Hiking Trail recommended route

Traumpfad Wacholderweg

· 21 reviews · Hiking Trail · Eifel
Responsible for this content
Traumpfade im Rhein-Mosel-Eifel-Land Verified partner  Explorers Choice 
  • Blick vom Wabelsberg
    Blick vom Wabelsberg
    Photo: Klaus-Peter Kappest, Traumpfade im Rhein-Mosel-Eifel-Land

A premium-quality trail through unspoilt nature, juniper heaths and every sort of forest. Whoever would like to experience a little more can combine the Juniper Trail with the Mountain Heath Trail to make a long circular tour.

moderate
Distance 8.6 km
3:00 h
264 m
264 m
580 m
380 m

Highlights at Traumpfad

  • Renatured areas of juniper heathland
  • Distant views of the Eifel
  • Nette valley
  • Wabelsberg Nature Reserve
  • Büschberg

Author’s recommendation

 

 

Profile picture of Nicole Pfeifer
Author
Nicole Pfeifer
Update: March 29, 2023
Premium route awarded the "Deutsches Wandersiegel"
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
580 m
Lowest point
380 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Track types

Asphalt 3.80%Forested/wild trail 21.85%Path 74.33%
Asphalt
0.3 km
Forested/wild trail
1.9 km
Path
6.4 km
Show elevation profile

Rest stops

Gasthaus Bendisberg

Safety information

Safety guidance – stay safe whilst hiking on the Traumpfade/Traumpfädchen

Hikers like narrow pathways, unspoilt natural trails (leading over the forest floor, across the grass or alongside streams) and rocky climbs which lead to spectacular views. It goes without saying that particular care should be exercised when taking such routes. 

Things to bear in mind when preparing for your hike     

  • Wear proper clothing that is appropriate to the weather conditions and that will protect you against the cold and the wet or the heat and the sun.
  • Schedule suitable breaks during your hike and make sure that you conserve energy.
  • Take sufficient liquids with you. Establishments selling refreshments are not available everywhere.
  • When hiking on the Traumpfade, please wear appropriate hiking boots which provide a sufficient foothold on slippery, steep, rocky and uneven paths.
  • If you do not feel that you are able to negotiate certain parts of the route, then you should avoid such sections or else turn back. Natural pathways may become muddy and treacherous, especially in unfavourable weather.
  • In autumn in particular, please remember that leaves lying on the ground may be concealing bumps, routes, stones or holes in the path.
  • You will need to expect route impairments of this kind if you are intending to undertake a hike.
  • Before setting out, visit https://www.traumpfade.info/traumpfade/wege-status/ in order to find out whether the route you intend to hike is closed or whether diversions are in place. Construction works, timber felling or other disruptions may also be planned.
  • Recommended hiking season: April to October

Tips and hints

Touristik-Büro Vordereifel, Tel.: +49 (0)2651/800995, tourismus@vordereifel.de,  www.naturerlebnis-vordereifel.de

Projektbüro Traumpfade, Tel.: +49 (0)261/108419, info@traumpfade.info  , www.traumpfade.info

 

Traumpfade-App

Traumpfade-App für iOS: App bei iTunes download

Traumpfade-App für Android: App bei Google play download

 

Start

56729 Langscheid Wabelsberger Wacholderhütte (Neuer Weg 16) (532 m)
Coordinates:
DD
50.382552, 7.108511
DMS
50°22'57.2"N 7°06'30.6"E
UTM
32U 365525 5582876
w3w 
///wallet.hesitant.engravings

Destination

56729 Langscheid Wabelsberger Wacholderhütte (Neuer Weg 16)

Turn-by-turn directions

The starting point of this Traumpfad is the Wabelsberg Juniper Hut at the upper end of Langscheid. The trail goes through beautiful heathland around the Webelsberg mountain with views of the East Eifel mountain tops covered with forest. Crossing the plateau the trail goes past Langenfeld with its distinctive church (Eifel Cathedral).

Repeatedly interrupted by stretches of forest, the trail soon becomes a grassy footpath going uphill to the Büschberg mountain. The juniper heath, typical for the Vordereifel, invites the hiker to make a short pause at the beautifully designed resting place. Soon the path goes into the forest, where a branch leads to the neighbouring “Bergheidenweg”. The wide forest track twists its way downwards following a rippling brook and finally leads to the Nette valley.

And then the path goes a short while uphill along a grassy path with a view over the valley. The trail turns down into a forest of high beech trees and then downwards again towards Nette, before the final ascent starts through varied forest back to the Wabelsberg Juniper Hut.

Public transport

Destination stop: Netterhöfe junction.

Line: 820  Adenau - Hohe Acht - Hohenleimbach - Kempenich

www.vrminfo.de

 

By road

A 61 Exit Wehr/Nürburgring - B 412 towards Weibern - town central Weibern Richtung Mayen - after Hausten/Morswiesen right, towards Langscheid - 56729 Langscheid, Wabelsberger Wacholderhütte (Neuer Weg 16)

Parking

56729 Langscheid, Wabelsberger Wacholderhütte (Neuer Weg 16)

56729 Arft, town central

Coordinates

DD
50.382552, 7.108511
DMS
50°22'57.2"N 7°06'30.6"E
UTM
32U 365525 5582876
w3w 
///wallet.hesitant.engravings
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

  • Traumpfade & Traumpfädchen Band  2: Die 19 besten Premium-Rundwanderungen in der Vordereifel, Ulrike Poller & Wolfgang Todt ISBN: 978-3-934342-61-3
  •  27 Premium-Rundwege Traumpfade, Jubiläumsausgabe 10 Jahre Traumpfade,  Ulrike Poller & Wolfgang Todt, ISBN: 978-3-942779-43-2

Author’s map recommendations

  • Osteifel mit Laacher-See-Gebiet Wanderkarte 1:25.000 ISBN: 978-3-921805-63-3

Equipment

Sturdy shoes are recommended for the tour!

Trail closure can be found at: https://www.traumpfade.info/traumpfade/wege-status/

 


Questions and answers

Ask the first question

Would you like to the ask the author a question?


Rating

3.4
(21)
Nina Dittrich
May 21, 2023 · Community
Also uns hat dieser Traumpfad besonders gut gefallen ( und wir sind schon alle Traumpfade mehrmals gewandert) . Diese Ruhe und die Natur dieses Traumpfades fanden bzw. finden wir einfach traumhaft.
Show more
Daniel Bürger 
November 04, 2022 · Community
schöne kleine Wandwerung, wenn die Heide blüht fühlt man sich ein wenig wie in der Lüneburger Heide
Show more
M H
August 26, 2022 · Community
Bis Büschberg ist die Tour sehr schön. Danach eher Alptraumpfad als Traumpfad. Breite Forstwege, langweilige Streckenführung, wäre bestimmt mehr drin gewesen, keine Ahnung wer diese Wegführung ausgesucht hat. Ein grosses Lob an die Damen der Wachholderhütte, der leckere Kuchen hat die langweilige Wanderung entschädigt.
Show more
Show all reviews

Photos from others

+ 25

Reviews
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
8.6 km
Duration
3:00 h
Ascent
264 m
Descent
264 m
Highest point
580 m
Lowest point
380 m
Circular route Scenic Geological highlights Flora Fauna

Weather at the route's trailhead

Statistics

  • Content
  • Show images Hide images
Features
2D 3D
Maps and trails
  • 13 Waypoints
  • 13 Waypoints
Distance  km
Duration : h
Ascent  m
Descent  m
Highest point  m
Lowest point  m
Push the arrows to change the view