Length: approx. 3.2 kilometers Duration: approx. 1.5 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 100 meters

Along the Laufenbach - 3.7 km walk Starting point: Konzen church parking lot

Length: approx. 6.5 kilometers Duration: approx. 2.5 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 61 meters

Through Emperor Karl's hunting grounds - 5 km walk Starting point: Hiking parking lot Dorfplatz

Length: approx. 2.3 kilometers Duration: approx. 1 hour Difference in altitude: 72 meters

On this hike, you can experience the famous hedgerows in Eicherscheid. Distance: 8.0 km Starting point: Bachstraße in Simmerath-Eicherscheid

On a day in autumn, when wisps of mist drift through the spruce forests like ghosts, you can sense here on the Ochsenkopf a little of what made the forest battles so eerie for the soldiers on both sides and contributed to the myths and legends of the Hürtgen Forest.

From 05.07. to 12.09.2025 you can set off along the jungle trail in search of over 30 elf houses.

The Nideggen bathing forest and the Heimbach Meuchelberg: two natural treasures - each worth a hike in its own right - but something very special when combined.

Long-distance hike / 8.8 km

The deeply carved valley of the Weiße Wehe gives this hiking trail its name. The starting point is the "Zum Alten Forsthaus" hotel in Vossenack. The Wehebach originates from the confluence of the "Roter Wehe" and "Weißer Wehe" rivers. In 1981, six Polish beavers were settled in the Weiße Wehe valley. Until the 19th century, the rodents were hunted for their fur, declared fish by the Pope, eaten during Lent and used as an aphrodisiac. The consequence was their almost complete extinction. Today, the Eifel population is once again estimated at 200 to 250 animals. Guided hikes follow the tracks of the beaver. We follow hiking trail no. 46 .

Hike through the red sandstone rocks of the Rureifel

In the footsteps of the Apostle of the Fens, cultural hike of the Eifelverein - 9.5 km hike Starting point: Hikers' parking lot "Am Eifeldom"

Circular hike / 7.7 km

Circular hike - 15.3 km

Length: approx. 4.2 kilometers Duration: approx. 2 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 110 meters

The circular route leads through the Perlenbach valley near Monschau-Höfen to the "Unterer Steg" footbridge, which crosses the stream, and back downstream to Höfener Mühle.

Circular trail - 9.8 km - from the hiking parking lot at the memorial in Imgenbroich

Circular hike, 10.2 km

This trail takes you to US positions from the time of the fighting in the Hürtgenwald in 1944-45, which have been investigated and mapped by the LVR Office for the Preservation of Monuments.

Distance: 8.8 km Starting point: An der Streng in Simmerath-Hammer

Distance: 7.7 km Starting point: Church in Simmerath-Dedenborn

"...this hike takes hikers around the sleepy Eifel village of Obermaubach and offers beautiful views of the village with the reservoir from the heights "The "Kreuzauer Busch" hike starts and ends in Obermaubach and leads around the approx. 400 m high Bovenberg, from where there are beautiful views of the village and the reservoir. Obermaubach has almost 1000 years of history. The county of "Molbach" was first mentioned in 1152. It was named after a mill. The old German term "Mole" was derived from the Latin "molo" for mill. A moated castle, the "Castrum Molbach", probably stood near today's mill from the 12th to 17th century. The name eventually changed from Molbach to Maubach. We follow the signposts 73.

Distance: 4.5 km Starting point: National Park information point (Heilsteinhaus), Franz-Becker-Str. 2 in Simmerath-Einruhr

We look forward to welcoming you to the Braugerstenpfad in the Zülpicher Börde. Ahead of you lies an almost four-hour hike on mostly quiet paths between fields and meadows, with almost endless views as an encore.

The “Wilde Weg” is a 1.5 kilometre-long nature discovery path in the Eifel National Park.

The idyllic nature reserves between Simmerath and Paustenbach invite you to discover them. The circular route begins at the church of St. Johann Baptist. After leaving the village, you come across the remains of the Westwall. The trail leads through nature reserves to the Paustenbacher Höhe with the Eifelkreuz. You return to Simmerath along the Kall and again over the Siegfried Line.

Distance: 6.4 km Starting point: Church in Simmerath-Rollesbroich

On the second stage from Einruhr to Gemünd, you will experience magnificent views over the open Dreiborn plateau and the lake landscape, above which Vogelsang towers.

