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Ernstberg – View of the Eifel loop from Landkreis Vulkaneifel

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Ernstberg – View of the Eifel loop from Landkreis Vulkaneifel

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Ernstberg – View of the Eifel loop from Landkreis Vulkaneifel

03:00

10.2km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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109 m

Ernstberg hiking hut with outdoor seating

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Pretty cottage just before the wind farm "In der Boos".

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588 m

View of the Vulkaneifel from the Ernstberg

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The Ernstberg is a stratovolcano and, at 699 meters high, is the second highest mountain in the Eifel.

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1.08 km

Ernstberg

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The almost 700 meters high Ernstberg is not only the highest volcano in the Western Eifel, but also the second highest mountain in the Eifel - only the Hohe Acht is a little higher. The summit is densely forested and offers no view, but still worth a hike up. The mountain slopes are dotted with exciting rock formations that tower out of the forest floor. In combination with the huge beeches here comes a primeval mood.

Around the summit beautiful hiking trails lead through the forest, which are also popular with mountain bike riders.

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1.21 km

Caves and natural rock arch on the Ernstberg summit

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Here you will find a natural bridge and small caves on the Ernstberg.

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1.50 km

Ernstberg section of the Volcano Summit Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A really pretty section of the route that leads down the Ernstberg.

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3.34 km

Pond by the Sitzenbach

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There are lots of ponds along the Sitzenbach. This makes the actually monotonous path a little more interesting. In spring/summer certainly a nice spectacle of insects, amphibians and ducks...

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8.85 km

View of the Eifel

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.48 km

Stone Cross of 1784

Highlight • Monument

This small cross is somewhat hidden on a pasture fence on the volcano summit path.

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.09 km

956 m

697 m

417 m

Surfaces

4.83 km

2.33 km

1.64 km

1.37 km

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Saturday 6 June

17°C

9°C

0 %

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Ernstberg – View of the Eifel loop from Landkreis Vulkaneifel

Ernstberg hiking hut with outdoor seating

View of the Vulkaneifel from the Ernstberg

Ernstberg

Caves and natural rock arch on the Ernstberg summit

Ernstberg section of the Volcano Summit Trail

Pond by the Sitzenbach

View of the Eifel

Stone Cross of 1784

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