Schalkenbach Creek Bed – Shelter in the wild garlic forest loop from Hersdorf

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Wallersheim

Schalkenbach Creek Bed – Shelter in the wild garlic forest loop from Hersdorf

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Schalkenbach Creek Bed – Shelter in the wild garlic forest loop from Hersdorf

02:04

7.45km

130m

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: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.56 km

Schalkenbach Creek Bed

Highlight • River

When we visited today, the creek bed was unfortunately completely dry. But here, too, you can still clearly see the traces of the flooding of 14/15. July 2021.

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1.64 km

Path Along the Stream in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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2.09 km

Wild Garlic Fields in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Highlight • Forest

"Slightly downhill, the soon to be natural slope leads us to Schönecker Schweiz.
We were just amazed at the wild garlic blossom, now it really knocks us off the pedestal: …

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2.89 km

Shelter in the wild garlic forest

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here you can still find a refuge and in April and May lots of wild garlic

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3.36 km

Stream Crossing in Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

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The stream doesn't always have water! Only after the snow melts or when it has rained for a long time.

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4.84 km

Historic Wayside Cross of Saint Anthony

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Beautiful wayside cross carved out of sandstone, which is over 250 years old. The cross is in very good condition.

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7.02 km

Schneifel Trail Picnic Area with Information Board

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very nice place with a table and 2 benches and a large information board

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7.15 km

Dolomite Wall – Felsenmeer Am Walbert

Highlight • Natural Monument

From a stone wall of ancient life
"I am ancient, even by geological standards. In my first million years, my home was on the Tropic of Capricorn, on the shelf …

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7.45 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.03 km

275 m

156 m

Surfaces

2.75 km

2.54 km

2.08 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

11°C

4°C

62 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 9, 2025,(🇩🇪 BIT-PRÜ 2025-08-09) Einstiegsrunde Schönecker Schweiz 7,2 km

Following a recommendation from @Anita, we made our first visit to Schönecker Schweiz today.
Our conclusion: A successful mix of well-maintained, easier trails with great views and interesting adventure trails (e.g., Hohl-Ley Cave, Felsenmeer am Wabert) with appealing gradients.
Hailey was a bit disappointed because she couldn't splash around in the Schalkenbach stream (the streambed was dry today), but she …

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April 20, 2025,Schalkenbach-Schönecker Schweiz

A tour through the Felsenmeer (Sea of Rocks) and Schönecker Schweiz (Switzerland).
Of course, not without picking some wild garlic for the Easter dumplings.

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June 9, 2022,Schneifelpfad🦋 bei Hersdorf zur Hohl-Ley 🦇

Since the rain stopped and we didn't have anything planned for the afternoon, we decided to run a second lap today. Namely in Schönecker Switzerland. The round shouldn't be too big, so we started up in Hersdorf (no parking lot) and made our way to the cave. But it is not a stalactite cave (as advertised in komoot). You can't …

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