27 - Ruraue, 11.6 km long hike around Nideggen

Distance: 6.4 km Starting point: Church in Simmerath-Dedenborn

The 5 km long village walk through Nideggen-Rath shows all the highlights of the village and the countryside.

This hike is a real highlight in the Eifel: narrow forest and rocky paths, fantastic views and the castle and historic town center of Nideggen are on our route.

The almost 4 km long hiking trail takes you through the beautiful Börde landscape.

Tour length 5 km Starting point: Mühlenstraße, Weserbrücke hiking parking lot

Distance: 9.3 kmStarting point: Hövelchesweg in Simmerath-Woffelsbach or hiking parking lot at the fire station in Simmerath-Rurberg

A few days after the disaster of the "Battle of All Souls", Eisenhower's planned advance to the Rhine began on November 16, 1944 with "Operation Queen", the largest tactical air attack in support of ground troops during the entire Second World War.

Hiking with panoramic views on the Rurseeblick circular trail [50] with approx. 6.5 km along the Rursee.

Hiking route around the town of Kreuzau. Follow the number 82.

The Bachtäler-Höhenroute can be easily hiked in 3 daily stages: From Zweifall to Simonskall (15.5 km), from Simonskall via Schwammenauel to Heimbach (17.6 km) and from Heimbach via Schwammenauel to the Urft dam (11.6 km).

Distance: 12.1 km Starting point: Church in Simmerath-Kesternich

Circular trail - 10.2 km - from the "Höfener Mühle" hiking parking lot

Follow the brown trout on 7 kilometers along the Rur route

Paths, hedges, dragon fences - 9.5 km hike Starting point: Hiking parking lot "Am Ehrenmal"

The 4 km circular trail shows all the special features of the small village of Embken.

Long hiking trail/13 km

Paradise in the Fuhrtsbach valley - 10.2 km hike Starting point: Rothe Kreuz hiking parking lot

A varied panoramic trail that combines history and nature around Mausbach. The route leads past former campsites, striking viewpoints, historic springs and relics such as the remains of the Westwall. The traditional Roman road and beautiful views also make this hike particularly varied and exciting.

Tour length approx. 6.8 kilometers Starting point: Hiking parking lot Dorfplatz

Length: approx. 4.5 kilometers Duration: approx. 2.5 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 45 meters

Youth hiking trail - 11.9 km - from Zülpicher Tor in Nideggen

Out and about in Stolberg-Mausbach: a varied circular route that leads past numerous historical sites and picturesque chapels. The route offers insights into the history of the village and beautiful views of the surrounding area.

Ancient paths, quiet trails - 10.4 km hike Starting point: Hikers' parking lot "Am Ehrenmal"

Circular route / 5 km

Distance: 13.5 km Starting point: Simmerath bus station

Tour length approx. 4.2 kilometers Starting point: Rohren church parking lot

Tour length 5.2 km Starting point: Schleebachbrücke/Im Todt

Since the beginning of our era, Western Europe has been cut through by fortified border fortifications, such as the Roman Limes, the medieval castle line or the forts of the 19th century.

The 1.1 km long village walk shows you the special features of the small Börde village of Muldenau.

Tour length approx. 4 kilometers Starting point: Konzen church parking lot

The Stolberg mining history circular trail leads to the relics of the once important ore mining industry around Stolberg. Along the route, information boards offer fascinating insights into the history of zinc and lead mining, formative mines such as Diepenlinchen and Albertsgrube and the development of the region from open-cast mining to industrial culture. Ideal for anyone who wants to experience industrial history up close.

Distance: 9.3 km Starting point: Simmerath-Strauch village square

After months of fighting, the area around the "Wilde Sau" forest district had become the "Killing Field" of the Western Front. Regiments of three American divisions, the 9th, 28th and 4th, had fought here and suffered heavy losses.

Tour length 6 km Starting point: Zweifaller Straße, corner of Hahner Straße

The short 3.7 km circular route through Berg-Thuir shows all the special features of the village.

"Wilder Kermeter - 2x wilderness for all" hiking trail in the barrier-free nature experience area

Discover and experience six works of art on a short walk.

The stage from Höfen to Einruhr is the most challenging of the four stages of the Wilderness Trail. In addition to the comparatively many kilometers that you cover, you also have to climb quite a few meters in altitude.

