View of Simonskall – Simonskall loop from Senkelbachquellen
View of Simonskall – Simonskall loop from Senkelbachquellen
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View of Simonskall – Simonskall loop from Senkelbachquellen
03:35
12.8km
250m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 23, 2026
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575 m
The Kall Stream
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719 m
Rest Area by the Kall River with Swimming Spot
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3.22 km
Kall Bridge Memorial
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During the retreat from Schmidt, the survivors had to cross the Kall Bridge when parts of the surrounding valley had already been recaptured by the Germans. Between November 7 and 9, the German medical officer Dr. Stüttgen was able to negotiate several ceasefires for the area around the bridge so that wounded soldiers on both sides could be cared for. The effect of these ceasefires was limited due to the confusing terrain. Nevertheless, German doctors and medics saved the lives of many US soldiers.
After the war, the governor of the state of Pennsylvania honored Dr. Stüttgen for this act of humanity. The events surrounding the Kall Bridge were immortalized in the painting "A Time for Healing," which can be seen in the United States National Guard Museum. A copy of the painting is in Vossenack's "Hürtgenwald 1944 and in Peace" museum.
Today, a sculpture by Michael Pohlmann stands on the bridge, reminding visitors of this moment of humanity in the midst of the horror. "I didn't want to create a hero's monument, no theatrical representation, no pathos, but rather to appear more modest with a simple form carved in stone, to honor the place where the events took place. A place where everything may have started out rationally, but then became more and more irrational and completely out of joint, until reason - or was it emotion? - made an encounter with humanity possible." Source: europeremembers.com/de/destination/kall-brucke
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3.53 km
Path Along the Kall Stream
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5.82 km
Demonstration charcoal kiln in the Huschelbach Valley
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12.3 km
View of Simonskall
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12.6 km
Simonskall
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12.6 km
Kremer Mill (Kremer-Mühle), Simonskall
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The smelter Simon Kremer built the Kremer-Hof, the so-called castle, in 1643. The mill was built in 1622. She worked until the 1920s. After that it was used to generate electricity for street lighting and the house.
It is a quarry stone building on an almost square floor plan with a hipped roof. The walls have small wooden stick windows. There is a small extension under the towed pent roof. The suspension of the overshot mill wheel and the upper ditch are still there.
The former mill is now used as a residential building.
The Kremer mill was entered under No. 18 on August 11, 1983 in the list of architectural monuments in Hürtgenwald.
muehlenverband-rheinland.de/Muehlen/Standorte-im-Rheinland/Kremer-Muehle
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12.8 km
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Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.1 km
730 m
667 m
274 m
Surfaces
6.48 km
2.46 km
2.40 km
1.17 km
177 m
< 100 m
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Highest point (410 m)
Lowest point (260 m)
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