Best backpacking trails in Roetgen

This route is stage 2 of the Eifelsteig, a long-distance trail through North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. This specific section starts in Roetgen and ends in Monschau. The path leads from the Gateway to the High Fens across the Belgian border and through the unique high moor landscape of the High Fens. Hikers follow the historical Vennbahn railway line through spruce forests and open heathlands before descending into the narrow Rur Valley to the medieval cloth-making town of...

Segment 5 of the StauSeeSteig runs through the Hertogenwald Forest. This is segment 5 of the StauSeeSteig, the last stage runs from Roetgen (D) to the train station of Limburg (B). The route runs through the Hertogenwald Forest, a substantial forest in which the Wesertalsperre reservoir and the Lac de la Gileppe lake are on the route. The StauSeeSteig is an impressive long-distance hike plotted by the Dutch Mountain Film Festival. The hike is centered on seven German and Belgian...