St. Joseph Wayside Shrine – Hotel Blue Corner, Adenau loop from Adenau

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St. Joseph Wayside Shrine – Hotel Blue Corner, Adenau loop from Adenau

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St. Joseph Wayside Shrine – Hotel Blue Corner, Adenau loop from Adenau

03:22

11.7km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.13 km

Burial Grotto on the Adenau Way of the Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

The impressive structure of this open-air Stations of the Cross, beautifully embedded in nature a little above the village of Adenau, has two grottos:
+ At the beginning one with …

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1.71 km

Forest sofa with a view of Leimbach

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this beautiful bench you can take a short break with a wonderful view after the ascent (coming from Adenau).
The Eifel ladder also passes here when coming from the Hohe Acht.

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5.24 km

St. Joseph Wayside Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

It is not, as incorrectly stated in the highlight name, a wayside cross, but a holy shrine. It is dedicated (this is correctly reproduced) to Saint Joseph, the husband of …

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10.7 km

Hotel Blue Corner, Adenau

Highlight • Restaurant

The old half-timbered houses in the center of Adenau are very nice to look at. There is also a great bakery here - Schillinger. There are very tasty baked goods from the charcoal oven.

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11.0 km

Steinweg With Historic Half-Timbered Houses

Highlight • Historical Site

Follow the small stone path past the St. Josef Hospital, a hospital and orphanage built in 1867. You can admire beautiful old stone and half-timbered houses with lovely gardens. Continuing along Kollengasse you come out at the market.

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11.4 km

Silberpfeil Monument at Stenze Eck Roundabout

Highlight • Monument

At the entrance to Adenau there is a silver arrow on the roundabout, which was created on the initiative of the Carnival Association for the 90th birthday of the Nürburgring.

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.95 km

2.32 km

293 m

155 m

Surfaces