Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Städteregion Aachen
Monschau
View of Kalterherberg and St. Lambertus Church from Ruitzhof
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Städteregion Aachen
Monschau
View of Kalterherberg and St. Lambertus Church from Ruitzhof
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 168 out of 173 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel
Location: Monschau, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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"Ruitzhof" belongs to Monschau-Kalterherberg and lies at 570 meters above sea level. Since the Second World War, the hamlet, which is first mentioned in documents in 1205, a German
Exclave: The farms are surrounded by Belgian territory. Earlier
Ruitzhof belonged to the monastery Reichenstein. The houses on Ruitzhof are often surrounded by the well-known hedgerows, which were described in the novel by Klara Viebig "The Cross in the Venn" very impressive.
SOURCE: eifel-blicke.de/go/eifelblicke-detail/57.html
October 25, 2018
"Eifel Views" are selected locations in the Eifel from which one has a good and wide view of the local Eifel. If you park at the end of the street in Ruitzhof, it is around 300 meters to the Eifelblick.
Alternatively, you can park in Reichenstein and take a walk across the cross in the Fens to Ruitzhof and back.
December 18, 2020
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Location: Monschau, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.8
(12)
94
01:36
5.83km
100m
4.8
(163)
603
04:11
15.3km
240m
4.9
(24)
128
06:37
23.3km
480m