✔Distance hike ✔Short stages ✔8 days ✔approx. 64 km ✔Monschau - Steinfeld Monastery
Hiking on the Eifelsteig in shortened stages from Monschau-Mützenich to Steinfeld Monastery
From the half-timbered splendour of Monschau to the venerable Steinfeld Monastery is a total of 64 kilometers on the Eifelsteig - and eight days of time out in the densely wooded northern Eifel. On a total of seven stages with lengths of between 7 and 13 kilometers, you will move through a landscape that is still a little wild and seems to have fallen out of modern times.
The hiking vacation starts in Monschau with its picturesque half-timbered streets and the mighty castle that towers above it all. On a discovery tour through the old town, you will be tempted by the small manufactories, shops and cafés. You will be wonderfully attuned to the fascinating landscape that lies just outside Monschau. In the district of Mützenisch, you will follow in the footsteps of Emperor Charlemagne. He pitched his tents in the High Fens on the edge of the village, with bizarre rocks in the moor as witnesses.
You hike through the Eifel National Park and learn more about the Vogelsang IP international site. Dark history was once written here on the windswept broom heights, but today it is a place for nature lovers and those interested in culture. Embedded in this landscape is the winding Rursee lake with its clear water and countless bays. The Eifelsteig Time Travel takes you to the more than 900-year-old Steinfeld Monastery at your destination. Here you can feel the spirituality of the Salvatorian order.
In between lies a week in which you feel free from everyday life. Your hosts will take care of your physical well-being and take care of your luggage transfer.
According to the legend, Emperor Charles the Great had become lost in the High Fens during a hunting excursion near his residence in Aachen and was forced to spend the night on this large quartzite rock. The rock, near the town of Mützenich, situated immediately on the German-Belgian border, is still quite commonly referred to as: Kaiser Karl’s Bettstatt.
With its star-filled night sky, Eifel National Park is qualified as a Dark Sky Park. This large protected area obtained the significant recognition of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). The Eifel National Park region is one of the few locations in Germany where it is possible to see the Milky Way with the naked eye.
The historical old town of Monschau at the Rur.
At the National Park Gate in Höfen you will find a Tourist Information Centre, the exhibition on "A blaze of yellow daffodils and changing forests", a digital model of the area and National Park films.
Water garden at the Heilsteinhaus in Einruhr.
Explore Rursee and Obersee by boat
With its star-filled night sky, Eifel National Park is qualified as a Dark Sky Park. This large protected area obtained the significant recognition of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). The Eifel National Park region is one of the few locations in Germany where it is possible to see the Milky Way with the naked eye.
In September 2016, the new visitor’s and exhibition centre, the Forum Vogelsang IP, was opened. The two main exhibitions are the documentation of the National Socialist period, “Destiny: Master Race. National Socialist Ordensburgen - Both Fascination and Crime” and the adventure exhibition “Wilderness Dreams” organised by the Eifel National Park Centre.
In September 2016, the new visitor’s and exhibition centre, the Forum Vogelsang IP, was opened. The two main exhibitions are the documentation of the National Socialist period, “Destiny: Master Race. National Socialist Ordensburgen - Both Fascination and Crime” and the adventure exhibition “Wilderness Dreams” organised by the Eifel National Park Centre.
Lookout point with a refuge and a wonderful view of Olef. Winding paths lead through the forest in the Oleftal up to Kuckucksley.
Visit the Salvatorian Monestry Steinfeld with three characteristic towers.The monastery together with its Basilica belongs to the most important medieval monuments in the Rhineland. Its beginnings go back to the time of Henry I (919 - 936). The basilica attached to the monastery was built between 1142 and 1150 as one of the earliest German vaulted churches by Premonstratensians.
The combination of travel services offered to you is a package tour within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/2302.
You can therefore make use of all EU rights that apply to package tours. Information on your main rights under Directive (EU) 2015/2302.
from € 659.00 per person in a double room
Single room surcharge from € 180.00 (+surcharge for luggage transfer for only one participant)
plus guest contribution / tourist tax (payment on site)
Eifel Tourismus GmbH
Kalvarienbergstraße 1
Prüm