In Search of the Landscape's History

Höfener Heckenweg - 5.3 km hike Starting point: Hiking parking lot National Park Gate

Circular hike through the Drover Heath - 12 km

Romantic Rur Valley - 7.4 km hike Starting point: Dreistegen hiking parking lot

The 3.8 km circular trail shows all the special features of the village of Hergarten.

At over 450 m, the treeless Struffeltkopf rises up between Rott and Roetgen

Length: approx. 5.6 kilometers Duration: approx. 2 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 75 meters

The 4.0 km long educational soil trail leads along a 700 meter long boardwalk directly over the sensitive soils and through the source area of the Weiße Wehe.

Circular route - 19.8 km

Who can find the hidden zebra?

Distance: 3.0 km Starting point: National Park information point (Heilsteinhaus), Franz-Becker-Str. 2 in Simmerath-Einruhr

A short, relaxed circular route that combines historical traces, idyllic scenery and small humorous highlights. The route passes the former Protestant school, witnesses to pre-industrial mining and several memorials from two centuries - ideal for an evening stroll.

Oak forests - sometimes like this, sometimes like that - 7.7 km hike Starting point: Alter Schlachthof hiking parking lot

"On the trail of life" is the name of the creation trail near Simmerath-Hirschrott. The project of the "Church in the Eifel National Park" network and the national park administration is intended as a meditative hike. On narrow paths, it is intended to provide spiritual access to nature with the help of ten stations.

The short 3.4 km circular trail through Vlatten shows all the highlights of the village and the landscape.

Circular route / 8 km

Family-friendly circular hike near Heimbach in the Eifel (5 km), always along the water's edge

Border experiences - 8.7 km hike Starting point: Hiking parking lot Konzen church

A family-friendly circular tour without any major inclines. On the northern bank there is a small leisure facility with boat and canoe hire, which also invites you to linger.

Distance: 5.7 km Starting point: An der Streng in Simmerath-Hammer

Discover the landscape of the red sandstone cliffs near Nideggen on the Effels circular hiking trail, LENI red. The hike is particularly suitable for families with children.

The Kalltalweg leads as circular trail no. 25 from the national park information point in Zerkall along the Kall past the Renker & Söhne paper factory, through alder gallery forests and flower-rich smooth oat meadows back to the starting point.

Distance: 5 km Starting point: Rauchenauel parking lot in Simmerath-Dedenborn

The trail leads through an area rich in game with many traces of hunters and the hunted. The north-eastern part of the national park borders our route. For thousands of years, people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. The introduction of livestock farming and agriculture not only changed habits, but also the original landscape. The result was a cultivated landscape dominated by humans, which increasingly limited the habitat of game. We follow the hiking trail sign 09.

The watercourses and their floodplains are a typical and ecologically valuable part of the Rureifel with a great wealth of flora and fauna. This diversity is thanks to the farmers who have mowed the meadows for centuries. When modern forms of farming close to villages made haymaking in the valleys no longer worthwhile, spruce trees were planted there. Efforts are currently being made in many places to restore the original floodplain vegetation. The characteristic terracing can be seen in many places along the hiking trail. This occurs when a river is no longer able to transport its debris load and deposits it in the floodplain. If a river deepens again due to a change in climate, it cuts through the previously formed terrace. The formerly swampy valleys of the Eifel only acquired their function as traffic routes after the river regulation at the beginning of the 20th century.

Tour length: approx. 6.7 kilometers Walking time: approx. 2.5 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 250 meters

In the winter of 1944/45, the Second World War raged in the area around Schmidt. Acts of violence and cruelty brought endless suffering to soldiers and civilians. When the killing came to an end in February 1945, what remained were ... Shattered forests, devastated settlements, war scrap and corpses. The seemingly apocalyptic scale of the destruction is no longer really imaginable today. And yet fragments of the horror remain, be it gloomy bunkers or gradually fading traces of deadly battles. Remnants of war material still come to light or skeletal remains of dead soldiers are recovered. Memorials and crosses try to keep the memory of unspeakable suffering alive so that future generations can learn their lessons from a time of terror and violence. With the "Way of the Cross of Peace", the parish of St. Hubertus would like to remind us how fragile peace and freedom are. May the insight mature that readiness for reconciliation is the only right path to lasting peace; at all times and everywhere in the world. (TEXT: Bert van London,Konrad Schöller)

Distance: 6.7 km Starting point: Bachstraße parking lot in Simmerath-Eicherscheid

Circular trail - 7.3 km - from the "Am Eifeldom" hiking parking lot

From the sports field in Berg, we set off on our Börde hike around Nideggen Berg.

