Lauperath: Chapels, Circular Walks and the Mühlbach Valley

The Chapel and Chapel Circular Walk

The Chapel of the Three Holy Virgins Fides, Spees and Caritas is a two-bay hall church dating from the early 18th century, with a low medieval chancel tower. The combination of its architectural form and older tower makes it noteworthy for those interested in cultural history. The Lauperath Chapel Circular Walk starts at this chapel and links three chapels in Lauperath, Krautscheid and Bellscheid. This gives the building a second point of interest: it is also the starting point for a route whose religious buildings are spread across three named places. The Chapel Circular Walk therefore has a different focus from the nature park trails: the chapels and their locations take centre stage.

Circular Walks Between Heights, Meadows and the Mühlbach

Southern Eifel Nature Park Hiking Trail 91 is a circular route through the hilltop villages of Krautscheid, Lauperath and Bellscheid, as well as Waxweiler. Open fields and meadows largely define its well-tended cultural landscape. Southern Eifel Nature Park Hiking Trail 86 is another circular route, crossing the heights of Lauperath and Scheidchen and passing through the Mühlbach Valley. Its landscape includes an open plateau between cultivated fields and natural meadows, as well as woodland along the Mühlbach. The two routes can be distinguished by their surroundings: Trail 91 links several hilltop villages and Waxweiler with open fields and meadows; Trail 86 crosses the plateau and Mühlbach Valley, then follows the stream through woodland. If you are looking for open, well-tended cultural landscapes, Trail 91 may be a good choice; Trail 86 offers the described variety of heights, valley and woodland.

Lauperath-Scheidchen: The Mühlbach and an Animal Walk

In Lauperath-Scheidchen, the llama and alpaca walk with Verena Kauth lasts about 1.5 hours; a shorter alternative route is accessible to people with limited mobility. The approximate duration can be included as a separate activity in your daily plans. The shorter route offers another way to plan the activity over a different amount of time.

Which Experiences Matter When Looking for a Holiday Apartment

When looking for a holiday apartment, you can assess Lauperath according to your preferred holiday activities: the Chapel Circular Walk offers architectural history, the nature park trails feature different landscapes, and the llama and alpaca walk provides an activity with an approximate duration. This makes it possible to choose a location based on the activities you would like to include in your holiday plans.

More Destinations in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

In the wider travel destination of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, other places add palaeontology, mining and castle culture to the mix. At the Devonium in Waxweiler, complex ideas in palaeontology and the science of fossil life are presented in a playful way. At the Mühlenberger Stollen Bleialf visitor mine, one-hour guided tours introduce visitors to ore mining, from geology to applied technology. The site also has a mining trail with numerous information boards about the area's mining history. Check the current tour dates before planning your visit.

The Westwall Museum occupies three accessible floors of a bunker and presents a military history exhibition in underground corridors and rooms. The water castle of Rittersdorf, around 700 years old, has remained almost unchanged since it was built and offers an impressive picture of late medieval and early modern Renaissance residential culture. The castle also has a privately run restaurant serving refined regional cuisine; check whether it is open before your trip.

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