Grafschaft Trail

Hiking trails & Routes

Grafschaft Trail

Hard

4.6

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544

hikers

Grafschaft Trail

05:43

16.5km

400m

Hiking

This wonderful tour through the Vulkaneifel takes you to the plateaus near Pantenburg and Laufeld. The way back leads through the picturesque valley of the Lieser with many fantastic viewpoints. And the hike begins with a highlight: On the way out of Manderscheid you have a magnificent view of the…

by Eifel Tourismus

Last updated: March 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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832 m

Pellenkanzel Viewpoint

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Beautiful view, high above the river Lieser.

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13.5 km

Philosophers' Corner Viewpoint

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Fantastic view, but beware: narrow part of the path.

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15.3 km

View of the Burgweiher

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Here the Lieser feeds this small castle pond, which you have a wonderful view of from up here.

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16.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.55 km

3.95 km

1.16 km

1.06 km

817 m

Surfaces

4.42 km

4.04 km

2.86 km

2.51 km

1.45 km

1.26 km

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

February 25, 2024,Grafschaft-Pfad Manderscheid, 25.02.24

Somehow this isn't quite the original route. We had the wrong track 🤷🏻‍♀️

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August 18, 2025,Manderscheid - Lieserpfad & Grafschaftpfad

Garmin Recording
5.6 km/h ○Speed while moving
2:47:01 Time while moving
395 m elevation gain
24°C-29°C ☀️

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August 16, 2022,Grafschaft-Pfad – Eifelsteig Partnerwege

Today on the way on the county path in the Eifel near Manderscheid.
A very nice path, mostly on narrow paths in the forest, always beautiful views.

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April 22, 2026,Vulkaneifel-Pfad: Grafschaft-Pfad

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The Grafschaft-Pfad is a demanding highlight among the tours through the Vulkaneifel. The start is already dramatic, with the mighty castle complexes of Ober- and Niederburg Manderscheid - at almost 400 m, you are face-to-face with the castle town of Manderscheid.
The Grafschaft-Pfad, starting in the castle town of Manderscheid, partly runs on the Eifelsteig and Lieserpfad and …

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February 11, 2023,Vulkaneifel-Pfad: Grafschaft-Pfad (Manderscheid) 5⭐

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Wow, I'm totally blown away by the tour today 👌 fantastic paths on the slope, beautiful views over the heights of the Vulkaneifel 🔝 sometimes you walk along the Lieser path and the Eifelsteig - a dream 🤩

@franzlisa Thanks for the tip dear Franz 👌

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August 8, 2024,Rund um Manderscheid 2024-08-08/81

Today it was supposed to be the castle... ah yes, crap, it doesn't open until 11:00... well then let's just walk around the place a bit. The fairytale-like, almost 4km long path at the beginning really makes my hiking heart beat faster. Look there, look here and there, you can also discover something great. Time flies. Along the stream it …

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March 5, 2022,👣⛰ Grafschaft-Pfad ab/bis Manderscheid

bewegunghilft.de

The access from the paid car park below the Kurhaus in Grafenstrasse to the beginning of the hiking trail is about 1.8 km round trip, which must be added to the KM given on the Internet.

Great wooded path, always along plenty of water, Manderscheid always nice anyway, the last 4.5 km identical to both Eifelsteig and Lieserpfad.
The …

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January 12, 2025,Vulkaneifel-Pfad Grafschaft-Pfad

I started at the outdoor pool in Manderscheid, where there is a free car park. From there you can reach the hiking trail very quickly. The highlights of the tour are definitely the sections in the Liesertal. Here the trail runs on narrow paths together with the Eifelsteig, Lieserpfad and VulkaMaar-Pfad, which I already walked in November.

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May 4, 2021

This wonderful tour through the Vulkaneifel takes you to the plateaus near Pantenburg and Laufeld. The way back leads through the picturesque valley of the Lieser with many fantastic viewpoints. And the hike begins with a highlight: On the way out of Manderscheid you have a magnificent view of the Upper

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