View of Thurant Castle – East gate in Alken loop from Oberfell

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

Oberfell

View of Thurant Castle – East gate in Alken loop from Oberfell

Moderate

4.8

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218

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View of Thurant Castle – East gate in Alken loop from Oberfell

02:47

8.26km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.80 km

Bleidenberg Pilgrimage Church

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Old and worth seeing walls in a promising location above the Mosel valley.

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2.09 km

View of Thurant Castle

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The climb is quite steep. Once you reach the top, you will be rewarded with a great view of Thurant Castle.

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2.63 km

East gate in Alken

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Overbuilt east gate at Wiltberg Castle. From here the trade route led to the Hunsrück and Rhine.

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3.12 km

View of Alken and the Moselle River

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From here you have a wonderful view of the Moselle, the town of Alken and the surrounding vineyards.

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3.31 km

Bench with panoramic views over the Moselle and Alken

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From this bench, you have a beautiful view of the Moselle.
The town of Alken is located below.
The path to the bench is very rocky. A good sense of …

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3.31 km

View of Kattenes from the White Cross

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On the rock directly above the town of Alken you have a wonderful view over the Mosel valley

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3.31 km

Thurant Castle

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View of Thurant Castle. It's nice here.

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6.12 km

Moselle Valley Viewing Platform

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This vantage point invites you to take a short or longer break. A wonderful view over the Moselle.

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8.26 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.18 km

2.22 km

1.24 km

648 m

530 m

365 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.78 km

2.71 km

1.16 km

867 m

614 m

110 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

90 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

August 5, 2022,Wanderung vom Bootsanleger zur Burg Thurant

Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed in the castle, so we weren't inside either 🤨

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August 18, 2024,🌊🍷Alken Moselfahrt⛴️-Burg Thurant🥾🥾 Dreifaltigkeitskirche

Today we treated ourselves to a little trip down the Moselle⛴️with Goldstück from Burgen to Alken. Surprisingly, there was a wine festival in Alken today. But we made a beeline for a narrow, lonely path to Thurant Castle. Lots of people greeted us there. Why, I wonder? You could drive up by car. We took a quick look at the …

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May 16, 2022,Wanderung von Alken zur Wallfahrtskirche Bleidenberg Oberfell

Above Alken, a Way of the Cross leads to the pilgrimage church in Bleiden in the direction of Oberfell. From there you have an impressive view of Thurant Castle from above.
The path is fairly steep.
Surefootedness should already be assumed.
The sculpture park is definitely worth a visit.
On the way you always have great views of the Moselle …

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