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Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Metterich

War Memorial Chapel in the Eifel Forest – Niche cross on Waldstraße loop from Metterich

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Metterich

War Memorial Chapel in the Eifel Forest – Niche cross on Waldstraße loop from Metterich

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War Memorial Chapel in the Eifel Forest – Niche cross on Waldstraße loop from Metterich

01:58

7.30km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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670 m

War Memorial Chapel in the Eifel Forest

Highlight • Religious Site

The warrior chapel was inaugurated in 1957. It commemorates those who fell in the two world wars, but also those of 1870. It also commemorates the crash of a fighter …

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1.59 km

Stone Cross Memorial in the Eifel Forest

Highlight • Monument

The grave cross may actually be a repurposed grave cross from 1890.
Inscription: "There is salvation in the cross."
(Source: metterich.de/ort-und-region/wegekreuze
kulturdb.de/alleobjekte.php?kat=c&kd=Bildst%C3%B6cke%20und%20Kreuzwegstationen)

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2.45 km

Horkreuz

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The Horkreuz was erected in the 18th century by Jacob Hor from Metterich at the age of 22. It is opposite the Waldhof on the edge of the forest. The upper relief of the Pieta is original.
(Source: metterich.de/ort-und-region/wegekreuze
kulturdb.de/alleobjekte.php?kat=c&kd=Bildst%C3%B6cke%20und%20Kreuzwegstationen)

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4.76 km

Cilienkreuz

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The Cilienkreuz stands in today's Katzengraben on a former connecting road to Dudeldorf. The cross reports on the (violent) death of Katharina Cilien from Dudeldorf at this point in 1781.
(Source: metterich.de/ort-und-region/wegekreuze
kulturdb.de/alleobjekte.php?kat=c&kd=Bildst%C3%B6cke%20und%20Kreuzwegstationen)

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5.78 km

Niche cross on Waldstraße

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The niche cross on Waldstrasse dates from 1650 and originally stood on the connecting road to Dudeldorf, framed by three poplar trees. Its builder was possibly Asmus Peter. There was …

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6.44 km

Memorial Cross

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The monument cross possibly commemorates a tragic accident and was erected around 1900.
(Source: metterich.de/ort-und-region/wegekreuze
kulturdb.de/alleobjekte.php?kat=c&kd=Bildst%C3%B6cke%20und%20Kreuzwegstationen)

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7.30 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

1.02 km

964 m

193 m

Surfaces

3.52 km

2.32 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

39°C

21°C

14 %

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March 22, 2025,Bitburger Landgang: Mettericher Wegekreuze

Metterich is a municipality in the Eifel district of Bitburg-Prüm with approximately 600 inhabitants. It is located about 5 kilometers northeast of Bitburg and is crossed by the Kyll River. The town's attractions include the Catholic parish church and many old farms and houses.

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November 26, 2023,Mettericher Wegekreuze

komoot.com/de-de/collection/1908645/-bitburger-land-ein-wanderbuch-der-verborgenen-schaetze

I love wayside crosses! And that's probably no secret!

Wayside crosses tell a lot about the people of bygone times—their worries and hardships, their faith and superstition, their gratitude, their need to be remembered.
Today, social media provides us with a platform for public communication; in earlier times, it was the many small and large structures that stood along …

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War Memorial Chapel in the Eifel Forest – Niche cross on Waldstraße loop from Metterich

War Memorial Chapel in the Eifel Forest

Stone Cross Memorial in the Eifel Forest

Horkreuz

Cilienkreuz

Niche cross on Waldstraße

Memorial Cross

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