Eifel-Blick - "Perdsley" in Monschau-Rohren

From the Perdsley, visitors can look out over the picturesque Rur valley at a height of around 400 meters above sea level in the direction of Monschau. The name is made up of the words "Perd" for horse and "Ley" for rock. This name indicates the former use of this place.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, dead horses and other livestock are said to have been thrown down the approximately 75-metre-high cliff at this location to dispose of the carcasses. Down in the Rur valley, these were then "disposed of" either by the fish in the Rur or by the animals living in the valley, such as wild boar, foxes and crows.

As the slopes of the Rur valley in this region are very steep with some steep rocky sections, they could not be used for agriculture. As a result, the animals and plants living here have remained relatively undisturbed and many rare and protected species have been preserved.

In particular, animals that depend on high water quality and this particular form of riparian zone, such as the kingfisher and the dipper, can still be found here.