Burgruine Wernerseck - RPl3

Directions:

When you are in front of the Volcano Park Information Center, follow the path on the right over a bridge. A small path starts on the left between the Volcano Park Information Center and the nearby house. This leads you back over a bridge into the Rauscherpark. Once you reach the other side of the "Nette" stream, keep right and follow the path, crossing another bridge.You will now reach a meadow (on the left), behind which you turn left and enter a park. Cross the park and keep left at the end of the path. A little later, turn left again and cross another bridge, after which you keep right and follow the path straight ahead. At the next bridge, keep straight on. Following the path, keep left at the next two opportunities (at the skate park) so that you end up on Ochtendunger Straße, which you cross and keep left.Now cross the "Nette" stream and turn right after the bridge into the street "Im Machereg". Follow the road, which leads into a small path and takes you to the country road (L117).Cross this and follow the path straight ahead until you pass under a bridge, behind which there is a meadow through which a field path leads. The path leads you along the banks of the Nette into a wooded area. Follow the forest path, which takes you past the Heseler Mühle mill. Behind the mill, walk over a footbridge to the other side of the Nette. Follow the path through fields until you come to a crossing path. Turn right there and keep right at the next opportunity. You are now on the path that takes you directly to the ruins of Wernerseck Castle, where you can take a short break and enjoy the impressive view of the Pellenz and the Maifeld. After your break, return along the path to the aforementioned crossroads and follow the path straight ahead.At the next crossroads, keep left and follow the path to the Burgquelle company premises. There, turn right onto a field path that leads you past the site to the "Burg-Quelle " sour water fountain, where natural mineral water comes to the surface and offers cool refreshment. Stay on the path, which leads you through an underpass, after which you turn right into Burgstraße. Shortly afterwards, turn right again and follow the path straight ahead towards the park until you reach the playground at the barbecue hut. Once there, cross the small bridge on the left-hand side. From there, the path leads down behind the parking lot and to the right in front of the Café am Park (retirement home). Continue down to the left and immediately right again past the "Ententeich" (not over the bridge!) You will then reach a crossroads where you take the second path to the right. Follow the path for a short distance, then take the path to the left and you will reach "Willibrordstraße", which you follow around to the right. A small path joins from the right, which you take and leads you back to the Volcano Park Information Center.

Sights along the way:

Volcano Park Information CenterThe Volcano Park Information Center is located in the Rauschermühle and is the central point of contact for the Volcano Park. It offers a comprehensive and exciting overview of the history of volcanism in the Eastern Eifel.

Wernerseck castle ruins(late medieval castle complex) The Archbishop of Trier, Werner von Falkenstein (1388- 1418), began construction in 1401. It was intended to serve as a border fortress against the Archbishop of Cologne. However, the castle never fulfilled this purpose, as the borders shifted during construction.