- Cochem
For more than 3000 years, the mountain ranges around Bruttig-Fankel have shown traces of human settlement, which are accessible via an archaeological hiking trail about 2.5 km long.
. It leads right through the forest, where an old Celtic and Roman road once ran. Burial mounds from different eras line the path. People were buried here in the early Iron Age, around 1,000 years before our era. Other burial mounds contain finds that indicate there was a Celtic settlement. A section of the old Roman road bears witness to the infrastructure of the Roman Empire. A medieval hollow way and a linear earthwork date to later times. It is hard to believe that this quiet trail was once bustling with activity. You would have had to make way for horse-drawn carriages and horsemen, and would certainly have encountered a few traders and soldiers. Those days are long gone. So take a deep breath and enjoy nature!
A station on the Roads of the Romans.
Short profile Total length: 2.5 km Highest point: 351 m Lowest point: 309 m Duration: approx. 1 hour Difficulty level: easy
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Endertplatz 1
56812 Cochem
DE
Phone: (0049)267160040
E-mail: info@ferienland-cochem.de
Website: ferienland-cochem.de