More than 3,000 years ago, the heights around Bruttig-Fankel were already settled, and people have left many traces. The approximately 2.5 km long archaeological hiking trail (not a circular route) reveals these with information boards. It leads through the forest where once an old road of the Celts and Romans ran. Burial mound fields from various eras line the path. Here, people who lived at the beginning of the Iron Age were already buried, that is about 1,000 years BC. Other burial mounds contain finds indicating Celtic settlement. A piece of the old Roman road testifies to the infrastructure of the Roman Empire. A medieval hollow way and an earthwork date from later times. Hard to believe that this quiet hiking trail was once bustling. Horse-drawn carriages and riders would have had to make way, and you would certainly have met some merchants and soldiers. Those times are long gone. So take a deep breath and enjoy nature!
A station of the Roads of the Romans.
A48, exit Kaiseresch via Cochem or A61, exit Rheinböllen via Simmern, Kappel
Via L 98 in Bruttig-Fankel and then up K36 or via L98 Valwigerberg up to Birkenhof
Train:
on the Trier-Koblenz line, get off at Cochem station and continue by bus to Bruttig-Fankel (line 716 -> 717)
Bus:
At Birkenhof
Particular caution is required after and during rain or snowfall and ice. Walk carefully, wear good footwear and avoid overestimating yourself and risky excursions.
Be sure to take enough provisions (especially mineral water). However, watch the weight of your backpack. Take breaks, carry a mobile phone with you (for emergencies), and avoid hikes with thunderstorm risk.
How about a boat trip on the Moselle after the hike?!
From Bruttig-Fankel, the Kolb company, for example, operates trips to the Sleeping Beauty of the Moselle - to Beilstein.
Tourist information Ferienland Cochem, Endertplatz 1, 56812 Cochem
Tel.: +49 (0) 2671-6004-0, Fax: +49 (0) 2671-6004-44
E-mail: info@ferienland-cochem.de
Internet: www.ferienland-cochem.de
