Hosten lies on the edge of the Kylltal Buntsandstein Route, while the Kyll Valley Cycle Route runs far below the settlement through the Kyll Valley. There are also sandstone quarries, church art and a settlement history dating back to the 13th century. If you are considering Hosten as a travel destination, these different connections can serve as a starting point for your own plans: trails, local history and cultural monuments each have their own appeal.
Hiking route and cycle paths with different points of reference
Visitors from elsewhere stop in Hosten when they take the Kylltal Buntsandstein Route. The village lies on the edge of this route. There is also a well-developed network of paths around Hosten that is suitable for cycling. The Kyll Valley Cycle Route passes Hosten through the Kyll Valley, far below the settlement. This distinction is important when planning: the Buntsandstein Route lies on the edge of the village, while the cycle route runs down in the valley. They are therefore two different geographical points of reference, not the same stretch of trail. This makes it easier to decide whether to focus on hiking the route or cycling on the network of paths.
Traces of settlement history and sandstone
Hosten was established in the 13th century as an estate belonging to Trier's St. Maximin's Abbey. A hunting estate owned by Count Kesselstatt was added later to the early settlement. The sandstone quarries are also part of the village's history: several are located on the wooded slopes of Hosten towards the Kyll Valley, where millstones were made. At the entrance to the village from the direction of Orenhofen is a replica of a Celtic temple complex. Finds from the Stone Age and Roman period are also among Hosten's sights.
The branch church of St. Joseph has seven windows depicting the Seven Joys of Mary. The stained glass was created based on an original by a Flemish artist. The window motifs give the church its own art-historical significance, distinct from the industrial heritage of the sandstone quarries. As of June 2022, the wayside cross near Hosten is listed as a legally protected cultural monument. Its shape and style suggest that it dates from around 1600. The local cultural traces thus range from religious art to a historic wayside cross, whose age should be understood as an estimate. While Hosten brings together settlement, church and sandstone history, the Devonium in Waxweiler, in the wider travel destination of the Eifelkreis Bitburg-PrĂĽm, presents complex topics in palaeontology and the science of fossil life in an engaging way.
Road connection and barbecue hut
The L2 state road provides a road connection from Hosten to Bitburg. If Bitburg is part of your travel plans, the L2 is a specific road connection. For the barbecue hut, the regulations dated 19 December 2024 cover access to the hut and the surrounding municipal grounds when it is in use. If you would like to include the barbecue hut in your plans, check the regulations in advance so you can take the scope of permitted use into account.
Discover more destinations: Philippsheim, Preist, Orenhofen.
See the overview of the wider travel area: Speicher.
