Fire route
| Fire route | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| length | 33 km |
| location | Meckenheim , Rheinbach , Wachtberg in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Supervised by | Rhineland Nature Park |
| Starting point |
Rheinbach 50 ° 37 ′ 27.2 ″ N , 6 ° 56 ′ 57.3 ″ E |
| Target point |
Rodderberg in Wachtberg- Niederbachem 50 ° 38 ′ 41.6 ″ N , 7 ° 11 ′ 18 ″ E |
| Type | trail |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| season | all year round |
Map with all coordinates: The fire route is a 33 km long themed hiking trail between Rheinbach and Wachtberg in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia . It runs through the landscape in the southern Rhineland Nature Park, which is partly shaped by old volcanoes . The subject of “fire” is addressed in a variety of ways at individual stations along the route. Waymark is a stylized flame. The hiking trail was officially opened in April 2015. The trail is of medium difficulty.
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The fire route leads from the Himmeroder Hof nature park center in the “glass city” of Rheinbach to the forest chapel and through the Rheinbach forest on to Tomburg . On dirt roads between Wormersdorf and Ersdorf , the path goes along the Ersdorfer Bach and the Swist past Meckenheim to Adendorf . Adendorf is known for its traditional pottery as well as the Münchhausen Castle and the Adendorf moated castle .
The fire route continues through the southern Kottenforst to Gudenau Castle in Villip and from there via Holzem to the original area of the Drachenfelser Ländchen . The hilly landscape of the Drachenfelser Ländchen is characterized by various peaks of volcanic origin. A striking mountain is the 258 m high Wachtberg , after which the municipality of Wachtberg was named in 1969 and which, like most of the peaks in the Drachenfelser Ländchen, served as a quarry for many years. Past the Stumpeberg , the path continues through Berkum towards the cathedral quarry on Hohenberg . The Romans already used the trachyte , in the 19th century stones were cut there for Cologne Cathedral .
The fire route leads through Kürrighoven and Oberbachem to the Dächelsberg . The Dächelsberg between Oberbachem and Niederbachem is also of volcanic origin. The mountain, including the lake and quarry, has been under nature protection since 2002.
The end point of the fire route is the Rodderberg above the Rhine . A volcano last erupted there 250,000 years ago and formed a large crater. The border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate runs through the crater .
Circular routes
There are also six circular routes between 3 and 12 km in length signposted along the fire route:
- Rheinbacher-Wald-Runde (11.8 km - easy)
- Tomburg circuit (9.8 km - medium): Waldkapelle, Tomburg, Todenfeld , Waldkapelle
- Adendorf pottery trail (2.7 km - easy)
- Hümerich Loop (6.2 km - medium): around Berkum
- Dächelsberg circuit (7.3 km - medium): around Oberbachem and Kürrighoven
- Around the Rodderberg (3.2 km - easy)
Web links
- The Rhineland Fire Route Nature Park (official homepage)
- Fire route leaflet
Individual evidence
- ^ Rhineland Nature Park: Course of the fire route
- ↑ Ordinance on the Dächelsberg / Ließemer Berg nature reserve, municipality of Wachtberg, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis dated November 11, 2002 ( memento of the original dated October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: Der Rodderberg, leaflet ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
