Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Nürburg · Updated on 13 November 2026
Ville-Eifel-Weg walk
Ville-Eifel-Weg is a walk of 202.6 km from Nürburg. Along the way you'll find 419 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 9 public toilets.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 202.6 km
- ± 50:50 h
- ↑ 3,514 m · ↓ 3,882 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 419 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 9 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
17 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 9 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Elke Wetzig (User:Elya) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: DePr · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Klaus Graf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Attraction
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Photo: Wikimisch11 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,514 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,882 m
- Highest point
- 694 m
- Lowest point
- 65 m
- 5-10% slope · 32.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 7.1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1 km
- 16 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
202.6 km in total- Track: 131.6 km
- Path: 29.1 km
- Street: 26.1 km
- Road: 6.6 km
- Busy road: 4.1 km
- Footpath: 3.2 km
- Stairs: 16 stairs
Surfaces
202.6 km in total- Gravel: 52.3 km
- Asphalt: 43.8 km
- Unpaved: 38.2 km
- Paved: 4 km
- Natural: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 62 km
About the walking route Ville-Eifel-Weg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Ville-Eifel-Weg is a walking route of 202.6 km that starts in Nürburg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Brühl and finish in Trier.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,514 m in total and descend 3,882 m. There are 16 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 50:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (131.6 km), path (29.1 km) and street (26.1 km). Of the surface, 52.3 km gravel and 43.8 km asphalt. For 62 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 419 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 9 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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NürburgringAttraction · 773 m from the route - 2
Porta NigraAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 3
KaiserthermenArchaeological site · 1.9 km from the route - 4
Dom St. Peter zu TrierAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 5
LiebfrauenkircheAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 6
Karl-Marx-HausMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 7
RömerbrückeAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 8
BarbarathermenArchaeological site · 1.7 km from the route - 9
AmphitheaterAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 10
Igeler SäuleAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 11
KonstantinbasilikaAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 12
Teilstück Römische WasserleitungRuins · 714 m from the route - 13
St. PaulinAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 14
St. MatthiasAttraction · 3 km from the route - 15
Radioteleskop EffelsbergAttraction · 5.7 km from the route - 16
Freilichtmuseum Roscheider HofMuseum · 7 km from the route - 17
Schumannhaus und Schumann-GrabmalMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 18
Poppelsdorf PalaceAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 19
FrankenturmAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 20
Electoral PalaceAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 21
WolfsburgCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 22
LVR Museum of Industry: Mueller Cloth MillMuseum · 9.2 km from the route - 23
Burg HeimerzheimCastle · 114 m from the route - 24
TomburgAttraction · 115 m from the route - 25
Nürburg (Ruine)Attraction · 135 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ville-Eifel-Weg?
Ville-Eifel-Weg is 202.6 km long. Allow ± 50:50 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Brühl to Trier.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Nürburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,514 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 9 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Glasmuseum, Wasserturm and Dronketurm.
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