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Beech Forest Path in the Eifel

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Beech Forest Path in the Eifel

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Beech Forest Path in the Eifel

Name: Beech Forest Path in the Eifel
Rating: 2

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Nationalpark Eifel

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Location: Heimbach, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Best Hikes to Beech Forest Path in the Eifel

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1. Heimbach Reservoir – Mariawald Abbey loop from Hasenfeld

12.6km

03:43

360m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Victor-Neels Bridge – Mariawald Abbey loop from Morsbach

24.9km

07:13

650m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mariawald Abbey – View of Mariawald Abbey loop from Hergarten

15.0km

04:15

310m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Markus Endler

September 13, 2025

The path is not very exciting, but leads through a very beautiful beech forest.

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Elfi

December 31, 2025

The Eifel National Park was established on January 1, 2004, and is the first national park in North Rhine-Westphalia. With its creation, the state pursued the goal of protecting a large natural area and largely leaving it to natural development – true to the guiding principle of "letting nature be nature."

The protected area encompasses large parts of the Kermeter forest as well as adjacent landscapes around the Rursee lake and the Urft reservoir. The region had previously been used for a variety of purposes, including forestry, military operations, and water management. The conversion of formerly commercially managed coniferous forests into near-natural beech and mixed forests played a particularly important role in the park's establishment.

A key reason for designating the national park was the ecological significance of the ancient beech forests, which are now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of Europe."

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Elevation 480 m

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Sunday 11 January

7°C

-1°C

94 %

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Max wind speed: 32.0 km/h

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Location: Heimbach, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Beech Forest Path in the Eifel

1. Heimbach Reservoir – Mariawald Abbey loop from Hasenfeld

2. Victor-Neels Bridge – Mariawald Abbey loop from Morsbach

3. Mariawald Abbey – View of Mariawald Abbey loop from Hergarten

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