The Best Hiking Trails in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)

DWG - Day 1: Monschau - Sourbrodt

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Tom De Bruycker

Distance

15.29mi

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1362f

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Der Weg Der Gedenkens - Day 1 Alternative route over the Hautes Fagnes Starting point: Monschau, centre Ending point: Domaine des Hautes Fagnes, Sourbrodt Parked our car at Parking Seidenfabrik in Monschau. You can get...

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Rundum Stolberg

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janetraveller

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Distance

5.11mi

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571f

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37

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Just a discovery tour around Stolberg with its historic medieval castle, starting from a carpark near one of the railway stations, Muhlener Bahnhof. It was obvious to us that Stolberg town in the Aachen city region ha...

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Imgenbroich-Belgenbacher Mühle 4.8 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

2.99mi

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407f

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Nice and short hike to the Belgenbach valley, a nature reserve. Part of the descent and ascent are quite steep and some paths are slippery, so sturdy footwear is recommended. You only find something to eat and drink in I...

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Alcedo Atthis

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Palmtreeproduction

Distance

12.52mi

Elevation +

1316f

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37| 4.67

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Alcedo Atthis is the Kingfisher (German: Eisvogel). This trail follows some streams in the Hellenthal-Hollerath area, where - with luck - the Kingfisher may be seen. Alas, it might have been too early in the season, we d...

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Eifel National Forest mini hike

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Heymarilena

Distance

6.68mi

Elevation +

961f

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37

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Easy hike through the Eifel forest. We took the "hard" route at first but then took the route that is closer to the water. If we would have more time we would have gone further more. Great hike for mountain bikes too.

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Germany: Kerpen and the Marienfeld

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Joe63

Distance

8.00mi

Elevation +

52f

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This very easy tour starts in Kerpen, a small town, 25 km west of Cologne. The trail leads you via Kerpen downtown area to the Marienfeld, a recultivated open pit mine. The former mine, which was opened in the 1950s, was...

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Germany: From Eulenbruch to Etzbach (Siegsteig partly #8 + partly #9)

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Joe63

Distance

9.14mi

Elevation +

1263f

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Forest and the river Sieg are the main attractions of this trail, which follows the 'Siegsteig', sections #8 + #9 (both only partly). Siegsteig is a trail along the river Sieg. Start is in Eulenbruch at the guest house ...

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At Buhlert Forest

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Distance

7.95mi

Elevation +

925f

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37

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The Buhlert is part of the larger Hürtgenwald Forest, between the villages of Vossenack and Schmidt, or the Kall stream and the Rur dam. It is just outside the Eifel National Park, which also means that it is less freque...

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Hike Hörstel - Teutoburger Wald

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Jasper Huzen

Distance

14.17mi

Elevation +

1263f

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37| 4.33

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This is hike 1 of my series of hikes in the Teutoburger Wald. All the routes are build and tested by myself. This walk navigates you to "all" of the hotspots between Hörstel and the Dorenther Klippen. Please wear s...

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Germany: Amazing Nature around Hennef

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Joe63

Distance

7.38mi

Elevation +

509f

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37

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An easy walk through entirely unspectacular landscape. The Dondorfer See (lake Dondorf) in the very beginning provides the most interesting sights you are going to encounter. If you are bored with life, don't walk the tr...

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Reichswald

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serpentina

Distance

20.48mi

Elevation +

1332f

TrailRank

36

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Round trip through the Reichswald along most of the sights. Easy to take shortcuts as there are many side roads.

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Kirchveischeder Sonnenpfad

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TR1000

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Distance

14.36mi

Elevation +

2448f

TrailRank

36

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Attention: Leaving „Hohe Bracht“ we had to go through the woods because the trail we‘ve been following had a failure. I‘m sure, that there are better ways to get back to the main trail.

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Germany: Heiderhof and around

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Joe63

Distance

7.06mi

Elevation +

850f

TrailRank

35

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From the forest cemetery "Heiderhof" through the woods and fields back to the cemetery - this is an easy walk including views on Petersberg (the official guest house of the Federal Republic of Germany, pic #7) and Drache...

