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Fire Route

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  • Dächelsberg, Wachtberg
    Dächelsberg, Wachtberg
    Photo: C. Roeder Naturpark Rheinland, CC BY-SA, Rhein-Voreifel Touristik e.V.
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    ON A PASSIONATE DISCOVERY ROUTE

    Between the Rhine and the Eifel, in the south of the Rheinland Nature Park, you will experience a hot piece of volcanic landscape.
    Here in the Drachenfelser Ländchen, humans and nature have long lived with fire. Volcanic peaks, craters, and old quarries tell the story of the formation and slow erosion of the glowing mountains. And right in the middle are the traces of stonemasons and sculptors, churches, manor houses, and farms made of volcanic rock, potters and glassblowers with their fiery craft, and the delicious fruit brandies of the orchard meadows.

    moderate
    Distance 33.8 km
    8:25 h
    313 m
    349 m
    279 m
    107 m

    Flame shows the way
    The symbol with the flame shows you the way on the "Fire Route". The route connects six stations over a distance of 33 km from Wachtberg to Rheinbach, which are starting points for exciting discovery routes. They are marked by information pillars. Each pillar is filled with stones made of different materials. Each material is typical for one of the six stations. The starting points can be easily reached by public transport and by car.

    Information pillars:
    Glass Museum Rheinbach 
    Ruins of Tomburg, Rheinbach
    Potter’s place Adendorf, Wachtberg
    Wachtberg
    Dächelsberg, Wachtberg
    Rodderberg, Wachtberg

    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    279 m
    Lowest point
    107 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 26.06%Dirt road 0.54%Forested/wild trail 60.45%Path 9.63%Road 2.56%Unknown 0.74%
    Asphalt
    8.8 km
    Dirt road
    183 m
    Forested/wild trail
    20.5 km
    Path
    3.3 km
    Road
    869 m
    Unknown
    251 m
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    Tips and suggestions

    www.naturpark-rheinland.de/feuerroute 

    Roadbook

    The route connects six stations over a distance of 33 km from Rheinbach to Wachtberg. These are the stations "Glass Museum Rheinbach", "Ruins of Tomburg", "Potter’s place Adendorf", "Wachtberg", as well as "Dächelsberg" and "Rodderberg". Each station is marked with an information pillar. At the same time, the stations are starting points for exciting discovery routes.  

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    Himmeroder Wall
    Bahnhof Rheinbach
    Windmühlenturm
    Römerkanal-Infozentrum
    Glasmuseum Rheinbach
    Glasmuseum Rheinbach
    Rheinbach, St-Martin
    Rheinbacher Burg Hexenturm
    Grabbach
    Waldkapelle
    Waldkapelle Rheinbach
    Waldkapelle
    Burg Münchhausen
    Burg Gudenau
    Burg Odenhausen
    Aussichtsturm
    Rolandsbogen
    Heinrichsblick
    Parkplatz

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Bus stop Himmeroder Wall Rheinbach
    Bus stop Niederbachem Vulkanstraße 

    Parking

    Parking lot Himmeroder Wall, 53359 Rheinbach
    Parking lot Broichhof, 53343 Wachtberg 

    Coordinates

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    50.624043, 6.949251
    DMS
    50°37'26.6"N 6°56'57.3"E
    UTM
    32U 354945 5610025
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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    33.8 km
    Duration
    8:25 h
    Ascent
    313 m
    Descent
    349 m
    Highest point
    279 m
    Lowest point
    107 m
    Public-transport-friendly Multi-stage route Scenic Family-friendly Geological highlights

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