Best backpacking trails in Schleiden

This route is stage 5 of the Eifelsteig, a long-distance trail through North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. This specific section starts in Gemünd and ends at Steinfeld Abbey. The path leads from the confluence of the Olef and Urft rivers up to the Kuckucksley viewpoint and through the historic timber-framed village of Olef. Hikers traverse quiet forest areas with traces of former ore mining before the view of the imposing Steinfeld Abbey opens up near Golbach. Overnight stays...

Varied loop in the Eifel near Schleiden in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Rur-Olef-Route leads through natural deciduous forests alternating with meadows and fields, over odd paths, through exciting rocky passages, past romantic torrents and grandiose, wide landscapes on the ridges of the Eifel National Park. Special highlights are the former Nazi Ordensburg Vogelsang with the Eifel National Park Center, as well as the picturesque town of Gemünd, the castle and castle church in Schleiden, the...