Wooden cross above Altenahr

Wooden cross above Altenahr

On the Heislei above Altenahr, the imposing Black Cross stands at a vantage point with a view of Altenahr, the ruins of Are Castle and the Teufelsloch. The wooden

construction rises about four metres into the air. Just under a kilometre

as the crow flies from its myth-enshrouded counterpart, the White Cross

White Cross on the Reimerzhovener Kirchweg, the Black Cross can be found along the popular

Jacob Caspary from Altenahr erected a wooden cross there for the first time in 1859 as thanks for the successful rescue of a child who was in danger of drowning in the River Ahr.

The cross can be reached from Altenahr railway station by a good half-hour walk across the Ahr.

half an hour's walk along narrow and steep hiking trails.

Both from this vantage point and from the Teufelsloch, which is only around 350 metres away

Devil's Hole, which is only about 350 metres away, offer impressive views

over the excursion and hiking area of the Middle Ahr Valley in good weather.

On the Heislei above Altenahr, the imposing Black Cross stands at a vantage point with a view of Altenahr, the ruins of Are Castle and the Teufelsloch. The wooden

construction rises about four metres into the air. Just under a kilometre

as the crow flies from its myth-enshrouded counterpart, the White Cross on the Reimerzhovener Kirchweg, the Black Cross can be found along the popular Rotweinwanderweg.

Jacob Caspary from Altenahr erected a wooden cross there for the first time in 1859 as thanks for the successful rescue of a child who was in danger of drowning in the River Ahr.

The cross can be reached from Altenahr railway station by a good half-hour walk across the Ahr.

half an hour's walk along narrow and steep hiking trails.

Both from this vantage point and from the Teufelsloch, which is only around 350 metres away, offer impressive views

over the excursion and hiking area of the Middle Ahr Valley in good weather.