Winkel: HeimatSpur Apolloniaweg and Culture

The HeimatSpur Apolloniaweg is 13.7 km long, includes 301 metres of elevation gain, is considered moderately difficult and takes around four hours.

The HeimatSpur Apolloniaweg as a day route

The HeimatSpur Apolloniaweg begins in Niederwinkel and leads to nearby Oberwinkel. There is a car park for the route at the community centre in 54558 Niederwinkel. When planning, bear in mind that the route cannot be geographically pinpointed simply by the name Winkel: the starting point is specifically in Niederwinkel. Anyone looking for accommodation in Winkel can plan their day around this excursion based on the route length and approximate duration, without assuming any additional features of the accommodation.

At 13.7 km and around four hours, the Apolloniaweg takes up a full day of excursions. Its classification as moderately difficult is complemented by the similarly demanding climb up Tommelberg. If a group includes people with different fitness levels, you should take both details into account together.

Landscape between juniper heathland and the Dreisbach

Various landscape features alternate along the HeimatSpur trail. The route descends to the Geisert Juniper Heath Nature Reserve and follows the Dreisbach stream. The descent and the course of the stream create a different character for this section than the demanding climb up Tommelberg.

Branch church and estate chapel

The branch church of St Apollonia stands in Winkel. Saint Apollonia is the patron saint of this branch church in Winkel. For a stay focused on regional architectural and local history, the church is therefore an independent point of cultural and historical interest.

The former estate chapel is located at Kapellenstraße 3 in Oberwinkel. It is a two-bay rendered building dating from the mid-19th century. Its status as a former estate chapel and its dating to the mid-19th century are just as much part of its character as its architectural designation as a two-bay rendered building.

Auf Struth and the older Hunsrück-Eifel culture

At Auf Struth on the north-western boundary of the Winkel district, burial mounds and grave goods were found. These finds are characteristic of the so-called older Hunsrück-Eifel culture, a cultural group from the 5th and 6th centuries BC.

Winkel for planning your stay

For a stay in Winkel, the fixed route details provide a useful starting point for organising your day. Take into account the start in Niederwinkel, the car park at the community centre in 54558 Niederwinkel, the duration of around four hours and the demanding climb up Tommelberg.

The name Winkel alone does not replace precise planning of the respective focus: the trail starts in Niederwinkel and leads to nearby Oberwinkel, while Auf Struth lies on the north-western boundary of the Winkel district.

Other places to help you get your bearings include Gillenfeld, Brockscheid, Oberstadtfeld, Udler, Ellscheid, Utzerath, Immerath and Mehren.

For the broader travel overview: Daun.