View of Lake Laach – Laacher Lake loop from Wassenach

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

Nickenich

View of Lake Laach – Laacher Lake loop from Wassenach

Moderate

4.6

(60)

237

hikers

View of Lake Laach – Laacher Lake loop from Wassenach

03:08

11.2km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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921 m

View of Lake Laach

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Every break at this beautifully situated lake is recommended.

Even today when it rained I enjoyed the view for five minutes!

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2.29 km

View of Maria Laach Abbey

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⛪️A wonderful panorama 🎨💙.
Either directly along the lake or a little higher up on a gravel hiking trail🥾🥾🎒.
The Maria Laach Abbey⛪️ can be seen every now and then. …

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2.48 km

Laacher Lake

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There are many places on Laacher See where you can discover mofettes. In my opinion, most of them are in this section. Have fun marveling and listening. Listening was what fascinated me most.

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5.09 km

Laacher See Loop Trail

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You have to go over many bridges... to circumnavigate the lake.

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5.35 km

View of Maria Laach Abbey

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Nice view of the monastery. It's worth a visit.

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5.43 km

Trail along Lake Laach

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Pedal boating on a volcano. Where can you do that? ;)

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5.58 km

View of Lake Laach

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At the back of this beautiful view is a bench with a bronze sculpture called "Man of Sorrows".

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.49 km

2.22 km

600 m

494 m

259 m

148 m

Surfaces

4.68 km

3.04 km

2.62 km

691 m

178 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

15°C

6°C

83 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

July 24, 2026,Blick auf den Laacher See – Laacher See Runde von Wassenach

Today a hike with my neighbor from the restaurant Vulkan Waldfrieden at Laacher See.
From the parking lot, it goes down to the Laacher See, partly over narrow paths.
We walk along the shore of the lake to the Maria Laach Abbey.
Here we leave the hiking trail and follow a beautiful forest path to the highest point of the …

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June 4, 2024,Vom Laacher See 🏖 zum Kloster Maria Laach ⛪️

Today we are parked with the motorhome on the shore of Lake Laach. From the campsite we went on a lovely hike to the Maria Laach Monastery ⛪️ in the afternoon.

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