Manderscheid Rock Trail – View of Oberburg Manderscheid loop from Manderscheid

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Manderscheid Rock Trail – View of Oberburg Manderscheid loop from Manderscheid

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Manderscheid Rock Trail – View of Oberburg Manderscheid loop from Manderscheid

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5.25km

180m

Hiking

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

Last updated: October 30, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.65 km

View of Manderscheid Castles from Belvedere

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From here you have a great view of Manderscheid with the castles.

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2.86 km

Manderscheid Castle

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There are great hiking trails around here

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3.49 km

Lieser Bridge

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The wooden bridge over the Lieser is a real adventure! Riding the bike up the stairs of the bridge to cross the river is strenuous, but unforgettable. It was the …

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3.89 km

Manderscheid Rock Trail

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The rock path sometimes leads over slippery slate rocks. Sure-footedness is also required here.

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4.04 km

View of Oberburg Manderscheid

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On the way to Manderscheid you can see the upper and lower castles of Manderscheid

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4.20 km

View of Manderscheid's castles from the Burgenstieg

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The Manderscheid Castle Trail with Rittersteig is around 6 kilometers long and is one of the partner trails of the Eifelsteig in the Volcanic Eifel. It leads through Manderscheid and …

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5.25 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.91 km

1.70 km

676 m

661 m

178 m

137 m

Surfaces

2.56 km

1.32 km

584 m

577 m

120 m

103 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

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Comments

April 26, 2025,🧗‍♀️🥾 Auf und um den Manderscheider Burgsteig ☀️

After having to abandon the Manderscheid Castle Trail last year, we definitely wanted to try it again this year, especially because the via ferrata is simply beautiful in the Liesertal valley between the Niederburg and Oberburg castles.

The weather was great, and so was our mood. The route ranges in difficulty from A to occasionally D. That's why I already …

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March 10, 2024,Burgenstieg Manderscheid

Today I had to go on one of my favorite hikes again. It's always nice to walk the narrow, rocky paths and enjoy the great views. No matter what time of year. Surefootedness required

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May 30, 2022,Burgenstieg mit Variation

Today on one of my favorite paths, the Burgenstieg with a variant over the new suspension bridge. Fantastic views, beautiful paths simply beautiful

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July 15, 2026,Manderscheider Burgenstieg

Unfortunately, there are few places to eat in Manderscheid on Wednesdays, so we only ate dinner in Gerolstein at 'Costa verde'. It is a family-run pizzeria for almost 50 years with very good food, a loving atmosphere and Italian music... see the attached photo.
I also highly recommend the orthopedic shoemaker in Manderscheid, who advised me so well that I …

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April 7, 2023,Manderscheider Burgenstieg mit 1 von 3 Klettersteigen (Eifel)

Unfortunately, we only had one hour for the tour while passing through today. We used this to take a first look at the three via ferratas that were completed last year in Manderscheid. Today we completed the middle, shortest and easiest of the 3 climbs - the Oberburgsteig. He made everyone want more. For the other two, however, we would …

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April 21, 2025,Manderscheider Burgenstieg 🏰

The tour leads through the idyllic Liesertal valley, past the 🏰 Niederburg and Oberburg castles 🏰. Varied forest paths and numerous high-altitude trails offer numerous views of the valley and the castle ruins.

The two castles are only a few hundred meters apart – a stone testament to medieval rivalry. The Oberburg castle belonged to the Archbishopric of Trier, while …

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October 24, 2025,🥾 Manderscheider Burgenaussichten 🏰 👀

The 4th tour of our autumn hiking holiday 🥾🍁 took us to Manderscheid, not far from our hostel 🏘. From the Burgenblick parking lot 🅿️, the path led after just a few meters to the first view of the castle 🏰👀, first to the lower castle 🏰 of Manderscheid, then past the summit cross ✝️ of the Manderscheid via ferrata …

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December 1, 2024,Manderscheider Burgenstieg (leicht gekürzt)

We had bright sunshine at home today. Since I still had something to do near Manderscheid, a short hike was a good idea. Unfortunately, there was a heavy fog there today, so the otherwise wonderful tour was only half as nice.
It would definitely be a dream in good weather.

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