MTB: Die Eifel im Blick - die Genießer-Tour

Type of tour:Cycling
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Difficulty:difficult
Duration5:15 h
Length44.8 km
Ascent854 hm
Descent854 hm
Elevation profile
StartMarktplatz, 56766 Ulmen
DestinationMarktplatz, 56766 Ulmen

Description

A tour that offers numerous Eifel highlights: From mineral water springs and maars to untouched stream valleys, you can look forward to enjoying nature to the full!


You start off in the historic Eifel town of Ulmen and from there you ride leisurely downhill towards Schönbach. At Darscheider Drees, a mineral spring of volcanic origin, you can fill up your water bottle and look forward to a taste of mineral water made in the Eifel. Leave the Daun district of Boverath on your right before cycling along the outskirts of Daun to the spa gardens. The Daun spa park welcomes you with its scenic surroundings. If you like, take a detour to the Dunaris spring and try the water of another Dreese. You could do with the refreshment: Now it's uphill towards Mäuseberg and the famous Dronketurm tower, which promises a fantastic panoramic view. Past the Weinfelder Maar and over the Maarsattel to Schalkenmehren and past the village of Steineberg. Enjoy a nature experience as you pass through the Geisert juniper heath before descending into the Üssbach valley and ending the tour in Ulmen.

Highlights:

  • Ulmen castle ruins
  • Ulmen maar
  • Darscheider Drees
  • Daun viaduct
  • Daun spa gardens
  • Dunaris spring
  • Gemünden Maar
  • Dronketower
  • Schalkenmehren maar cross
  • Schalkenmehren maar

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