The circular route is tarred on one section, the rest of the way is natural. It is possible to use a wheelchair from the kiosk to the dam wall, along the Dorint Hotel. This route is the smallest of the 3 Nordic Walking trails at the Bitburg reservoir and leads once around the Bitburg reservoir.

From the narrow Rur valley along the wooded valleys of Kallbach and Schlehbach, the route climbs up to the windy plateau of Schmidt. In terms of riding technique, the route is suitable for everyone, as apart from a steep, long single trail between Zweifallshammer and Schmidt, the route is mostly easy. Here you are directly connected to the national park information point in Zerkall with a parking lot, but you can also easily travel by train to Nideggen-Brück station. Parking is also available in Nideggen at Zweifallshammer, at Schmidt-Scheidbaum, in Kommmerscheid or in Mausbach.

Circular route / 8 km

To mark the 100th birthday of Kurt Gratzel, this trail with his paintings through the city shows his most famous paintings by Adenau. The works impressively present Gratzel's artistic cityscapes of Adenau at the respective locations. A very special artist, person and painter of the Eifel is Kurt Gratzel, trained painter, painter, graphic artist and etcher.

The 4 km circular trail shows all the special features of the small village of Embken.