Shallow spot on the Elz – Mädburg Ruins loop from Düngenheim
Shallow spot on the Elz – Mädburg Ruins loop from Düngenheim
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Shallow spot on the Elz – Mädburg Ruins loop from Düngenheim
03:00
10.4km
270m
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: May 6, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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254 m
View of Düngenheim and surrounding countryside
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979 m
Schönstatt Pilgrimage Path
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1.47 km
Slate heap of the former Antonius slate quarry
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The paths around the slate quarry and the heap and around the "Kehriger Wald" are no longer existent. They are totally wild and overgrown with thorny scrub, bushes, stinging nettles, burdock ... Even the former still deposited streets are hardly recognizable. Without a way it went a bit through the forest.
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3.46 km
Picnic spot in the Eifel mountains
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5.41 km
Shallow spot on the Elz
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A little further down there is a ford that leads to the Mädburgmühle on the other side of the stream. On the other hand, the path is said to be private. Mountain bike riders don't mind.
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5.49 km
Bridge Over the Elzbach
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5.60 km
Mädburg Ruins
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Secluded and well hidden are the extensive remains of an old church. From ancient documentation, it is known that the building is an original Marian chapel, built before 1350, with a pilgrimage church built after 1350, in honor of Saint Luzia.
This cultivation tract was provided after 1700 with a separation wall. Around 1810 the demolition must have taken place.
In a newspaper report dated 01.08.1928 states: "Around 1810, under the rule of the French, the chapel, the rectory and the monastery were sentenced to demolition.
No one wanted to lend a hand to Kehrig, because the chapel was in high honor among his grandparents.
There a certain Polchian man gave himself to it. But he had no luck with the proceeds. The altar came to the St. Wolfgang chapel. The altarpiece depicts the poor souls in purgatory. The little bell came to Berresheim, a statue of Our Lady in the Age Museum in Mayen.
The Trinity Chapel still standing today was built by two countesses of Monreal Castle in gratitude for salvation. Her portraits were earlier in the chapel, but have disappeared.
Until 1950, the chapel was overshadowed by a 350-year-old beech, popularly known as "thick beech". It was under natural preservation and fell victim to a storm that hit the front Eifel and the Maifeld in the night of 4 to 5 July 1950.
(Source: Website of the local church Kehrig)
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10.0 km
Chapel and Old Basalt Crosses at Düngenheim Hilltop
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10.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.78 km
903 m
519 m
205 m
Surfaces
6.38 km
2.14 km
989 m
736 m
156 m
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Elevation
Highest point (470 m)
Lowest point (250 m)
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