For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Rhineland-Palatinate. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful long-distance hikes.
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The 10 Most Beautiful long-distance hikes in Rhineland-Palatinate

Long-Distance Hiking
· Luxembourg
On the European Long Distance Trail E3 through Luxembourg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
220.9 km
60:00 h
5,665 m
5,505 m
On the Luxembourg stage of the European Long Distance Trail E3, you hike from Perl/Schengen via Remichen, Grevenmacher, Echternach, Vianden, Clervaux and Wiltz to Esch-sur-Sûre and along the Sûre to Martelange on the Belgian border.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Pfalz
Four-country trail
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Difficulty
difficult
160.8 km
43:00 h
2,914 m
3,421 m
The Vier-Länder-Weg from Donnersberg to Wertheim is a varied long-distance hiking trail through the regions of Rheinhessen, Bergstra;e and Odenwald, the four federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hessen, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg as well as the three wine-growing regions of Rheinhessen, Bergstra;e and Franconia.

Long-Distance Hiking
The Rheinsteig
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Difficulty
moderate
Multi-stage route
327.5 km
102:00 h
10,093 m
10,064 m
On varied paths, the Rheinsteig leads through the narrow valleys of the Rhine. Between Bonn, Koblenz and Wiesbaden there are spectacular views of the culture and landscape of the Rhine valley.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Niederrhein
European Long Distance Trail E8 - German section from the Lower Rhine to Lower Bavaria
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Difficulty
difficult
1,485.2 km
400:00 h
21,058 m
20,596 m
The European Long Distance Trail E8 runs from Dursey Head in Ireland across the sea to England and then crosses the European mainland almost diagonally to the Polish-Ukrainian border. It currently measures around 4390 km and is to be extended to the Black Sea in the future. In Germany, we walk along the E8 from the Dutch border near Nijmegen to Oberkappel in the German-Austrian border region.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Region Köln-Bonn
High above the Rhine from Bonn to Oppenheim
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Difficulty
moderate
236.6 km
72:00 h
4,612 m
4,554 m
Formerly signposted as the "Rheinhöhenweg", the route takes us on the left bank of the Rhine from Bonn's Godesburg Castle over the heights of the Middle Rhine Valley to Bingen and along the edge of the Rhine-Hessian hills via Mainz to our destination of Oppenheim am Rhein.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Eifel
The Eifelsteig - A long-distance hiking trail through the Eifel from Aachen to Trier
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Difficulty
moderate
closed
317.2 km
91:00 h
6,617 m
6,711 m
The Eifelsteig, designed according to the quality criteria of the German Hiking Seal, takes us from Aachen to Trier. Along the way, we cross the Eifel along beautiful and scenic paths.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Romantischer Rhein
Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
118.8 km
38:55 h
3,924 m
3,893 m
Experience the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley with many views and vistas of the Rhine between the mouth of the Nahe in Bingen and Deutsches Eck in Koblenz.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Ahrtal
AhrSteig Stage 5: Kreuzberg to Walporzheim (17.2 km)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
Open
14.5 km
5:05 h
561 m
620 m
This is the most spectacular and difficult stage with its fantastic views, natural paths and adventurous climbs. We wish you much pleasure!

Long-Distance Hiking
· Binnenland Schleswig-Holstein
European Long Distance Trail E1 - German section from Flensburg to Constance
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
1,928.5 km
518:00 h
26,374 m
25,977 m
The German section of the European long-distance hiking trail E1 runs well signposted once across Germany – from Flensburg in the north to Konstanz in the south.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Romantischer Rhein
Hunsrück Heights Trail
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Difficulty
moderate
168.3 km
65:00 h
4,491 m
4,446 m
The Hunsrück Heights Trail leads you over almost 170 km to the highest peaks of the low mountain range in the centre of Rhineland-Palatinate. From the banks of the Rhine in Boppard to Bernkastel-Kues on the Moselle.
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Eifelsteig Etappe 09: Hillesheim - Gerolstein by Christiane
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Moselsteig Trail Stage 09: Neumagen-Dhron – Kesten/Osann-Monzel by Christiane
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Eifelsteig Etappe 08: Mirbach - Hillesheim by Renate
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