Distance: 8.1 km Starting point: Church in Simmerath-Dedenborn

Circular trail - 5.8 km - from the "Am Eifeldom" hiking parking lot

Circular trail - 7 km - from the Höfen National Park gate parking lot

day-long tour leads over the Eicherscheid plateau

The hike leads from Simmerath into the picturesque Tiefenbachtal valley. Passing the very first commercial enterprise in Simmerath, the path meanders through the beautiful valley where the former oil mill is located. The path then leads uphill along the Brombach stream via Huppenbroich back to Simmerath

Circular trail - 9.4 km - from the hiking parking lot at the church in Bergstein

Distance: 5 km Starting point: Nationalpark-Infpunkt (Heilsteinhaus), Franz-Becker-Str. 2 in Simmerath-Einruhr

Of water, forest and resilience

These are beautiful views! - 6.8 km hike Starting point: village square parking lot

Distance: 5.5 km Starting point: National Park information point (Heilsteinhaus), Franz-Becker-Str. 2 in Simmerath-Einruhr

Monastery Route

a family outing by the water

In the realm of galmei plants

Distance: 14.2 kmStarting point: Rurseezentrum in Simmerath-Rurberg

The level hiking trails through the open Drover Heath, across meadows and sparse woodland, some of which lead over wooden footbridges, offer special insights into the habitat of rare flora and fauna.

The hike from Heimbach to Zerkall is a short, relatively easy stage through the north of the national park.

Circular trail - 5.9 km - from the Rothe Kreuz parking lot in Höfen

Circular route / 14.4 km

Distance: 4.9 km Starting point: An der Streng in Simmerath-Hammer

Tour length 6 km Starting point: Parking strip at the church

Circular hike, 16 km

Length: approx. 5.2 kilometers Duration: approx. 2 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 56 meters

There is no way around Vicht... 13.6 km circular walk Starting point: St. Johannes Baptist parish church in Stolberg-Vicht

Length: approx. 2.8 kilometers Hiking time: approx. 1.5 hours Difference in altitude: 89 meters

Circular hike / 7 km

To the Valley of the Beavers

Distance: 8.9 km Starting point: Simmerath-Strauch village square

11.4 km long circular hiking trail through Mützenich into the romantic Rur valley Starting point: Mützenich village square

Circular route / 5.5 km

The small 1.7 km circular route through Wollersheim shows all the highlights of the village.

A short hike with great panoramic views of the climatic health resort of Heimbach with Hengebach Castle and the hydroelectric power station.

Water and forest in transition

Circular trail - 3.7 km - from the Belgenbachtal hiking parking lot

Distance: 15.1 km Starting point: village square in Simmerath-Strauch

Round tour - Obersee lake

Long hiking trail/ 9.9 km

Circular trail - 15.3 km - from the Lehmkaul hiking parking lot in Rohren

The long road to the church service

The trail leads along the banks of the Rursee, then up to Schmidt and back through the Eifel National Park with a view of the "Schwammenauel" reservoir.

Circular hiking trail, 9.8 km

Tour length approx. 4.4 km Starting point: National Park gate parking lot

Length: approx. 2.2 km Duration: approx. 1 hour Difference in altitude: approx. 62 meters

Circular hike / 3.4 km

From the hardships of an old path to a fallen rock

The hiking trail leads from the Heimbach reservoir up to Mariawald Trappist Abbey.

Distance: 6.6 km Starting point: Kirchplatz, Bachstraße in Simmerath-Eicherscheid

Start of the hike in Hürtgenwald at the "Brandenburger Tor" parking lot. Follow the signposts of the Eifelverein 05 along the Hürtgenbach in the direction of the Südzipfelder Wehebachtalsperre, but turn off here at Gressenicher Weg and continue in the direction of "Rote Wehe". Follow the course of the stream until the "Alte Zweifaller Straße" junction, turning left into the forest towards the "Weiße Wehe" stream and back to the starting point.

4.8 km hike

Where the sawmill stamps - 3.8 km hike Starting point: Rohren church parking lot

From the old town of Nideggen to the Börde around Nideggen Berg

The second stage of the Wildnistrail as a family hiking tour leads from Vogelsang IP to the Urft dam wall for about 7 kilometers through the nature of the Eifel. The hike can easily be combined with a boat trip.

