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Freudenkoppe Castle Ruins – Nerother Kopf loop from Neroth

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Freudenkoppe Castle Ruins – Nerother Kopf loop from Neroth

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Freudenkoppe Castle Ruins – Nerother Kopf loop from Neroth

03:48

13.0km

350m

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: April 29, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.38 km

Nerother Wandervogel Memorial Stone

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Part of the Eifelsteig stage 10 (We walked in the opposite direction from Daun to Gerolstein)

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1.40 km

Millstone Cave at Nerother Kopf

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Height: 643 m above sea level. NHN
The millstone cave consists of lava boards and is an artificial cave in the Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was created by the production of …

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1.46 km

Nerother Kopf — Castle Ruins and Cave

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Incredibly steep climb but totally worth it.

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1.48 km

Freudenkoppe Castle Ruins

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The Freudenkoppe or Burg Freudenkoppe is the ruin of a hilltop castle. The ruin is located one kilometer southeast of Neroth on a 610 meter high basalt cone, the Nerother head.

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1.56 km

Xynthia Boardwalk on the Eifelsteig

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Even more than 10 years after the bad storm, the footbridge is still easy to walk on. Today you can clearly see how nature is reclaiming the forest.

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1.66 km

View of the lava quarry at Nerother Kopf

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From here there is a direct path to the castle ruin Freudenkoppe

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2.59 km

View of Nerother Kopf over the high meadows

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A circular path leads directly around the Nerother Kopf. We hiked the extended round with the high meadows around the Nerother Kopf.

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11.1 km

Nerother Kopf

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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerother_Kopf

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13.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

1.06 km

804 m

387 m

Surfaces

7.05 km

2.82 km

1.78 km

970 m

361 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Friday 19 June

33°C

18°C

30 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Freudenkoppe Castle Ruins – Nerother Kopf loop from Neroth

Nerother Wandervogel Memorial Stone

Millstone Cave at Nerother Kopf

Nerother Kopf — Castle Ruins and Cave

Freudenkoppe Castle Ruins

Xynthia Boardwalk on the Eifelsteig

View of the lava quarry at Nerother Kopf

View of Nerother Kopf over the high meadows

Nerother Kopf

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