Trass caves – Waterfall in the Wolfsschlucht loop from Burgbrohl

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Trass caves – Waterfall in the Wolfsschlucht loop from Burgbrohl

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Trass caves – Waterfall in the Wolfsschlucht loop from Burgbrohl

05:09

18.1km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.84 km

Trass Cliffs of Niederzissen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Slag ejection from the eruption of the Laacher See volcano.

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2.12 km

Trass caves

Highlight • Cave

"The sky in the Brohl Valley darkened as the Laacher See volcano erupted just five kilometers away. A blazing-hot mixture of lava particles and gases shot into the atmosphere at …

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2.57 km

Wolf Gorge Waterfall and Trass Cliffs

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

You should definitely go there during the week, on the weekend it is quite crowded. But it's worth it.

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3.59 km

Wolfsschlucht — Exposed Tree Roots

Highlight • Natural Monument

Old tree with exposed roots, looks like in a fantasy film, really great! In the Wolfsschlucht one encounters several of these little wonders!

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3.65 km

Wolfsschlucht Gorge and Tönissteiner Bach Waterfall

Highlight • Gorge

Great rock formations, jungle atmosphere, bubbling springs in the stream bed and even a waterfall are offered.

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3.85 km

Exposed Beech Roots in Wolfsschlucht

Highlight • Natural Monument

Those roots are really reminiscent of an octopus. It's amazing that the tree still has such stability.

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3.95 km

Waterfall in the Wolfsschlucht

Highlight • Waterfall

Very idyllic place, jungle atmosphere.
A real highlight on the hike

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8.20 km

Laacher Lake

Highlight • Lake

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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18.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.85 km

2.75 km

2.43 km

2.09 km

688 m

296 m

Surfaces

6.71 km

3.97 km

3.08 km

2.34 km

1.39 km

613 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

August 14, 2025,Zu den Trasshöhlen, durch die Wolfsschlucht… 🥾🥾☀️🔥🥵🥵

After yesterday's lazy day of swimming and lounging around and in Lake Laach, today we headed to the Lydia Tower. From there, you have a great panoramic view of Glees and across Lake Laach with its Benedictine Abbey.
A bit of uphill and downhill, along the Volcano and Panorama Trail, we reached the Vineyard Pavilion. There we enjoyed our "second …

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August 14, 2025,Trasshöhlen und Wolfsschlucht 🌳☀️💦🥾

Today we headed to the Trass Caves in the Brohl Valley. We set off from the hiking car park at the Lydia Tower. From there, we immediately had a fantastic view of and over Lake Laach.😳
We continued through a beautiful deciduous forest, along the Volcano and Panorama Trail, to the Vineyard Pavilion. There, we had our second breakfast before …

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