46 - Seifenauel-Runde

As soon as snow falls in the Eifel, the landscape is transformed into a winter paradise and you can go tobogganing, cross-country skiing or downhill skiing! The small ski areas in the Eifel have many advantages for winter sports fans: short journey times, a family atmosphere, cozy huts and great opportunities for tobogganing and cross-country skiing. There are numerous trails around the Monschau region where cross-country skiers can let off steam, for example in Lammersdorf, Eicherscheid, Kalterherberg, Höfen and Rohren. The approximately 4.5-kilometre-long "Antoniusbrücke" trail shown here is located in the south of Monschau and leads through the idyllic Höfen forest.

With the Rur always close by, we visit churches, chapels and sacred places. There is also history and stories.

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

From the narrow Rur valley, head east (clockwise) up to the edge of the Börde. From there, the route continues undulating to Hergarten. Different vegetation, wide forest paths, steep trails and several ups and downs make this tour a very long and varied, but moderately difficult panoramic ride. You can start from the parking lots at the Heimbach or Abenden national park gate stations, at the Eschauel bathing beach or north and south of the Schwammenauel dam.

Beautiful cycle paths with little car traffic combine water and nature experiences in the Eifel National Park. Plus a piece of dark history and the conversion of Vogelsang into a national park center and Nazi documentation