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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Dreiborner Plateau

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Schleiden

Dreiborner Plateau

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Dreiborner Plateau

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Nationalpark Eifel

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Urft Riverside Trail – Urft Dam loop from Heidahl

36.3km

02:46

530m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Urft Dam – Victor Neels Bridge loop from Woffelsbach

32.8km

02:26

490m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Rurberg

55.6km

04:18

840m

830m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nationalpark Eifel

February 10, 2025

A special treasure of the Eifel National Park is the open land on the Dreiborn plateau. Here there are grasses, broom, hawthorn bushes and many animal species that need exactly that. The endangered skylark, for example, lives and breeds in the open landscape. That is why it is so important that we humans only move on the marked paths and do not disturb the breeding sites of the sensitive species off the paths 🐣. Over time, the open land grows over with bushes and individual trees 🌳. To ensure that the open land does not disappear completely, certain areas are mown late in the year (after the breeding season). According to international criteria (IUCN Category II), such "management" is permitted in the long term on up to 25% of the area of a national park. From 2034, the Eifel National Park is even expected to manage with less than 20% of the area in order to preserve the Dreiborn plateau as a valuable habitat, among other things.

The most important "rules of the game" for protecting nature: Stay on official paths, don't light fires or make noise, keep dogs on a leash & take your rubbish with you. Thank you for your understanding! 💚

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Eberhard

September 5, 2025

"Highland" - almost like in a geography textbook

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Dreiborner Plateau

1. Urft Riverside Trail – Urft Dam loop from Heidahl

2. Urft Dam – Victor Neels Bridge loop from Woffelsbach

3. Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Rurberg

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