Crime Scene on the Steinert
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 955 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 955 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,066 ft
- TrailRank
-
48
4
- Min elevation
- 1,534 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 4 hours 28 minutes
- Coordinates
- 875
- Uploaded
- September 30, 2015
- Recorded
- September 2015
near Kronenburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland)
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Itinerary description
Kronenburg is a pretty little town, with ruins of a castle, an event-hotel, good pubs and an environment that invites hikers. Most visitors come because of the ruins and the town, and do not know what else they miss.
The trail starts on the highest parking lot of Kronenburg, near the gate to the old town. This is convenient if you want to start with a visit to the ruins. For the hike proper, one first has to descend to the Kyll stream. Near the bridge across the Kyll are several opportunities to get lost, so follow the coordinates. You will also pass the old Fire House.
Then ascend Steinert mountain. The Steinert has two summits, both of them round hills without much of a view. We’ll keep them for our next visit to the area.
This is followed first by a gradual, later more serious descend to the Tauberkyll Stream. In September, there were plenty of mushrooms, including the fly agaric or fly amanita (Amanita muscaria) which made it look like a crime scene.
In the Tauberkyll valley, a short excursion leads to the Matthias Cross.
The trail runs through Hallschlag and then follows the bank of the Tauberkyll. Eventually, one reaches the Kronenburg Lake, which is crossed over a weir. A nice path follows the shore to the dam, with a last push back up to the ruins.
The trail follows the route 24 of the Rother Eifel Wanderführers (3. edition, 2000).
For the German text follow the link.
The trail starts on the highest parking lot of Kronenburg, near the gate to the old town. This is convenient if you want to start with a visit to the ruins. For the hike proper, one first has to descend to the Kyll stream. Near the bridge across the Kyll are several opportunities to get lost, so follow the coordinates. You will also pass the old Fire House.
Then ascend Steinert mountain. The Steinert has two summits, both of them round hills without much of a view. We’ll keep them for our next visit to the area.
This is followed first by a gradual, later more serious descend to the Tauberkyll Stream. In September, there were plenty of mushrooms, including the fly agaric or fly amanita (Amanita muscaria) which made it look like a crime scene.
In the Tauberkyll valley, a short excursion leads to the Matthias Cross.
The trail runs through Hallschlag and then follows the bank of the Tauberkyll. Eventually, one reaches the Kronenburg Lake, which is crossed over a weir. A nice path follows the shore to the dam, with a last push back up to the ruins.
The trail follows the route 24 of the Rother Eifel Wanderführers (3. edition, 2000).
For the German text follow the link.
Waypoints
Car park
1,796 ft
KR 01-Parkplatz
Ruins
1,800 ft
KR 02-Burg
Intersection
1,710 ft
KR 03-Gabel
Intersection
1,648 ft
KR 04-Gabel
Waypoint
1,646 ft
KR 05-Abwärts
Bridge
1,537 ft
KR 06-Kyll Brücke
Intersection
1,744 ft
KR 10-Gabel
Intersection
1,689 ft
KR 11-Gabel
Religious site
Panorama
Wilderness hut
Intersection
1,698 ft
KR 15-Gabel
Intersection
1,661 ft
KR 16-Gabel
Bridge
1,649 ft
KR 17-Brücke
Bridge
1,610 ft
KR 18-Brücke
Waterfall
Lake
1,635 ft
KR 20-Damm
Intersection
1,632 ft
KR 21-Gabel
Intersection
1,745 ft
KR 22-Gabel
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Schöne Tour - einfach und abwechslungsreich. Wir sind sie mit 2 Achtjährigen gegangen. Es war ganz easy.