Next stop: Wilderness! – Germany’s Eifel National Park by public transport

Next stop: wilderness! 💚🚍 Hardly any other hike in the Eifel National Park embodies the triad of “forest, water, wilderness” as well as this one! 🌳💧🐾



🚍 Arrival and departure by bus makes this new route hike possible (from A to B)! As soon as you arrive, you will have a clear view and head of the… read more

Next stop: wilderness! 🌳🐾



💚 This hike trumps with fantastic views of the most beautiful types of landscape in the Eifel National Park. Enjoy the wide view over the Urftsee and the open land of the Dreiborn plateau. Historical highlights along the way complete this tour.



Our tip: Visit the "Wilderness… read more

🚌 Next stop: wilderness! 🍃



On this tour through the wild heart of the Eifel National Park, immerse yourself in majestic beech forests and combine highlights of the forest with the wild, deep water of the dammed Urftsee. The arrival and departure with bus lines makes this new route hike possible (from… read more

Next stop: wilderness! 🌳🐾



💚 This hike takes you through the heart of the Eifel National Park, the Kermeter with its mighty beeches. From Wolfgarten to Gemünd you hike through light-flooded oak forests.



Our tip: Stop by the Mariawald monastery restaurant and enjoy the well-known pea soup! 🥄



🚍 The arrival… read more

Experience majestic beeches and the unique "Eifel Amazon" on a great hike from the Mariawald monastery to the Urft dam.



Public transport tips:

From Heimbach or Gemünd, take line 231 to Mariawald Monastery (refreshments available). From there, old and majestic beech forests 🌳 accompany you to the Wild… read more

🌳 Discover and try out in the National Park Center 🔎🐾



In the adventure exhibition "Wilderness(t)dreams" you can explore and understand nature at many stations with all your senses. The exhibition has something to offer for all ages. There are productions, stations to try out and play with, tactile… read more

The start and end of the hike is the Koster Mariawald with its idyllic location on the edge of the Kermeter forest. Experience imposing mixed forests and views of the Eifel cultural landscape. 🌳⛪



Public transport tips:

🚉🚌 Coming from Cologne/Bonn, take the train via Euskirchen to Kall Bf. From there… read more

This tour offers fascinating views over the lake landscape and the Dreiborn plateau. The tour owes its name to the popular bird watching station right on the Urftsee. From there, various bird species can be observed in peace and quiet. 🦅🦆🦢



The hike can be optimally combined with a visit to the Eifel… read more

This long-distance hike combines several highlights in the center of the Eifel National Park: The adventure exhibition "Wildnis(t)räume", the former NS Ordensburg Vogelsang with its eventful history, the abandoned village of Wollseifen and the Rursee near Einruhr. The hike is framed by seemingly endless… read more

This tour combines several important sights of the national park region:



1. The Eifel National Park Center with the adventure exhibition "Wildnis(t)räume" 🍃

2. Vogelsang IP, the former "NS Ordensburg" Vogelsang incl. historical exhibition

3. The abandoned village of Wollseifen



Public transport tip:

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The theme tour 7 takes you on winding paths through the increasingly wild forests of the Eifel National Park.



You can shorten the tour between Wolfgarten and Tönnishäuschen. Follow the T7 signs briefly or take the 231 bus from Tönnishäuschen to Gemünd.



Note: Due to the steep ascents and descents in the… read more

The barrier-free Wilder Kermeter nature adventure area with the Wilden Weg is a real highlight in the Eifel National Park - but word has already got around!

Note that the Wilde Kermeter is often very busy, especially on weekends, during the holiday season and generally when the weather is nice. If you… read more

The barrier-free Wilder Kermeter nature adventure area with the Wilden Weg is a real highlight in the Eifel National Park - but word has already got around!

Note that the Wilde Kermeter is often very busy, especially on weekends, during the holiday season and generally when the weather is nice. If you… read more

Along the daffodil meadows through the south of the national park. The stage from Höfen to Einruhr is a bit more demanding at 24 km. You will be rewarded with varied landscapes and narrow paths.



Public transport tip:

The start and end point can be reached by public transport.



🚌 Höfen: From Aachen with… read more

Over paths and forest paths along the lakes to gigantic views.

On the second stage from Einruhr to Gemünd you will experience wonderful views over the open Dreiborn plateau and the lake landscape, over which Vogelsang is enthroned.



Public transport tip:

The start and end point can be reached by public transport… read more

Beech and oak forests: Through the heart of the national park. On the third stage from Gemünd to Heimbach you hike through the Kermeter. This ridge with its old beech forests was the decisive reason for the designation of the national park.



Public transport tip:

The start and end point can be reached by… read more

Gnarled oaks and rocky slopes line the last stage. The hike from Heimbach to Zerkall is the shortest of the four stages. It leads through the north of the national park.



Public transport tip:

The start and end point can be reached by public transport.



🚉 Heimbach: From Cologne or Aachen by train via Düren… read more