Best trails near Aidstation

This historic walking trail is one of the most popular routes in the Rureifel walking area. The route through the Kall Gorge was known as the ‘Kall Trail’ by the Americans during the Second World War. In 1944, an attempt was made to halt the German Wehrmacht in a wooded mountain range known as the Hürtgenwald. A great many American soldiers lost their lives in the process. This event has gone down in history as one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War and remains a case study in...

Hiking on the old smugglers' trail 15.70 km The path owes its name to the smuggling of coffee from Belgium, which ensured the survival of many families and the reconstruction of their destroyed homes after the Second World War. The reconstruction of the parish church, on the other hand, progressed more slowly, which the priest clearly emphasised in a sermon. From then on, the people of Schmidt regularly sacrificed part of their smuggling profits for the construction/renovation of the church,...

Hürtgenwald historical circular route in North Rhine-Westphalia. The "Path of Remembrance" circular route commemorates the costly "Battle of All Souls" around Vossenack in 1944. The route begins at the "Hürtgenwald 1944" museum organised by the history association and leads via the parish church to the group of crosses at the cemetery. The route runs through the forest and across extensive fields and meadows. Highlights: - Wonderful views - Local flora and fauna - Varied natural landscapes