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Galaxies Trail - Start – Effelsberger Bach Trail loop from Kirchsahr

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Galaxies Trail - Start – Effelsberger Bach Trail loop from Kirchsahr

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Galaxies Trail - Start – Effelsberger Bach Trail loop from Kirchsahr

01:33

5.56km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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328 m

Gretelstollen Mine Entrance and Mining Cart

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At the Gretel tunnel, maps show the location of the old tunnel entrances and provide information about the various ores that were mined in Kirchsahr. On the initiative of the …

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1.33 km

Milky Way" section / mountain path

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A beautiful, winding path in the forest slope.

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2.29 km

Effelsberger Bach Forest, Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

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Simply a wild, romantic mixed forest through the Eifel with easy paths.

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2.92 km

View of the Effelsberg Radio Telescope

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I really like the path around the telescope.

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3.03 km

Galaxies Trail - Start

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The galaxy trail comprises 14 stations that lead from our own Milky Way through nearby neighboring galaxies such as the Andromeda Nebula (M31) to distant objects such as the galaxy …

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3.26 km

Path Along the Effelsberger Bach

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7

3.62 km

View of the Effelsberg Radio Telescope

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Across the clearing you have one of the most beautiful views of the Effelsberg radio telescope ...

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3.83 km

Effelsberger Bach Trail

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At this point the path leads directly along the Effelsberger Bach ...

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5.56 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.83 km

906 m

512 m

308 m

Surfaces

3.12 km

772 m

667 m

514 m

422 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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