Best waterfall trails in Eifel National Park
The Eifel National Park was established in 2004 and is the first and only national park in North Rhine-Westphalia. The park is located on the border between Germany and Belgium and offers many kilometres of hiking, cycling and riding trails. The park is also home to the famous Wilderness Trail, which is divided into 4 stages and runs between Monschau and Höfen. Another well-known through route, the Eifelsteig, runs through the park. Guided tours are offered by park rangers, but the hiking trails can also be explored on your own.
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- 5.0 (1)·Hard·61.8 km·Est. 15.5–17.5 hrVaried MTB tour in North Rhine-Westphalia. This route requires a high level of fitness. It starts in Lammersdorf and from there heads anti-clockwise back via Rurberg, Vogelsang and Höfen. Along the way, you will encounter the full diversity of the Eifel National Park. The route follows forest paths, along the green banks of reservoirs and along idyllic streams. In the villages you will find places to stop for refreshments, half-timbered houses and lots of interesting things to...
Visitor info
The easiest way to access the national park is via the information centres (or "national park gates") in Simmerath-Rurberg, Nideggen, Heimbach and Mönschau-Höfen. There is a tourist information centre and exhibitions on various topics relating to the national park. Exciting information about flora and fauna is available at the Eifel National Park Centre at the "International Place" Vogelsang IP. The centre is open all year round, but the daily opening hours vary in summer and winter.
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