Circular hiking route No. 7 Schuld - Insul - Schuld

Ahr Valley: Popular Circular Hike

Easy circular hiking route from Schuld to the neighboring village of Insul and back.

The circular hiking route No. 7 first leads uphill to the famous pilgrimage site, the Schorn Chapel. From there, it continues past the open-air stage to the neighboring village of Insul. Shortly before Insul, you will encounter the Prümer Tor, an impressive rock formation with an interesting history. Past the Goldloch, a mining area with three disused tunnels of a former copper mine, you will comfortably hike back to Schuld.

Highlights along the way:

We start our hike in the center of town in front of the bridge at the information board "Wanderparadies Schuld"

First, we follow the sidewalk over the bridge towards the church, there we cross the street and follow it a few meters uphill. Behind a rest area with a wooden cross, we turn right onto a meadow path until we reach a small hiking parking lot.

To the left of the parking lot, our route initially leads us on a pilgrimage path towards the Schorn Chapel. After about 300 m, we leave the forest path and follow the road uphill until we can see the Schorn Chapel on the left side. The pilgrimage church "auf Schorren", called Schorn Chapel for short, was founded by the Schorn family. It was built before the 1700s as a promise of a farmer after his rescue from the Ahr flood below the chapel. (As can be read on "Schuld.de"). Right behind the chapel is a magnificent open-air stage, which is also worth a short visit. It was built in 1948 and has since served every year as a stage and backdrop for many theater performances as well as musical events. The path now leads us further downhill until we reach a larger clearing. After the curve, we do not take the left path but the right trail on the other side of the stream downhill. At the end, we keep right and continue above the country road between Insul and Schuld. At the next fork, we continue left and come down to the L73, which we now cross. We are here at the so-called "Prümer Tor". Through the "Prümer Tor," the Prüm vassals of the Ahrgau once drove their tithes and dues with two-wheeled carts through the flat ford of the Ahr bed through Mutscheid to Münstereifel. From the rock, you have a beautiful view of the Ahr. We now walk about 30 m further on the left side towards Insul. (Please be careful not to walk on the street but only on the shoulder). Here we follow the paved service road to the left along the Ahr until we reach the village of Insul.

We continue hiking through Ahrstraße to the Ahr bridge, which we now cross. At the end, we turn left into Überdorfstraße and follow it for about 200 m. At the end, we meet the bike path and follow it to the left until shortly before Schuld. After 150 m, we see on the right side the so-called "Goldloch". It is a mining area with three disused tunnels of a copper mine and still bears witness to mining in the Ahr valley, which came to a halt in the early 1930s. Further, it continues along the bike path, which runs on a disused railway track. After another 200 m, we pass through a former railway tunnel.

Attention:

In Schuld, shortly after crossing the bridge, the route changes for a short section due to flood damage. Please pay attention to the corresponding signs and follow the circular route No. 6 to the left.