Hiking trails in the Eifel

29 circular hiking trails in the municipality of Simmerath: Hiking trail 34 - Öm de KihrDistance: 9.3 kmStarting point: Hövelchesweg in Simmerath-Woffelsbach or hiking parking lot at the fire station in Simmerath-Rurberg

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)

Rock Trail 5 - Prümer Burg Castle

Daun-Neunkirchen - Dreis-Brück - Daun

The route takes you to Hasborn, Oberscheidweiler and Niederscheidweiler.

Nature, culture and a touch of Eifelsteig are companions of this hike.

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

Easy circular hike (8.5 km) in GesundLand Vulkaneifel from/to Daun to the Hotzendrees mineral water spring

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 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.

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