Müllerthal is Everywhere
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Autore
Statistiche del percorso
- Distanza
- 9,83 km
- Dislivello positivo
- 310 m
- Difficoltà tecnica
- Medio
- Dislivello negativo
- 310 m
- Altitudine massima
- 356 m
- TrailRank
-
64
4,8
- Altitudine minima
- 227 m
- Tipo di percorso
- Anello
- Tempo
- 5 ore 14 minuti
- Coordinate
- 811
- Caricato
- 28 giugno 2018
- Registrato
- giugno 2018
vicino a Consdorf, Echternach (Lëtzebuerg)
Visualizzato 6168 volte, scaricato 393 volte
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Descrizione dell'itinerario
As soon as someone in a group of hikers mentions Echternach or Luxembourg's Little Switzerland, another one will mumble Müllerthal.
We wanted to find out - and discovered that Müllerthal describes an area, or feeling, rather than just a simple trail. Having said this, there is a signposted Müllerthal trail, which consists of three connected major loops, totalling more than 110 kilometers. There is an official website of this trail and hotels and tourist infos will readily supply you with a map. Inevitably, you will be forced to pick and chose your portions of the trail that you want to hike in a single day, especially if you wish to hike a smaller loop. You'll find out that there are countless other bits and pieces of trail strewn around the Echternach area, that are as good as the original signposted path. Müllerthal is everywhere.
If you travel with a GPS, we recommend to use a map such as the freely avaiable OSM-based Freizeitkarte BEL_NLD_LUX. This map has rather accurate positions of the various cliffs and attractions, as well as footpaths, and enables you to construct your own route.
This trail touches the original Müllerthal village, which today is an assemblage of restaurants. You may start the trail in Müllerthal, or - as we did - at a hiker's parking near Consdorf. The trail is interesting throughout, without any boring parts. This also makes the hike quite time consuming, as you will frequently stop for admiring the cliffs and taking photographs, and not least because there is a lot of up and down on stairs and sometimes ladders. With under 10 kilometer, this trail will take the better of a day for the average hiker.
From the Consdorf parking lot, the trail begins with a short but steep ascent to the Burgkapp cliff (way-point 2). As with many of the cliffs in the area, there are always side trails that explore the cliffs, their top, or the cracks.
The trails below the cliffs usually offer more dramatic views than those above them.
You also pass the Schelmenlay (lay meaning rock) at way-point 5, and the Rammelay at way-point 6.
Note that there has been a serious storm in early 2018, and some sections of the larger Müllerthal got damaged. By June 2018, a few sections remained unpassable - on our trail the bridge at way-point 12 was gone. Authorities had signposted a deviation (starting at way-point 11), but we preferred to follow our plan and waded through the stream.
If busy restaurants are not your thing, save you supplies for a picnic at way-point 15, which has a lofty shelter, and is about half way through our trail.
Soon after you arrive at the photogenic Schiessentümpel at way-point 17 - a waterfall of three little streams, which is pictured on many brochures of the area.
Two absolute highlights of the trail are still to come: the Eulenburg (owls castle) at way-point 19, and the Goldfralay at way-point 20. Both have a system of cracks and tunnels, with surprises at every turn. It is good to bring a light (smartphone or similar). The roundtrip at the Goldfralay (up and down)was so interesting, I did it twice!
While we recommend the route published here, note that GPS recording in terrain with steep valleys and along cliffs can be quite inaccurate, due to a loss of signal. We therefore recommend to check the downloaded route against the trails of the map.
We wanted to find out - and discovered that Müllerthal describes an area, or feeling, rather than just a simple trail. Having said this, there is a signposted Müllerthal trail, which consists of three connected major loops, totalling more than 110 kilometers. There is an official website of this trail and hotels and tourist infos will readily supply you with a map. Inevitably, you will be forced to pick and chose your portions of the trail that you want to hike in a single day, especially if you wish to hike a smaller loop. You'll find out that there are countless other bits and pieces of trail strewn around the Echternach area, that are as good as the original signposted path. Müllerthal is everywhere.
If you travel with a GPS, we recommend to use a map such as the freely avaiable OSM-based Freizeitkarte BEL_NLD_LUX. This map has rather accurate positions of the various cliffs and attractions, as well as footpaths, and enables you to construct your own route.
This trail touches the original Müllerthal village, which today is an assemblage of restaurants. You may start the trail in Müllerthal, or - as we did - at a hiker's parking near Consdorf. The trail is interesting throughout, without any boring parts. This also makes the hike quite time consuming, as you will frequently stop for admiring the cliffs and taking photographs, and not least because there is a lot of up and down on stairs and sometimes ladders. With under 10 kilometer, this trail will take the better of a day for the average hiker.
From the Consdorf parking lot, the trail begins with a short but steep ascent to the Burgkapp cliff (way-point 2). As with many of the cliffs in the area, there are always side trails that explore the cliffs, their top, or the cracks.
The trails below the cliffs usually offer more dramatic views than those above them.
You also pass the Schelmenlay (lay meaning rock) at way-point 5, and the Rammelay at way-point 6.
Note that there has been a serious storm in early 2018, and some sections of the larger Müllerthal got damaged. By June 2018, a few sections remained unpassable - on our trail the bridge at way-point 12 was gone. Authorities had signposted a deviation (starting at way-point 11), but we preferred to follow our plan and waded through the stream.
If busy restaurants are not your thing, save you supplies for a picnic at way-point 15, which has a lofty shelter, and is about half way through our trail.
Soon after you arrive at the photogenic Schiessentümpel at way-point 17 - a waterfall of three little streams, which is pictured on many brochures of the area.
Two absolute highlights of the trail are still to come: the Eulenburg (owls castle) at way-point 19, and the Goldfralay at way-point 20. Both have a system of cracks and tunnels, with surprises at every turn. It is good to bring a light (smartphone or similar). The roundtrip at the Goldfralay (up and down)was so interesting, I did it twice!
While we recommend the route published here, note that GPS recording in terrain with steep valleys and along cliffs can be quite inaccurate, due to a loss of signal. We therefore recommend to check the downloaded route against the trails of the map.
Waypoint
Waypoint
290 m
MT 01-Start Trail
Waypoint
0 m
MT 06-Rammelay
Waypoint
312 m
MT 07-Fork
Waypoint
272 m
MT 08-Fork
Waypoint
236 m
MT 09-Bridge
Waypoint
229 m
MT 10-Stonebridge
Waypoint
238 m
MT 11-Fork
Waypoint
280 m
MT 16-Chair
Waypoint
257 m
MT 17-Schiessentümpel Falls
Waypoint
0 m
MT 18-Tunnel
Waypoint
356 m
MT 21-Top of Goldfralay
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Great trail to follow with the nice blue flag markings every few 100 meters. Some parts we were not able to pass through due to rockfall or fallen trees.
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Nice walk - second half particularly fun
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Nice walk! 😄
Prachtige wandeling, goede schoenen met profiel aan te raden.
mooie route en knappe rotsformaties, wandeling gemaakt op 31.10.2022 MET een CHIHUAHUA !
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I wish we had read your explanation about the assumption that because it is noted as a relatively “short “ hike in distance, it is lengthy in the amount of time to complete it. The views are spectacular but negotiating all the steps (and they are constant) makes it impossible to traverse this area quickly. I would certainly do this hike again.