Valley of the Rocks – Bridge over the Altburger Bach loop from Schönecken

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Schönecken

Valley of the Rocks – Bridge over the Altburger Bach loop from Schönecken

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Valley of the Rocks – Bridge over the Altburger Bach loop from Schönecken

02:30

8.78km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3 m

Schönecker Schweiz Parking Area

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Parking lot, which is also suitable for larger cars, but busy on weekends and public holidays, there are still a lot of information boards, a shelter and a large table with benches

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133 m

Valley of the Rocks

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Valley of the rocks, here you walk along a stream below the rocks, unfortunately the stream does not always have water

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5.82 km

Bridge over the Altburger Bach

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Beautiful bridge over the Altburger Bach, which certainly carries a lot of water in winter / spring. Definitely particularly attractive at this time of the year.

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7.31 km

View of the Eifel Hills

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nice view!

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7.96 km

Schönecken Castle

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Schönecken Castle is a great vantage point over Schönecken towards Lascheid. Part of the Way of St. James in Germany. "Via Coloniensis"

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8.77 km

Schönecken Hiking Car Park

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The best parking lot for a nice walk along the Schalkenbach and thus to get to Meiers Ruh.

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8.78 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.99 km

1.36 km

320 m

127 m

Surfaces

4.22 km

3.45 km

594 m

507 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Wednesday 11 November

9°C

1°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

September 19, 2025,(🇩🇪 BIT-PRÜ 2025-09-19) Burg Schönecken und Altburgtal 7,5 km

Today we took advantage of the late summer day and went on a lovely hike through Schönecker Schweiz.
We didn't see a soul along the entire route, but to Hailey's dismay, the water in the Altburgtal valley had also disappeared 👻. Still, a great hike.

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February 23, 2022,Burg Schönecken

Varying landscape.
Beautiful view.
and lots of rest.
Just the singing of the birds.

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May 19, 2024,Wanderung Schönecker Schweiz - Burgruine und Altburger Bachtal

Set off today in cloudy weather, got quite wet in between, but in the end the sun made an appearance 🌫️💧💧💧🌞
Ultimately a nice, varied round 🏞️🌳🐶🐾🏰

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August 23, 2026,Schönecker Schweiz mit Altburgerbachtal - Keltenfliehburg - Kalkmagerrasen - Burgruine Schönecken

We start yesterday's tour to the right of the L16, between Hersdorf and Schönecken, shortly before entering Schönecken (small parking space for approx. 3 cars).
We start on meadow paths, then a forest path towards the bridge over the Altburger Bach, which, as expected, carries no water today.
After the bridge, first left, and immediately right, a steep path leads …

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