken today and had the whole afternoon ahead of me, I took the time to walk home from there despite the bad weather.
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Raphael went for a hike
October 4, 2026 at 07:58
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October 4, 2026
Of course, it took quite a while until my first hike in the Ahr Valley. The reasons for this are probably well known and I will not explain them further here. For my first tour on the Ahr, I chose the Altenahrer Gipfelweg.
Since I have mainly reached my hiking trails by bus and train from Koblenz in the
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Raphael went for a hike
October 3, 2026 at 11:22
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October 3, 2026
Today was not a classic hike. A small tradition was continued. For the fifth time in a row, there was a walk on the island of Niederwerth on the third of October. Do you actually get old when traditions develop in life? 🤔
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Raphael went for a hike
September 27, 2026 at 12:10
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September 27, 2026
The Energiepfad Staudt was planned for today. For the most part, this path was also walked. When I was on the Camino Frances in July and August, such a severe storm must have raged in parts of the Westerwald during this time that they apparently cannot keep up with the cleanup work. As far as some forest
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Raphael went for a hike
September 26, 2026 at 08:56
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September 26, 2026
The circular trail, which was on the agenda today, had been on my to-do list for a while. However, it was partly quite poorly signposted. At some junctions, trail markers were definitely missing. And I wasn't entirely sure if the GPX file I found on the internet was correct in some places.
Since the last
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Raphael went for a hike
September 25, 2026 at 10:58
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September 25, 2026
After the Romantik-Runde, today between 12 and 1 PM I sat in Bad Ems on the Lahn in the most beautiful sunshine, munched on my provisions and thought to myself: Actually, the tour I did was already quite short. And what was I supposed to do sitting around in my four walls half the day in this weather
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Raphael went for a hike
September 25, 2026 at 07:34
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September 25, 2026
Actually, I had planned a self-designed tour for today. However, this morning I spontaneously changed my mind. I went to Koblenz main station, got on the RB23, and got off at Bad Ems West station. The Romantik-Runde tour, which starts at this very station, was planned for today.
I found the GPX file for
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Raphael went for a hike
September 24, 2026 at 07:48
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September 24, 2026
After yesterday's forced rest day, I decided to walk a path today that I had had my eye on for a while: The Apolloweg. Since I traveled to this tour by train as usual, my starting and ending point was at the train station in Cochem.
However, the signage of the path and the GPX file I used for navigation
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Raphael went for a hike
September 23, 2026 at 13:17
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September 23, 2026
Is there actually anything nicer than waiting almost the whole free day for craftsmen who registered relatively spontaneously? Of course, my joy was somewhat limited, as I still have more than enough tours in planning. I would have preferred to be out in nature than spending the biggest day at home
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Raphael went for a hike
September 22, 2026 at 05:06
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September 22, 2026
Today I went out relatively early to do a self-planned tour that I've had in mind for a while. Personally, I would have liked to start a little later. However, this morning I was still under the impression that I was involved in something else. As the day went on, however, something else came up as usual. That’s Life! 🤷♀️
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Raphael went for a hike
September 21, 2026 at 08:05
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September 21, 2026
To be completely honest: The WeinWetterWeg in Hatzenport should be renamed. Here are two suggestions: WeinWetterSteig or WeinWetterStieg. The two names would reflect the difficulty of the trail better than the current naming. Especially since I allowed myself the luxury of skipping the Rabenlay climbing
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Today was the second part of the Rotweinwanderweg from Ahrweiler to Bad Bodendorf. Luckily, it was still a bit foggy when I started in Ahrweiler. Personally, I always find it quite atmospheric to start my hikes and pilgrimages in the morning mist. After yesterday's stage, I was also glad that there were
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