Best backpacking trails in Hillesheim

This route is stage 9 of the Eifelsteig, a long-distance trail through North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. This specific section starts on the historic town walls of Hillesheim and ends in Gerolstein. The path leads through the Bolsdorfer Tälchen valley up to the Rother Kopf volcano, where ancient millstone caves and a lava quarry can be explored. Hikers traverse the Gerolstein Dolomites—a fossilized coral reef—passing the Buchenloch cave and the Papenkaule dry crater before...

Demanding bike tour in Bolsdorf near Hillesheim, Rhineland-Palatinate. This cycle route is the 5th stage of the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle route. It leads from Bolsdorf through the beautiful Ahr Valley to Remagen an der Linz. Highlights of the bike tour: - Beautiful views of the Ahr Valley - Numerous campsites along the way - Stage destination in the idyllic Rhine Valley