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Wehebach Stausee

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serpentina

Distance

9.23mi

Elevation +

1027f

TrailRank

35| 2.0

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Roundtrip from parking along the L25. Mostly over easy wide roads with some forrest paths and a few rocky parts. You can climb the Leyberg if you want some more rocks (see second foto). From the parking (start/finish) i...

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Down to the Reservoir

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Distance

4.83mi

Elevation +

499f

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35

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This is among our favorite short walks from Kalterherberg. We leave the homes and the meadows, and descend steeply towards the Perlbach Reservoir. There should be plenty of mushrooms, but the mushroom pickers had gone be...

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Kölschkier during Daffodil Time

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Distance

5.11mi

Elevation +

456f

TrailRank

35

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The trail visits Kölschkier, which is the place of a new nature-experience-and learning-trail. The course is still under construction, though a shelter is already set up plus some contraptions that aid "listening to natu...

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Germany: Kottenforst to Bonn

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Joe63

Distance

9.66mi

Elevation +

121f

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35

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The trail leads you through the 'Kottenforst', a forest designated as a nature reserve in April 2004. The reserve comprises large forest areas and includes well marked and preserved trails, also easily accessible by push...

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Telgte - Wacholderheide - Klatenberge - Emsaue

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Distance

5.42mi

Elevation +

52f

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This is a lovely and easy walk through woodland, Telgte, and farmland, through Naturschutzgebiet Emsaue und Mussenbachaue and Naturschutzgebiet Klatenberge with its Wacholderheide and alongside the river Ems.

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Bonn HBF - Bahnhof Kottenforst (near Rheinbach)

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CaminoUli2009

Distance

8.76mi

Elevation +

512f

TrailRank

34| 4.67

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Walk from the railway station in the city of Bonn to the railway station Kottenforst near Rheinbach. On the Kottenforst railway station is a very good restaurant - in the summer is a very nice sitting outside. The way ba...

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Schwammenauel

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Labye Renaud

Distance

11.57mi

Elevation +

965f

TrailRank

34

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ATTENTION: after maybe 1,1km from start, when I left the main path to go on a small one on the left, that path was almost eaten by nature and not existing anymore. And after maybe 250m, after crossing the river, it compl...

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Omelette in Kalterherberg - bushwhacking in the Eifel

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Distance

3.53mi

Elevation +

272f

TrailRank

34

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This is a trip for those vacationing in Kalterherberg, provided they managed to secure one of the local holiday homes. The tour is a short ramble through and around Kalterherberg, which even includes a real bushwhack! De...

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Kahler Asten - Langewiese - Lennetal Sauerland

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ggevel

Distance

10.32mi

Elevation +

1604f

TrailRank

34

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Inbetween Schmallenberg and Winterberg. Nice, variegated tour through the valley of the Lenne, and to the source of the Lenne on the top of Kahler Asten. You can walk around the top of the Kahler Asten and enjoy the vie...

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Hike Dörenther Klippen - Teutoburger Wald

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Jasper Huzen

Distance

12.52mi

Elevation +

1634f

TrailRank

34

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This is hike 2 of my series of hikes in the Teutoburger Wald. All the routes are build and tested by myself. This GPX navigates you to "all" of the hotspots around Dörenther Klippen. Please wear shoes with a good g...

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Tiefbachstal

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Adam123

Distance

7.29mi

Elevation +

774f

TrailRank

34

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This walk starts in Simmerath and goes through fields, woods and along a stream before returning to Simmerath. I really liked that this walk had a good mix of habitats to look at.

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Hasenfeld rundwanderung

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Le Kwak Sportief

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Distance

8.80mi

Elevation +

1555f

TrailRank

34

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A few km along of The Ruhrsee then a climb through The forrest, over the flat fields to descend allong a forrest road, and then head back through The fields. There are multiple parking places allong the route.

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