Length: approx. 4.2 kilometers Duration: approx. 1.5 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 35 meters

The red thread - through the city of clothmakers Tour length approx. 2 km Starting point: Burgau hiking parking lot

narcissus route near Höfen, on the edge of the Eifel National Park, offers a great supplement to the Eifelsteig

The new Kaiser-Karl-Weg - sections of 4 to 8.6 km partly barrier-free, adventure loop for families with children Starting point: hiking parking lot Konzen, church

A thousand and one steps - Monschau for mountain goats 2.1 km hike Starting point: Alter Schlachthof hiking parking lot

Hike from Vossenack through the Kalltal valley to Schmidt-Kommerscheidt. Follow the number 66.

The Buntsandstein route is a partner trail of the Eifelsteig and also a feeder trail. It offers the same high quality and attractiveness, meets the criteria of the German Hiking Association and shows the scenic diversity of the Eifel over a short distance - close to nature, with great views and almost no asphalt.

Trevvel un Taart - 9.1 km hiking tour Starting point: Lehmkaul hiking parking lot

Length: 4.0 kilometers Duration: approx. 2.5 hours Difference in altitude: 140 meters

Distance: 11.1 km Starting point: Bus station in Simmerath

Long hiking trail/12km

Tour length approx. 8 kilometers Starting point: Hikers' parking lot "Am Eifeldom"

Hike from Wollersheim into the Börde

Circular route - 18.1 km - from Burgau parking lot

Stolberg - Zweifall - Kitzenhaus

From the old town to the Eifel National Park - 14 km or 9 km hiking tour Starting point: Monschau market square

Circular walk through the Drover Heide bird sanctuary / 5 km

Tour length: approx. 7.3 kilometers Duration: approx. 2 hours

Distance: 10.9 km Starting point: Bachstraße parking lot in Simmerath-Eicherscheid

On the Trail of World War II

29 circular hiking trails in the municipality of Simmerath: Hiking trail 14 - 5-stream tour Distance: 15.2 km Starting point: Neue Mitte, 52152 Simmerath-Woffelsbach

Roetgen and the threads of the past

Circular route / 5.5 km

A hiking trail for families in the Eifel

One of 29 circular hiking trails in the municipality of Simmerath: Hiking trail 45 - Sauermühle Route length: 8.4 km Starting point: National Park information point (Heilsteinhaus), Franz-Becker-Str. 2 in Simmerath-Einruhr

8.7 km / Along the Rurfelsen rocks/ Trail hike

The 13.6 km long hiking trail starts at the beautiful and traditional youth hall.

Paradise in the Perlenbach valley - 3.6 km walk Starting point: Hiking parking lot Gut Heistert

On the third stage from Gemünd to Heimbach, you hike through the Kermeter. This ridge with its ancient beech forests was the decisive reason for the designation of the national park.

Distance: 15.3 km Starting point: National Park information point (Heilsteinhaus), Franz-Becker-Str. 2 in Simmerath-Einruhr

Length: approx. 5.6 kilometers Duration: approx. 2 hours Difference in altitude: approx. 75 meters

Tour length approx. 5.3 km Starting point: Hiking parking lot "Am Ehrenmal"

Circular trail - 7.6 km - from the hiking parking lot at the national park gate in Höfen

The road takes its name from the post-war period, when coffee smuggling from Belgium was one of the most important sources of income for the people of Schmidt. Schmidt was over 90% destroyed at the end of the Second World War, including the parish church of St. Hubertus. With the profits from smuggling coffee across the nearby border, the people of Schmidt got their families through and rebuilt their destroyed houses. Of course, this did not go unnoticed by the parish priest at the time, Josef Beyer. The reconstruction of the church initially progressed somewhat less quickly. He said in a sermon: "I know that you are getting a headache from all the money. For me it's the other way around, because I don't know where I'm going to get the money to rebuild the church." From now on, the smugglers sacrificed part of their profits from the coffee business to rebuild the church. church. This is why it is popularly known as St. Mokka.

On the evening of September 11, 1944, just fourteen weeks after the Normandy landings, the 1st US Army stood on the German border and on the Siegfried Line, a line that was not actually to be reached until May 1945.

The first stage of the wilderness trail as a family hiking tour leads from the Monschau-Höfen National Park Gate 9.5 kilometers through the natural landscape of the Eifel.