Fire Route

8:25 h
33.84 km
313 m
349 m
107 m
279 m
172 m
Start: Rheinbach
Destination: Wachtberg-Niederbachem

ON A PASSIONATE DISCOVERY ROUTE

Between the Rhine and the Eifel, in the south of the Rheinland Nature Park, you will experience a hot piece of volcanic landscape.
Here in the Drachenfelser Ländchen, humans and nature have long lived with fire. Volcanic peaks, craters, and old quarries tell the story of the formation and slow erosion of the glowing mountains. And right in the middle are the traces of stonemasons and sculptors, churches, manor houses, and farms made of volcanic rock, potters and glassblowers with their fiery craft, and the delicious fruit brandies of the orchard meadows.

Flame shows the way
The symbol with the flame shows you the way on the "Fire Route". The route connects six stations over a distance of 33 km from Wachtberg to Rheinbach, which are starting points for exciting discovery routes. They are marked by information pillars. Each pillar is filled with stones made of different materials. Each material is typical for one of the six stations. The starting points can be easily reached by public transport and by car.

Information pillars:
Glass Museum Rheinbach
Ruins of Tomburg, Rheinbach
Potter’s place Adendorf, Wachtberg
Wachtberg
Dächelsberg, Wachtberg
Rodderberg, Wachtberg

Best to visit

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Depends on weather

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Directions

The route connects six stations over a distance of 33 km from Rheinbach to Wachtberg. These are the stations "Glass Museum Rheinbach", "Ruins of Tomburg", "Potter’s place Adendorf", "Wachtberg", as well as "Dächelsberg" and "Rodderberg". Each station is marked with an information pillar. At the same time, the stations are starting points for exciting discovery routes.

Tour information

Familiy-Friendly

Directions & Parking facilities

Parking lot Himmeroder Wall, 53359 Rheinbach
Parking lot Broichhof, 53343 Wachtberg

Bus stop Himmeroder Wall Rheinbach
Bus stop Niederbachem Vulkanstraße

Additional information

www.naturpark-rheinland.de/feuerroute

Author

Rhein-Voreifel Touristik e.V.

Organization

Rhein-Sieg Tourismus

Website

License (master data)

Map

Flyer Fire Route Rheinland Nature Park
The Nature Park Fire Route - leisure map scale 1:25,000 (€1)

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