Hikes in Saffig

Circular hike on the local hiking trail"R Pl 3" in Plaidt Around the Wernerseck castle ruin through the Nettetal.

The approx. 35-kilometer-long Nette-Nature-Route runs, as the name suggests, along the Nette. With numerous highlights on the route, you can enjoy a beautiful day here.

Circular hike on the local circular trail "R Pl 3" near Plaidt

This rather disappointing stage of the RBW offers few highlights, only towards the end, with the detour to the Marienkapelle on the Karmelenberg, does some joy arise.

A tour for pilgrims through the Neuwied Basin Shaded and uneventful hike on wide gravel roads through the volcanic, hilly area of the Pellenz, where one can let their thoughts wander undisturbed.

Extensive volcanic activity has shaped the Eifel landscape, covering it with lava flows and tearing holes in the surface. The most prominent remnant is the caldera of Lake Laach, a collapse crater—now filled with water—above a depleted magma chamber. This section of the trail runs a short distance east of the lake. Instead, it offers expansive views of the Bimste terraces from a scenic plateau. Those who still want to “get to the bottom” of the volcano can find more information at the Plaidt Volcano Park Information Center (see the chapter “Everything but Hiking”). ▶ Once we’ve found the starting point on the L 116 01 and the main trail marker along the access path, we cross the state road and head straight into farmland. Following the slightly branching path and using the ground markers as guides, we find ourselves at the Burgerhaus 02 site. A farmhouse once stood at this municipal boundary, offering refreshments to weary travelers. Everything has long since been leveled to make way for the infrastructure of an adjacent rock quarry. Soon we could veer off the trail for 3.5 km and visit the Vulkanpark Information Center in Plaidt. It serves as a gateway to a “journey through time into the world of the Eifel volcanoes” and invites visitors to delve deeply into the Earth’s recent history. After passing under the B 256 at train stop 03, we enter Miesenheim. Here, too, volcanic activity leaves its mark—through the appropriate use of its ejecta in home construction. Keeping left on Andernacher Straße (v.-d.-Leyen-Straße), we reach the eastern edge of town. Four narrow bridges span the Nette 04, which, after its nearly 60-kilometer journey through the Eifel, flows into the Rhine at Weissenthurm. A “Nette Loop Trail” created here could once again distract from the Rhine Castles theme. A compromise? The nearby Nettehammer, a well-maintained 19th-century industrial park complex originally used for water-powered wrought-iron production and now a sought-after event venue. Walking slightly uphill through wide open farmland, we come to a crossroads amid apple orchards with a sign indicating Bassenheim as the destination. Shortly thereafter, one of several Bimste terraces—which characterize the landscape—emerges from a cut in the terrain as a horizontal band along the embankment. This volcanic ejecta is so porous and light, due to the trapped gas bubbles, that it floats in water. Anyone familiar with using a callus file in their own bathtub knows what we’re talking about. We treat ourselves to a small piece—there’s enough for everyone. From here on, the trail and the panorama are shaped by the natural events of the past: at our feet, solidified volcanic remnants; before our eyes, the vast volcanic dome landscape of the Vordereifel. The path climbs steadily; at the forks leading to Kettig and Saffig, continue straight ahead. A change in direction becomes apparent as we hike slightly to the left through espalier fruit orchards. Pass a fence on the left and walk past a property into the Kettiger Bachtal valley. Above the stream bed, turn right onto the farm road leading to the Pfaffenbrucherhof 05. Follow this road to the left to a corner of the forest with a sign pointing to the Streuobstwiesenweg as a premium loop trail—the third option for a “detour.” Turn right across the field toward Bassenheim. The roar of the highway reaches our ears. Out of sight, we follow the right-of-way briefly to the left, crossing the A 61 06. We leave the highway overpass behind, turning left onto a small paved road and immediately right onto a field path. This stage ends as a road at the signpost at the entrance to Bassenheim 07. Were it not for a fourth additional route that makes an impression in the heart of Bassenheim: the private manor (park tours available), the parish church of St. Martin with its early-Gothic relief of the Bassenheim Horseman, Walpotplatz with its historical fountain, stone statues of ancient rulers, and a sculptural rotunda commemorating the reconciliation between France and Germany in 1948.

Die einzig wahre Verbindung zwischen den Pfadis aus Dieblich und Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. Zuerst begangen vom 22. bis 24. Mai 2009 von einigen mutigen Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfindern mit ihrem ortskundigen Wegführer.

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