Arensberg Hollowed Volcano – The Crime House Hillesheim loop from Hillesheim

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Arensberg Hollowed Volcano – The Crime House Hillesheim loop from Hillesheim

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Arensberg Hollowed Volcano – The Crime House Hillesheim loop from Hillesheim

03:41

13.4km

210m

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 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.09 km

Auf dem großen Scheid bei Berndorf

Nature Reserve

6.97 km

Forest trail at the Arensberg Volcano

Highlight • Forest

The most beautiful section of the trail on our hike to the Arensberg volcano

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7.18 km

Freedom Labyrinth in the Vulkaneifel Crater

Highlight • Structure

Great hard work made of basalt stones invites you to relax while using it.

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7.34 km

Tunnel Entrance to the Volcano Crater

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A little north of the two villages of Walsdorf and Zilsdorf is a highlight that every visitor to the Eifel with at least a little geological interest should have on …

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7.42 km

Arensberg Volcanic Crater and Stone Labyrinth

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The Arensberg, also called Arnulphusberg, is a 561.3 m above sea level mountain in the Vulkaneifel. The former volcano is located near Zilsdorf in the Vulkaneifel district of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The …

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7.55 km

Arensberg Hollowed Volcano

Highlight • Volcano

Here you can drive through a short tunnel into the volcanic crater and discover interesting things there.

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7.70 km

Arnulphus Chapel (Heiligenhäuschen) near Walsdorf and Zilsdorf

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For a long time the Arnulphus Chapel stood high up on the mountain, visible from afar in a barren landscape. It was a place of faith for pilgrims who prayed …

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8.32 km

Bench with a view of the Vulkaneifel Geopark

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This place invites you to linger.

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13.2 km

The Crime House Hillesheim

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Hillesheim is the center of the Eifel crime thriller

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13.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

1.67 km

1.03 km

131 m

125 m

Surfaces

4.90 km

3.80 km

2.82 km

1.07 km

800 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

9°C

4°C

25 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

September 14, 2021,3 Tag 14.09.2021 Hillesheim – Kleine Kapelle Runde von Hillesheim

Today we started early again, first through the city therefore also the back and forth on the map.
After we left the city we passed an earthquake measuring station.

Behind the measuring station should be the Schwedenschanze bunker, but as it turned out, all the bunkers were blown up by the Allies in 1948. There are only a few bits …

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