Archaeological Hiking Trail (Archäologischer Wanderweg)
A quiet 2.5-kilometre forest path above the Moselle hides one of the region's most quietly astonishing secrets: Bronze Age burial mounds, a preserved stretch of Roman road and a Celtic hollow way, all signposted through sun-dappled woodland. Most visitors to Bruttig-Fankel never find it.
Walking through deep time
The trail follows the course of the ancient Rennweg — a track used by Celts and Romans alike to link the Moselle with the Nahe valley. Burial mound fields from the early Iron Age, around 1,000 BC, line the path alongside mounds containing distinctly Celtic finds.
A preserved section of Roman road surface appears mid-trail, its stones worn smooth by centuries of traffic. A medieval hollow way and an earthwork from later periods complete the timeline — roughly 3,000 years of human movement compressed into a single easy walk.
Easy but genuinely surprising
The trail is approximately 2.5 km long and not a circular route, so plan to retrace your steps or arrange a pick-up at the far end. The terrain is gentle forest path — no special equipment needed, just decent shoes.
Bilingual information boards at each site explain what you are looking at in clear, non-academic language, making the trail as good for curious teenagers as for history enthusiasts.
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