Best moderate trails in Heimbach

Panoramic hiking tour in Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. On this route you can marvel at the most beautiful sides of the Kermeter while being in the midst of a landscape of forest and water in the beautiful Eifel National Park. The almost 14-kilometer hike leads through oak and beech forests. On average, the trees here are 90 years old, although there are also specimens that are 250 years old. You first hike a few kilometers along the Rursee on well-developed paths. Later you reach the...

Idyllic loop in the Eifel National Park, North Rhine-Westphalia This beautiful loop is one of the Eifel tipple tours and a well-known highlight of the hiking routes in the national park. It leads to Mariawald Trappist Abbey and then around the Heimbach reservoir. It also passes the Art Nouveau Heimbach power station. There are refreshment stops in Mariawald and on the banks of the Rur. Highlights: - Hengebach Castle near the route - Mariawald Monastery - Heimbach power station

Beautiful loop near Heimbach in the Eifel National Park. A nice walk through the woods surrounding this important reservoir. The Heimbach dam in Heimbach, together with the Obermaubach reservoir, serves as a balancing reservoir for the hydroelectric power plants. One of them is built in the Art Nouveau style - power generation should also be nice to look at. The paths are well maintained and there are many beautiful places along the way. There are also delicious places to stop for...

Popular hiking excursion near Hasenfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia. From the car park in Hasenfeld (at weekends without a parking disc, otherwise 2 hours) take the road to the left down past the houses to the Seehof pier of the Rursee fleet. Now it goes along the lake, where the Rursee-Marathon takes place. At the second "fjord" it then goes right up to Hubertushöhe. Here you have a great view over the lake. Just a few steps further is the next beautiful vantage point. Now it goes around...

Family-friendly hiking tour in Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. This excursion is the shorter and less strenuous version of the “Places of Power” hike. Starting in Heimbach, it goes in the direction of the Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel. You pass the impressive Art Nouveau hydroelectric power station. Then it goes through the Eifeler Tor and along the southern bank of the Rur back to the starting point in Heimbach. This route offers many romantic mountain and lake views. Highlights of the...

Varied hill hike in and around Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. This really beautiful route starts at the town hall and requires moderate fitness and sturdy shoes, as it goes up the hilltops in the area. The effort is compensated by great views. Wandering through the idyllic nature, the trail leads to wild plants, fairytale streams and lots of relaxing greenery. In Heimbach are various places to stop for refreshments. There are also several shelters and places to sit along the way, mostly...

Varied loop around the Heimbach reservoir, North Rhine-Westphalia. This beautiful loop leads along green banks once around the Heimbach reservoir. Magnificent mixed forests line the path along the water's edge. The route passes several small nature reserves along the way. Also known as the "jungle trail" by the locals, there is plenty to discover and explore along the way that is also suitable for young children. Refreshment stops are available in Heimbach and a little further along the...

Wonderful loop in the Eifel National Park, North Rhine-Westphalia A hike into the Wilder Kermeter area, to the Mariawald monastery and via the Way of the Cross back to the starting point in Heimbach. It goes through majestic beech forests, along rugged rocks and past gnarled oaks, ferns and moss carpets. At the monastery you can stop at the restaurant there and there are also cafés and restaurants near the castle. Highlights: - Castle Hengebach - Mariawald Monastery

Popular circular hiking trail in the beautiful Rur-Eifel This short circular hiking trail is marked with the hiking trail marking 29. The route leads from Heimbach into the woods on the Meuchelberg. This is a circular mountain in the Rur valley, which rises above the Heimbach reservoir and officially runs under the name of Meuchelberg nature reserve and south-facing slopes at the Heimbach reservoir. The valley slopes of this region, which are characterized by steep rock formations, are very...

The name Meuchelberg springs from a legend, in which there were two brothers that were beaten to death in a dispute. On the 373m mountain, valuable habitats such as rocks and heaths are found on the sloped forests and dry warm oak forests that developed. A short hike with great panoramic views of the health resort at Heimbach with Hengebach castle and the hydroelectric power plant. The hike is recommended in spring and autumn, as the lack of foliage makes the views on the lake of Heimbach...