✔Distance hike ✔4 days ✔approx. 85 km ✔Monschau-Höfen to Zerkall ✔through the Eifel National Park ✔return transfer
Treat yourself to a four-day hiking break on the Wilderness Trail
Spend the first night in the idyllic village of Einruhr. Use the hiking rest stop at the national park information point to recover from your hike by the crackling open fire or enjoy a refreshing dip in the cool spring water. On the second stage, marvel at the Urftsee dam, the oldest and largest dam in the region. You then have the opportunity to discover the history of the historic Vogelsang complex. The third stage takes you through the Kermeter forest area with the largest beech population in the national park. Take a break at the Mariawald Trappist monastery and sample the famous pea soup so that you can tackle the last few meters with renewed strength. The fourth stage leads through the gnarled oak forest of Hetzingen to the Zerkall National Park information point. From there, you can take the comfortable Rurtalbahn to Heimbach. On request, the Trail Express will be waiting in Heimbach to take you back to the starting point in Monschau-Höfen.
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.
A littel chapel in the woods of Erkensruhr.
The national park information point in the cozy Heilsteinhaus Einruhr welcomes all guests, who want to find out more about the Eifel National Park region.
The healthy water from the well at the Heilsteinhaus in Einruhr is accessible to everyone free of charge.
Water garden at the Heilsteinhaus in Einruhr.
The Urft Dam is the oldest valley dam in the Eifel and is located in the middle of the Eifel National Park. At the time, the dam was planned as the largest structure in Europe. Construction of the 266 m long wall made of quarry stones began in 1899 - in May 1905 the dam was filled with water for the first time. In addition to flood protection and energy generation, the aim of the hydraulic engineering measure was to supply the region with drinking water. With a length of 12 km, a width of up to 1 km and a maximum depth of 52 m, Lake Urft has a capacity of 45.5 million cubic metres. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
We look forward to welcoming you to the new Tourist Information, Info Point Gemünd, at our new location in Dreiborner Straße 59.
The Mariawald monastery with its centuries-old tradition is a place of silence and spiritual contemplation. Übersetzt mit DeepL Translate
The Heimbach National Park Gate welcomes visitors to the old railway station in the beautiful town of Heimbach.
Perfectly connected with a stop on the Rurtalbahn, tourists in the region can use the Zerkall National Park Information Point as a contact point for hikes and activities. Übersetzt mit DeepL Translate
On four daily stages between 18 and 25 kilometers in length, you hike from Monschau-Höfen in the south of the national park to its northernmost tip in Hürtgenwald-Zerkall.
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from 269,- Euro per person in a double room
The following additional options are available for an extra charge:
Rureifel Tourismus GmbH
Matthias-Zimmermann-Str. 14a
Simmerath