Bruch Castle – Bruch Castle loop from Niersbach

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Bernkastel-Wittlich

Niersbach

Bruch Castle – Bruch Castle loop from Niersbach

Hard

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Bruch Castle – Bruch Castle loop from Niersbach

07:31

27.3km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.75 km

Steinesseberchen Picnic Area

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Idyllic resting place at the Steinesseberchen, which means something like "The stone has its source" (literally translated: "The little Born that comes out of the stone", Steinesse = to be the stone, Berchen = little Born = source).

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5.62 km

Rothaus Beer Garden

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After about 12 kilometers on the 14th stage of the Eifelsteig, the Gasthof Rothaus is the ideal place to stop.

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14.4 km

Eifelsteig Information Board — Greverath

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Information board that brings visitors closer to the sights around the village of Greverath on the Eifelsteig.

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20.1 km

Bruch Castle

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The former chapel of Bruch Castle is now the branch of the registry office of the Wittlich-Land municipality.

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20.2 km

Bruch Castle

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The castle was originally the seat of the Lords of Bruch, whose earliest written mention dates from 1138.

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20.5 km

Bruch Historic Oil Mill

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The Bruch mill is one of the oldest salt mills, it was already referred to as a ban mill in the freedom letter for the Bruch valley from 1284. The …

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20.5 km

Sensory benches — Bruch

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Sensory benches in break with view of Wassertreten by the Salm and church.

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21.8 km

View of Bruch from Galgenberg

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For the town of Bruch and its sights, see e.g. de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruch_(Eifel)

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27.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

4.89 km

2.51 km

1.90 km

Surfaces

9.25 km

7.20 km

5.62 km

4.77 km

494 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Sunday 1 November

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Comments

August 25, 2024,Etappe 14: etwas mehr als die Hälfte: Von Bruch nach Zemmer – der Eifelsteig

Since the town of Zemmer is a great place to stop off, I split the long tour of 28 km into two days.
In the forest outside Rothaus I lost sight of the path for a moment and in Zemmer I got a little lost, but thanks to the good old hiking guide Rother I found the right path again …

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