Dasburg: Hiking in the Our Valley and Discovering History

Hiking trails with different perspectives

Trail No. 8 highlights the ruins of Dasburg Castle, with views of the Our Valley, and recalls Dasburg’s history as a village of craftsmen. The route details make its length and difficulty clear: 10.7 km, moderately challenging and laid out as a circular route. If you include this route in your stay, you can take its length into account when planning your day, without confusing it with a short walk around the village.

Nature Park Südeifel Hiking Trail No. 9 offers a different perspective on the landscape. For roughly half its route, it follows the border river Our close to the banks, and for the other half, halfway up the slopes. Its described route therefore differs from No. 8, which passes through the winding Our Valley and returns to Dasburg through hillside forests. The Bunker Hiking Trail in the Our Valley and the Rellesmühle mill with its fish ladder are also near Hiking Trail No. 8.

The “From Grey to Green” hiking trail also starts in the Eifel village of Dasburg on the Our. It follows the former Westwall, built during the Nazi era. The trail’s name and route give the hike a historical dimension that differs from the landscapes along the river.

Castle Ruins, Village Centre and Historic Traces

For a shorter exploration, there is an audio tour through Dasburg’s village centre and castle grounds. The short route includes 10 stops with entertaining information about the eventful history of the village and its castle. It has a different focus from the hiking trails: rather than a circular route through the valley and hillside forests, it centres on local history and the castle grounds. A walk along the enclosing wall of Dasburg Castle is also well worth seeing.

The municipality of Dasburg is a member of the Gottfried von Bouillon Route association. The association aims to bring historic buildings in the border region of Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Rhineland-Palatinate to public attention. Dasburg can thus also be viewed in the context of the historic heritage of this border region.

A special detail from local tradition can be found in the altarpiece of the Plague Chapel: it probably dates from the 17th century and contains a 20 cm-tall late Gothic wooden Madonna in a glass case. A legend associated with the Plague Chapel tells that the wood-carved Virgin Mary was found on the rock three times before the chapel was built there. The artwork and the legend tell of the site’s significance in different ways.

Planning Your Stay in Dasburg

If you are looking for a holiday apartment for a stay that combines hiking and local history, you can base your decision on the experiences that matter most to you. The moderately challenging circular route No. 8 offers a specific longer hike starting and ending in the village centre; the audio tour is a short route through the village centre and castle grounds. With its sections close to the river and its route halfway up the slopes, No. 9 offers a distinctive perspective on the landscape. These differences can help you decide what kind of discovery you would like to include in your trip to Dasburg.

You can also include other village pages in your search: Großkampenberg, Eschfeld, Lauperath, Neurath, Plütscheid, Lichtenborn, Harspelt and Jucken.

For the broader travel overview: Arzfeld.