Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Sinzig · Updated on 14 November 2026
Rotweinwanderweg walk
Rotweinwanderweg is a walk of 34.6 km from Sinzig. Along the way you'll find 140 benches and 3 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.
- 34.6 km
- ± 8:45 h
- ↑ 618 m · ↓ 499 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Sinzig
0 kmAt the start: 2 public toilets.
151 m · 3 benches
Burg Bodendorf
151 mCastle
6.6 km · 22 benches
Schloss Metternich
6.7 kmCastle
10.4 km · 33 benches
Gedenkstätte Silberbergtunnel
17.2 kmMonument
847 m · 6 benches
Museum Römervilla
18 kmMuseum
566 m · 5 benches
Dokumentationsstätte Regierungsbunker
18.6 kmPublic toilet
16 km · 71 benches
Finish
34.6 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 18.5 kmBetween 27 m and 18.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: GFreihalter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 151 m
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Photo: Sir Gawain · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 6.7 km
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Photo: Axel Hindemith · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMonument · after 17.2 km
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Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 18 km
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Photo: Morten Jensen from Randers, Denmark · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 18.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 618 m
- Down
- ↓ 499 m
- Highest point
- 296 m
- Lowest point
- 78 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 348 m
- 5 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
34.6 km in total- Track: 29.2 km
- Street: 3.3 km
- Path: 814 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Busy road: 275 m
- Road: 225 m
- Footpath: 175 m
Surfaces
34.6 km in total- Gravel: 13.2 km
- Asphalt: 10.5 km
- Paved: 2.9 km
- Unpaved: 2.5 km
- Natural: 725 m
- Unknown: 4.6 km
About the walking route Rotweinwanderweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Rotweinwanderweg is a walking route of 34.6 km that starts in Sinzig. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Burg Bodendorf (after 151 m), Schloss Metternich (after 6.7 km) and Gedenkstätte Silberbergtunnel (after 17.2 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 618 m in total and descend 499 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 8:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (29.2 km), street (3.3 km) and path (814 m). Of the surface, 13.2 km gravel and 10.5 km asphalt. For 4.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 140 benches and 3 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Rotweinwanderweg (Red Wine Trail) is a 35 km walking route through the vineyards of the Ahr valley, from Bad Bodendorf to the ruins of Are Castle above Altenahr; it opened in 1972. It links the wine villages of Heppingen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Walporzheim, Marienthal, Dernau, Rech and Mayschoß and mostly keeps to the north side of the valley. On the way you pass the Roman villa near Ahrweiler, the Government Bunker documentation site and the Silberberg Tunnel memorial. It follows farm tracks almost all the way, many of them tarmacked. We know of only 3 toilets and no drinking water.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Radioteleskop EffelsbergAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 2
Burg AreAttraction · 122 m from the route - 3
Bunte KuhAttraction · 205 m from the route - 4
Ruine LandskronCastle · 205 m from the route - 5
Weißer TurmMuseum · 295 m from the route - 6
SaffenburgAttraction · 310 m from the route - 7
Ehemalige Synagoge AhrweilerMuseum · 333 m from the route - 8
ObertorAttraction · 342 m from the route - 9
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 350 m from the route - 10
Stadtmauer mit WehranlageAttraction · 574 m from the route - 11
KrausbergturmObservation tower · 846 m from the route - 12
Winzermuseum BachemMuseum · 924 m from the route - 13
Burg KreuzbergCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 14
Felten TurmObservation tower · 2 km from the route - 15
Neuenahrer Berg TurmObservation tower · 2.2 km from the route - 16
Schloss SinzigCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 17
Friedensmuseum Brücke von RemagenMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 18
Friedenskapelle Schwarze MadonnaMemorial · 3.1 km from the route - 19
Schloss MarienfelsCastle · 3.2 km from the route - 20
Schloss VischelCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 21
SteckenbergturmObservation tower · 3.6 km from the route - 22
Fritzdorfer WindmühleAttraction · 3.7 km from the route - 23
Burg VilzeltCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 24
Burg OckenfelsCastle · 4.3 km from the route - 25
Willy-Brandt-ForumMuseum · 4.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Rotweinwanderweg?
Rotweinwanderweg is 34.6 km long. Allow ± 8:45 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Sinzig.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 618 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.5 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Bodendorf, Schloss Metternich and Gedenkstätte Silberbergtunnel.
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