Geierlay suspension rope bridge – Cave Gorge Via Ferrata loop from Mörsdorf

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Geierlay suspension rope bridge – Cave Gorge Via Ferrata loop from Mörsdorf

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Geierlay suspension rope bridge – Cave Gorge Via Ferrata loop from Mörsdorf

06:32

22.7km

530m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 11.6 km for 278 m

After 12.5 km for 174 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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793 m

Forest Path to the Geierlay Suspension Bridge

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A very exciting path for which you need to have a good sense of running. Many people still walk here with strollers, even though you have to climb quite a bit in places. But you are rewarded with great views.

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1.85 km

Geierlay suspension rope bridge

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The bridge has a total length of 360 m and is thus one of the longest suspended rope bridges in Europe. The maximum height above the ground is just under …

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7.72 km

Path Along the Bildbach

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Gentle path over a bridge that follows the course of the Bildbach. Especially nice in the spring when the small stream has enough water.

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11.6 km

Schinnkaul via ferrata

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Very nice, not too difficult via ferrata without dizziness.

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12.4 km

Great Pulpit Viewpoint

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Several benches and a great lounger invite you to take a break with a view. In addition, there is a kind of "shelter" with storage space, which you have to …

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13.0 km

Cave Gorge Via Ferrata

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The highest ascent and descent on the Layensteig dream loop via two steel ladders. If you have weak nerves, you can use a steep serpentine path next door.

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13.2 km

Slate Mining Tunnels on Strimmiger Berg

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After the Prussian government had banned traditional straw roofing in the 19th century because of the high risk of fire, roofing slate gained economic importance on the Strimmiger-Berg. The municipalities …

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13.2 km

Miners' Shelter at Liesenich Slate Mine

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Accommodation at Liesenicher Schieferstollen.
The partially reconstructed building can be assigned to the still buried tunnel about 100 m above. Based on research, it can be assumed that the tunnel …

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13.8 km

Weiher

Lake

22.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

4.98 km

1.40 km

639 m

452 m

362 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

6.30 km

1.67 km

1.39 km

1.00 km

472 m

452 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

11°C

6°C

61 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

August 2, 2024,Wandeling

Nice challenging walk with beautiful highlights! A good tip: don't park your car in 1 of the 4 parking spaces in front of the bridge because the first 4 hours are 10 euros and then an additional euro every 15 minutes! I lost 17 euros... better to park somewhere else along the route and start from there

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February 20, 2023,Die Geierlay Hängeseilbrücke - Klettersteig Burgberg Runde von Mörsdorf

After two days of constant rain, we took advantage of the better weather today and went to the Geierlay suspension rope bridge, and later in the forest also took a few via ferratas with us.

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August 7, 2021,S-H Traumschleife Layensteig Strimmiger Berg & Geierlay Hängeseilbrücke

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Today's station wagon was a very nice round, it mainly ran through quaint, romantic stream valleys. The damp ground made it very muddy and slippery in places. The highlights were the via ferrata passages and the Geierlay suspension rope bridge, both of which are manageable. It felt like it was just uphill all day 😅.

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July 16, 2023,Burgberg- Schinnkaul– Höhlenschlucht-Klettersteig Runde von Mörsdorf

3 micro via ferrata and bridge 🥰 really nice tour

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May 1, 2023,🇩🇪3x klettersteig 💕👌 Eifelsüchtig

Höhlenslucht- Schinnkaul- and Burgberg klettersteig 1 hike! Super cool!!!
It was so much fun to enjoy nature, spotted a lot of wildlife!! Very cool to see the chamois on the mountain.
It was old-fashioned work again, sometimes on all fours but above, jumping over streams, rising and falling, quite a few altimeters and especially the steep parts with unstable ground. …

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September 30, 2022,Burgberg-Klettersteig, Höhlenschlucht & Geierlay Brücke, Runde von Mörsdorf

Thank you @Edith for the tip about the car park - we have now started from car park P4, which is available to visitors free of charge 🤓🤓

The round is fantastically beautiful and I can only recommend it to everyone 😍😍

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