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Hürtgenwald

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Hürtgenwald

The Top 20 Gorges around Hürtgenwald

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20

to choose from around Hürtgenwald. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Hürtgenwald.

Last updated: November 8, 2025

Buntsandstein Cliffs (Rur Valley)

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Beautiful rock formations made of red sandstone. The red sandstone cliffs in the Rur Valley have been under nature protection since 1999. Eagle owls have been breeding here again for …

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Through the Schlehbachtal

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Beautiful valley: beautiful path, green meadows, the Schlehbach and grazing cows, what more could you ask for?

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Rock trail below Nideggen Castle

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The highlight is right on the hiking trail, so you can take shelter when it rains.

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Buntsandstein Trail Below the Cliffs (Rur Valley, Eifel)

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Rest area with two benches and box seat overlooking evenings

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Nideggener Bach Mossy Streambed

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Especially recommended on weekdays, as you are mostly alone in the woods

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Kaiserfelsen (Emperor Rock)

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As in other places around the Hürtgenwald, you can also find such impressive sandstone rock formations, whose origin dates back millions of years. The rocks form a meter-high gorge, through which you drive right through.

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Federbach Gorge Trail

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The Federbach is a tributary of the Rur and enters south of Obermaubach. The length of the stream is about 400m. The inflow occurs here at the Obermaubach reservoir.

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Rather Rocks

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is not easy to drive, more advanced 👍

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Drovebach Valley

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The Drovebach valley below Harscheidt is a narrow tributary valley of the Kall valley. One of the less well-known (and therefore not overcrowded) wild daffodil habitats is located on the …

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Brommersbach Valley

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The Brombach and the Brommersbach flow west of Dedenborn into the Rur.
The three spring streams originate west of Eicherscheid and flow from beech hedges through a still used pasture …

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Steep cliffs at the Rursee

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Cycling like in the Alps, cliffs directly on the Rursee - breathtaking-

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Already discovered everything in this region? See additional gorges around Hürtgenwald for your next adventure:

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The Top 20 Gorges around Hürtgenwald

Buntsandstein Cliffs (Rur Valley)

Through the Schlehbachtal

Rock trail below Nideggen Castle

Buntsandstein Trail Below the Cliffs (Rur Valley, Eifel)

Nideggener Bach Mossy Streambed

Kaiserfelsen (Emperor Rock)

Federbach Gorge Trail

Rather Rocks

Drovebach Valley

Brommersbach Valley

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