Archaeological Hiking Trail in Bruttig-Fankel
- start: Bruttig-Fankel
- destination: Bruttig-Fankel
- easy
- 2,53 km
- 39 minutes
- 48 m
- 351 m
- 309 m
- 80 / 100
- 10 / 100
This hiking trail leads right through the forest and across the history of humanity high above the Moselle valley. An easy hike with depth.
More than 3,000 years ago, the heights around Bruttig-Fankel were already settled, and people have left many traces. The approximately 2.5 km long Archaeological Hiking Trail (not a circular route) explores these with information panels. It leads right through the forest where once an old road of the Celts and Romans ran. Burial mound fields from various eras line the path. People who lived in the early Iron Age, about 1,000 years BCE, were already buried here. Other burial mounds contain finds that indicate Celtic settlement. A piece of the old Roman road testifies to the infrastructure of the Roman Empire. A medieval hollow way and a landwehr date from a later period. Hard to believe that this quiet hiking trail was once bustling. You would have had to make way for horse-drawn wagons and riders and would surely have met some traders and soldiers. Those times are long gone. So take a deep breath and enjoy nature!
A station of the Roman Roads.
General information
Safety Guidelines
Special caution is required after and during rain or snowfall or ice. Walk carefully, wear good footwear, and avoid overestimating yourself and risky excursions.
Be sure to take enough provisions (especially mineral water). However, pay attention to the weight of the backpack. Take breaks, carry a mobile phone (for emergencies), and avoid hikes when there is a risk of thunderstorms.
Equipment
Good footwear and weatherproof clothing are required for the hike.
Tip
How about a boat trip on the Moselle after the hike?!
From Bruttig-Fankel, the company Kolb, for example, runs to the Sleeping Beauty of the Moselle - to Beilstein.
Getting there
A48, exit Kaiseresch via Cochem or A61, exit Rheinböllen via Simmern, Kappel
Via L 98 in Bruttig-Fankel and then uphill via K36 or via L98 Valwigerberg up to Birkenhof
Parking
At Birkenhof
Public transit
Train:
on the Trier-Koblenz route, get off at Cochem station and continue by bus to Bruttig-Fankel (line 716 -> 717)
Bus:
Maps
Hiking map Moselle
Scale 1 : 25,000
ISBN 978-3-89637-256-7
€6.90
Additional Information
Tourist Information Ferienland Cochem, Endertplatz 1, 56812 Cochem
Tel.: +49 (0) 2671-6004-0, Fax: +49 (0) 2671-6004-44
Email: info@ferienland-cochem.de
Website: www.ferienland-cochem.de
Weather
This tour is presented by: Ferienland Cochem, Author: Tourist-Information Ferienland Cochem