The Wanderather is pure enjoyment of nature! The trail – a day trip with an impressing altitude gain of 304 m– goes through wide open meadows with spectacular views, tranquil valleys with bubbling brooks and even juniper and gorse heaths. Part of the trail follows the St. Josse pilgrimage route, and can be combined with a detour to the artistically decorated pilgrimage chapel of St. Jost.
Highlights at Traumpfad
This Traumpfad leads from the church in Baar-Wanderath through fields, meadows and forested hill tops with a beautiful panoramic view towards Welschenbach. An easy ascent follows through the forest and then it is open field, meadows and great natural paths again. Gently downwards through the heath landscape and along forest and field paths into the Achterbach valley. The trail runs along the lively rippling brook to the place of worship or meditation, “Schwarze Madonna” (Black Madonna), with a spring and a small bridge. Together with the St. Josse pilgrimage route the trail follows the Achterbach brook (detour to the pilgrimage chapel of St. Jost, which is well worth seeing, is also possible).
Back to the fork the trail continues upards in the Nitzbach valley, along lovely slate cliffs. At Welschenbach it goes into forest that gets more and more dense and past an old quarry. After crossing the brook and the climb, at the edge of the forest there is a marvellous view of Virne Castle. The path continues uphill through meadows, then on to the juniper heath at Hohe Warte. The Wanderather trail goes around the Hohe Warte and then, at its west side, descends to the valley. Here it soon becomes a natural footpath leading uphill, back to Wanderath.
Sicherheitshinweise - Sicheres Wandern auf den Traumpfaden
Wanderer wünschen sich schmale Pfade, naturnahe Wege (über Waldboden, Graspfade oder entlang von Bachläufen) und felsige Anstiege, die zu spektakulären Aussichten führen. Dabei ist es selbstverständlich, dass solche Wege mit besonderer Aufmerksamkeit begangen werden müssen.
Was Sie bei Ihrer Wanderung beachten sollten:
Sturdy shoes are recommended for the tour!
You can find trail closures at: https://www.traumpfade.info/traumpfade/wege-status/
A 48 Exit Mayen/Mendig - B 258 towards Nürburgring - towards Virneburg - through K12/K11 to Baar-Wanderath
56729 Baar-Wanderath, Churchformer restaurant Waldesruh (Birkenweg 1)
56729 St. Jost, pilgrimage chapel
Destination stop: Oberbaar, Kapellenstraße
Line 388 FreizeitBus Mayen-Langenfeld-Arft-Herresbach-Kürrenberg-Mayen (01.04. to 01.11.)
Line 380 RegioBus: direction Kaisersesch to Kürrenberg, Bürgerhaus - Kürrenberg, Bürgerhaus Line 381 direction Welchenbach
Touristik-Büro Vordereifel, Tel.: +49 (0)2651/800995, tourismus@vordereifel.de, www.naturerlebnis-vordereifel.de
Projektbüro Traumpfade, Tel.: +49 (0)261/108419, info@traumpfade.info, www.traumpfade.info
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This tour is presented by: Traumpfade im Rhein-Mosel-Eifel-Land, Author: Nicole Pfeifer
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