Copyright: Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz
Award-winning hiking trails in the Eifel
The trade magazine Wandermagazin has been awarding Germany's most beautiful hiking trails every year for 18 years
Where are the most beautiful hiking trails in Germany? Every year, the specialist magazine Wandermagazin selects "Germany's most beautiful hiking trails".
Hiking trails in the Eifel regularly make it into the top 3 in Germany.
- In 2024, the "Grüne-Hölle-Tour Bollendorf" took 2nd place (day tours)
- In 2023, the "HeimatSpur Wasserfall-Erlebnisroute" was the winner in the "Day tours" category.
- In 2021, two routes in the Eifel were awarded: In the category of multi-day tours, hiking fans voted the "VulkaMaar-Pfad" in the Volcanic Eifel as the most beautiful long-distance hiking trail. The "Felsenweg 6 - Teufelsschlucht" in the NaturWanderPark delux took second place in the day tours category.
We have summarized all the tours from the Eifel that have been on the podium in recent years here.
Out and about on the Eifel's award-winning hiking trails
13 results
Der Lieserpfad
Hiking
Vulkamaar-Pfad
ManderscheidDistance:27.1 km
Duration:8:30 h
Difficulty:Difficult
Manderscheid - Meerfeld - Manderscheid
Hiking
Felsenweg 6 - Teufelsschlucht
ErnzenDistance:17.4 km
Duration:4:30 h
Difficulty:Medium
The devil himself stamped his mark on the Felsenweg 6 rocky path route.
Manderscheider Burgenstieg
ManderscheidDistance:5.4 km
Duration:2:00 h
Difficulty:Medium
or castle trail, offers ever-changing perspectives onto the impressive dual castle complex and the town
Hiking
Im Tal der wilden Endert
UlmenDistance:21.4 km
Duration:4:48 h
Difficulty:Medium
A hike through the wild and romantic Wilde Endert valley (from Ulmen to Cochem) offers a unique and pristine natural experience.
Hiking
Eifelleiter
Distance:54.2 km
Duration:19:48 h
Difficulty:Medium
This 53 km tour is a delight for all walkers wanting to explore three different landscapes of the Eifel Mountains. From its starting point in the picturesque Rhine Valley, the Eifelleiter - which means Eifel Ladder in German - climbs up the fiery volcanic region of the Brohltal and over the Eifel’s highest summit, the Hohe Acht to then reach the beautiful town of Adenau as a grand finale.
The Eifelsteig
Hiking
Traumpfad Pyrmonter Felsensteig
RoesDistance:11.2 km
Duration:4:00 h
Difficulty:Medium
Circular walk around Pyrmont Castle
Hiking
Traumpfad Eltzer Burgpanorama
WierschemDistance:12.7 km
Duration:4:00 h
Difficulty:Medium
Circular hike on the Eltz Castle Panorama Dream Trail, which leads through the Maifeld and around Eltz Castle.
Hiking
Traumpfad Monrealer Ritterschlag
MonrealDistance:13.8 km
Duration:5:00 h
Difficulty:Difficult
Circular hike around the idyllic half-timbered village of Monreal in the Eifel with great views and two castle ruins
Hiking
Traumpfad Virne-Burgweg
VirneburgDistance:9.8 km
Duration:3:00 h
Difficulty:Medium
Circular hike around Virneburg
Hiking
HeimatSpur Wasserfall-Erlebnisroute
Bad BertrichDistance:13.3 km
Duration:4:30 h
Difficulty:Difficult
Circular hike (approx. 13 km) in the GesundLand Vulkaneifel from/to Bad Bertrich to the Klidinger waterfall. Germany's most beautiful hiking trail 2023
Hiking
Grüne-Hölle-Tour Bollendorf/Rundweg des Naturpark Südeifel Nr. 55
BollendorfOpen at all times
Distance:5.7 km
Duration:1:34 h
Difficulty:Medium
This circular route leads through the mystical Bollendorf rock forest, past the absolute highlight of the route, the "Grüne Hölle" (Green Hell), as well as many other curious rock formations.
