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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

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City of Blankenberg – Trail above the Sieg loop from Merten (Sieg)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Eitorf

City of Blankenberg – Trail above the Sieg loop from Merten (Sieg)

Moderate

4.6

(125)

367

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City of Blankenberg – Trail above the Sieg loop from Merten (Sieg)

03:45

13.5km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.05 km

Great hiking trail in the Ahrenbach Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A rustic, narrow path. All sorts of flowers bloom here in spring. And you can learn a lot about the creek that powered six mills and was therefore very important to the region.

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7.18 km

Blankenberg town wall

Highlight • Historical Site

Very well preserved city wall

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7.30 km

View of Blankenberg Castle

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Great facility, if all the benches are occupied you can also take a seat on the castle wall to take a break. It is very wide and you are out …

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7.47 km

City of Blankenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice little place with a historic castle. Numerous hiking trails in the vicinity. Vision guaranteed.

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7.79 km

Half-timbered houses in Auel

Highlight • Settlement

Hamlet on the north bank of the Sieg below Blankenberg city. Beautifully renovated half-timbered houses and barns are worth a detour.

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11.9 km

Trail above the Sieg

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful narrow path! However, only about 400 m, then wide dirt road again.

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12.4 km

Sieg River Path

Highlight • Trail

Wonderful place to stay at the Sieg

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13.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.25 km

3.38 km

2.96 km

2.20 km

615 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.92 km

2.64 km

2.35 km

1.24 km

923 m

409 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

26°C

18°C

60 %

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Comments

August 27, 2024,Stadt Blankenberg – Blick auf die Burg Blankenberg Runde von Merten (Sieg)

Basically a nice route, but one section goes along the L268, a country road without a sidewalk or shoulder. When cars thunder past you at 100 km/h or 30-ton trucks, the fun factor drops to zero. And I was out in bright sunshine, and in autumn or at dusk the visibility is also limited. So I really don't recommend it.

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October 30, 2021,2-Täler-Weg um Burg Blankenberg

This beautiful round with many autumn impressions is based on the 3-valley path. Always well signposted, I took the Krabbachtal out because I ran there the other day. So there are Siegtal and Ahrenbachtal left, as well as my preferred path NP4 on the southern Sieghang past the Phantom.
There are good parking spaces in Blankenberg without a ticket requirement …

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October 29, 2023,🖤 Wanderung durch das Krabachtal nach Stadt Blankenberg und zum Kloster Merten

Today we're traveling a little closer to home, through the beautiful Krabachtal. The weather was better than expected, so it was a nice tour. Along the Krabach to Süchterschei, from there through the forest 🌳 to Blankenberg and the castle, which we didn't visit today. Instead, continue directly along the Sieg, with beautiful pictures and impressions. Then on to Merten …

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September 16, 2023,🖤 Wanderung durch das Krabachtal nach Stadt Blankenberg und zum Kloster Merten

Definitely a new favorite tour 🖤🥾 The round starts and ends in the Krabachtal and leads along varied paths up to the town of Blankenberg, along the Sieg, with a short single trail to Merten Monastery and then through the Krabachtal back to the parking lot. Varied paths, great old trees, along many small streams & on the Sieg bank …

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City of Blankenberg – Trail above the Sieg loop from Merten (Sieg)

Great hiking trail in the Ahrenbach Valley

Blankenberg town wall

View of Blankenberg Castle

City of Blankenberg

Blankenberg Castle

Half-timbered houses in Auel

Trail above the Sieg

Sieg River Path

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