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Ascension to the Erbeskopf (20 km hike)
29 October 2022 @ 10:15 - 16:15
At the edge of the National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald, we will discover the highest mountain within an one hour-drive range from Luxembourg city, the Erbeskopf (816 m). Likely, also the nearest ski station. Nothing spectacular but it will be a nice hike almost entirely through the forest.
To put things in perspective, the highest point in Luxembourg, the Kneiff (560 m), is also one hour drive from the capital and it does not look like a mountain at all.
To find another mountain as tall as the Erbeskopf we would have to go to the Vosges and add, at the very least, 40 extra minutes, each way, to our trip.
The first half is all up, but it is an ascension of merely 400 m over 10 km. It should not kill us. The good news is that the second half is almost entirely down. Click on the link to have a look to the elevation profile.
On the way back (optionally) we can visit the nearby castle of Dhronecken and see if we can get a beer in the village.
The carpool link will be provided to the attendees.