Discover a volcanic history — hiking in Germany’s Eifel mountains

Here is the so-called Villa Rustica, a Roman farm from the 2nd century, and the subsidiary church of St. Agatha, one of the most impressive sacred buildings in the entire Eifel. The historic half-timbered houses, which reflect the typical architectural style of the region, are also picturesque. "This… read more

The circular route “Borders, Gallows and History” leads you around Uersfeld to several testimonies of the past. The basalt well in the village, for example, is reminiscent of the mining times in the region, as does the lorry in Uersfeld. The "Dreese Mühle" was mentioned in a document as early as the… read more

The “Mystery of Nature and Life” circular route connects the village with the original image of the Eifel. In communities like Köttelbach and Mosbruch, the typical life of the region can still be felt. From the mysterious sunken paths near the Hochkelberg to the old Roman farm "Am grau Baum", a very… read more

The “Mystery of Nature and Life” circular route connects the village with the original image of the Eifel. In communities like Köttelbach and Mosbruch, the typical life of the region can still be felt. From the mysterious sunken paths near the Hochkelberg to the old Roman farm "Am grau Baum", a very… read more

This short circular route is almost a walk and leads up to the Schwarzenberg with its chapel and the military cemetery. “14 neo-Gothic station pictures with beautiful depictions as sandstone reliefs line this scenic path,” which I like very much, Willi Basalt tells you. The inscription on the old wooden… read more

The circular route “Peace, Forest and Chapel” takes you to a mystical station on the history route. "In the middle of the forest is the Heyerberg with the Heyerkapelle and the stations of the cross, which are arranged like the one in Jerusalem," reveals the clever basalt stone Willi, "from there we walk… read more

“In 2008, the Eifel-born writer Ute Bales wrote a novel about a homeless woman who peddled chamomile flowers. At the beginning of the last century she moved through the villages of the Eifel, selling chamomile on the front doors ... I knew her, the Traud. ”Says your hiking guide Willi Basalt. “I will… read more

On the “Volcanoes, Water and Knowledge” circular route, which you enter near the world-famous Nürburgring, you will embark on a new journey through time. In Meisenthal you can see the Ternesmühle with its chapel, in Rothenbach, for example, the old schoolhouse and the "Drees" are worth a visit. “The… read more

Past historic Winkelhof facilities, old rectories and small huts, along small streams and dreamy paths, this circular route leads you to the old school and on to the old post office. "I think", says Willi Basalt, your little hiking guide, "the walls of the houses could tell many a story that even I have… read more

“What was really true” is the name of the path that leads you around Gelenberg. Unusual stories are waiting for you here too. Willi Basalt tells of mysterious barrows in the depths of the forest. Or from the Kaiserlinde with the memorial stone from 1813/1913, which was erected in memory of the centenary… read more